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Southern Pacific

Passenger Trains

San Francisco Passenger

The 1946 SP Equipment circular lists the San Francisco Passenger, Train #71/72

Train No.71 was known as the San Francisco Passenger, the return Train #72 was simply known as Passenger in the 1946 Equipment Circular.

Ryan and Shine in Day Trains of the Coast Line refer to these trains as both the "Coast Passenger" and the San Francisco & Los Angeles Passenger.

A 1940 Public Timetable reveals Train No.71 left Los Angeles at 0710 hrs and worked mail, express, milk and passengers all the way to San Francisco arriving 2055 hrs, a 13hr 45 minute trip... - Train No.99 the Morning Daylight left LA at 0815 hrs arriving San Francisco at 1745 hrs, a 9 hr 30 minute trip...

Train #71 San Francisco Passenger
equipment	From	To	From	Enroute To	Return on Train #
Baggage Newspaper (Tue and Thurs)	Los Angeles	San Francisco	Los Angeles	San Francisco	72
Express Refrigerator	Los Angeles	Oxnard	Los Angeles	Oxnard	72
Express Milk	Los Angeles	Guadalupe	Los Angeles	Guadalupe	70
Baggage Express	Salinas	San Francisco	Salinas	San Francisco	--
Mail Baggage	Salinas	San Francisco	Los Angeles	San Francisco	72
Baggage Express	Watsonville	San Francisco	Watsonville	San Francisco	--
Baggage Express	Los Angeles	Salinas	Los Angeles	San Francisco	72
Baggage Express	Los Angeles	San Jose	Los Angeles	Oakland*	250 - 72
Baggage Express	Los Angeles	San Francisco	Los Angeles	San Francisco	72
Baggage Express	Los Angeles	San Francisco	Los Angeles	San Francisco	72
Storage Mail	Los Angeles	San Francisco	Los Angeles	San Francisco	72
Storage Mail	Los Angeles	San Francisco	Los Angeles	San Francisco	72
30 ft Mail Baggage	Los Angeles	San Francisco	Los Angeles	San Francisco	72
Coach	Los Angeles	San Francisco	Los Angeles	San Francisco	72
Coach	Los Angeles	San Francisco	Los Angeles	San Francisco	72

* On Train No.73 San Jose to Oakland

11 Cars - Los Angeles to Oxnard
10 Cars - Oxnard to Guadalupe
9 Cars - Guadalupe to Salinas
10 Cars - Salinas to Watsonville
11 Cars - Watsonville to San Jose
10 Cars - San Jose to San Francisco

Train #72 Passenger
equipment	From	To	From	Enroute To	Return on Train #
Baggage Newspaper (Sat and Sun)	San Francisco	Los Angeles	San Francisco	Los Angeles	71
Express Refrigerated	Oxnard	Los Angeles	Oxnard	Los Angeles	71
Baggage Express Sundays and Holidays	San Francisco	Watsonville	San Francisco	Watsonville	71
Baggage Express Sundays and Holidays	San Francisco	Salinas	San Francisco	Salinas	71
Baggage Express	San Francisco	Los Angeles	San Francisco	Los Angeles	71
Baggage Express	San Francisco	Los Angeles	San Francisco	Los Angeles	71
Baggage Express	San Jose	Los Angeles	Oakland	Los Angeles	71 - 73
Baggage Express	San Francisco	Los Angeles	San Francisco	Los Angeles	71
Baggage Express	San Francisco	Los Angeles	San Francisco	Los Angeles	71
Baggage Express	San Francisco	Los Angeles	San Francisco	Los Angeles	71
30 ft Mail Baggage	San Francisco	Los Angeles	San Francisco	Los Angeles	71
Coach	San Francisco	Los Angeles	San Francisco	Los Angeles	71
Coach	San Francisco	Los Angeles	San Francisco	Los Angeles	71

8 Cars - San Francisco to San Jose
9 Cars - San Jose to Oxnard
10 Cars - Oxnard to Los Angeles
1 More Car - San Francisco to Watsonville Sundays and Holidays
1 More Car - San Francisco to Salinas Sundays and Holidays
1 More Car - San Francisco to Los Angeles Saturdays and Sundays

References:

SP Equipment Circular No.14 June 2, 1946

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