|
|
Post by cyclonecrew on Feb 20, 2011 21:08:53 GMT -5
Here is my first of a few freelanced railroads, one that is part of a bigger system. The San Francisco & Portland Railroad was a bridge between the California bay area and Portland Oregon. Direct competition for the Northwestern Pacific to Eureka, and the Southern Pacific Cascades route to Oregon, it found a moderately healthy living until its acquisition by the General Pacific in 1973. Major connections in California including the Santa Fe, General Pacific, Salt Lake Southwestern, and in Portland, the Great Northern, Spokane, Portland, & Seattle, and the Great Western.
Please let me know what you think. I'll post the "Empire Map" for you as well.
|
|
|
|
Post by cyclonecrew on Feb 20, 2011 21:24:57 GMT -5
San Francisco & Portland Railroad
Statistics of 1950
Locomotives: 220
Freight Cars: 5,931
Passenger Cars: 74
Service Cars: 96
Employees: 6,770
Statistics of 1973
Locomotives: 186
Freight Cars: 5,240
Passenger Cars: 0
Service Cars: 91
Employees: 3,245
Reporting Marks: SFP
Mileage: 1,354
Principal Routes
Sacramento to Portland
Oakland to Portland
San Francisco to Oakland
Eugene to Portland
Notable Passenger Trains:
Maria Elena
Successors:
General Pacific - 1973
Great Western Pacific - 1997
|
|
|
|
Post by cyclonecrew on Feb 20, 2011 22:06:12 GMT -5
Some industry information from the last year before being merged.
|
|
|
|
Post by cyclonecrew on Feb 20, 2011 22:08:31 GMT -5
San Francisco & Portland Logo from 1935 - 1973
|
|
|
|
Post by puddlejumper on Feb 21, 2011 19:01:35 GMT -5
I like those F unit paint schemes...
|
|
|
|
Post by cyclonecrew on Feb 21, 2011 19:17:44 GMT -5
I like those F unit paint schemes... Thanks, I took inspiration from the early Northern Pacific and Eire Lackawanna for those. I thought with a route along the sea, that a blue would be fitting. Also I forgot to give credit to the sources The F-units are from David J. Stimac paintshop.railfan.net/emd.htmlAnd the SD-38 is from Drawing by Stan Lytle paintshop.railfan.net/emd.html |
|
