Southern Pacific Water Lines: Marine, Bay and River Operations of the Southern Pacific System

Southern Pacific rails stretched westward from Tucumcari and New Orleans to Los Angeles, north to Portland and south to Guadalajara, Mexico. With the line from San Francisco to Ogden, the system spanned over 18,000 miles by 1935. In the shadows of the extensive rail lines stood various ferry and steamship operations. Almost from the beginning the Central Pacific operated ferryboats across the bay to complete the Overland Route journey to or from San Francisco.....