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California's Railroad to the U.S. 1861 - 1996

Southern Pacific

Passenger Trains

Tehachapi

This information has been compiled from postings to the SP Mailing list.

The Tehachapi was a 'heavyweight' Mail train of baggage cars of various types and a 'rider' coach that ran from Los Angeles to Oakland setting out and picking up various cars along the way.

Train 55/56 was discontinued January 1955.

The 1946 SP Equipment circular lists the Tehachapi, Train #55/56

Train #55
equipment	From	To	From	Enroute To	Return on Train #
Baggage (Newspapers on Wednesdays)	Los Angeles	Sacramento	Los Angeles	Sacramento	--
Baggage Express	Pittsburg	Oakland	Pittsburg	Oakland	56
Baggage Express	Tracy	Oakland	Tracy	Oakland	56
Baggage Express	Modesto	Oakland	Modesto	Oakland	56
Milk Refrigerated	Los Angeles	Tulare	Los Angeles	Tulare	56
Milk Refrigerated	Los Angeles	Tulare	Los Angeles	Tulare	56
Milk Refrigerated	Los Angeles	Modesto	Los Angeles	Chico	201 - 1-60
Baggage Express	Los Angeles	Modesto	Los Angeles	Portland	19/262/56
Baggage Express	Los Angeles	Sacramento	Los Angeles	Sacramento	262 - 56
Baggage Express	Mojave	Modesto	Mojave	Sacramento	2/60
Baggage Express	Los Angeles	Oakland	Los Angeles	Oakland	56
Baggage Express	Los Angeles	Bakersfield	Los Angeles	Bakersfield	56
Baggage Express	Bakersfield	Oakland	Bakersfield	Oakland	26 - 2/60
Baggage Express (Storage Mail)	Los Angeles	Oakland	Los Angeles	Oakland	56
Baggage Express	Los Angeles	Mojave	Los Angeles	Mojave	262 56
Baggage Express (Storage Mail)	Mojave	Modesto	Mojave	Sacramento	262 - 56
30 ft Baggage Mail	Los Angeles	Oakland	Los Angeles	Oakland	56
Coach	Los Angeles	Oakland	Los Angeles	Oakland	56

11 Cars - Los Angeles to Mojave
11 Cars - Mojave to Bakersfield
11 Cars - Bakersfield to Tulare
9 Cars - Tulare to Fresno
9 Cars - Fresno to Modesto
6 Cars - Modesto to Tracy
7 Cars - Tracy to Pittsburg
8 Cars - Pittsburg to Oakland

Train #56
equipment	From	To	From	Enroute To	Return on Train #
Baggage Express	Oakland	Pittsburg	Oakland	Pittsburg	55
Baggage Express	Oakland	Tracy	Oakland	Tracy	55
Baggage Express	Oakland	Modesto	Oakland	Modesto	55
Milk Refrigerated	Tulare	Los Angeles	Tulare	Los Angeles	55
Milk Refrigerated	Tulare	Los Angeles	Tulare	Los Angeles	55
Baggage Express	Sacramento	Fresno	Sacramento	Fresno	25
Baggage Express	Sacramento	Los Angeles	Sacramento	Los Angeles	55 - 261
Baggage Express	Bakersfield	Los Angeles	Bakersfield	Los Angeles	55
Baggage Express	Oakland	Los Angeles	Oakland	Los Angeles	55
Baggage Express	Oakland	Los Angeles	Oakland	Los Angeles	55
Baggage Express	Oakland	Los Angeles	Oakland	Los Angeles	1/59 - 16
Baggage (Storage Mail)	Oakland	Los Angeles	Oakland	Los Angeles	55
30 ft Baggage Mail	Oakland	Los Angeles	Oakland	Los Angeles	55
Coach	Oakland	Los Angeles	Oakland	Los Angeles	55

9 Cars - Oakland to Pittsburg
8 Cars - Pittsburg to Tracy
7 Cars - Tracy to Modesto
8 Cars - Modesto to Fresno
7 Cars - Fresno to Tulare
9 Cars - Tulare to Bakersfield
10 Cars - Bakersfield to Los Angeles

References:

SP Equipment Circular No.14 June 2, 1946

The June 21, 1953 timetable shows #55 leaving LA at 9:10 PM and arriving Oakland Pier at 4:45 PM the next day. #56 left Oakland Pier at 10:00 AM and arrived LA at 6:00 AM the next day.

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