Cliff House Steam Railroad - Revision history

Ccarlsson: added old Land's End cemetery photo from 1885

2025-05-27T04:43:30Z

added old Land's End cemetery photo from 1885

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	Land's End is one of the weirdest and most beautiful sections of San Francisco. On the hill above and east of Land's End is the [[The Palace of the Legion of Honor\|Palace of the Legion of Honor]], itself built upon an old potter's field (a [[Old Cemeteries in the City\|cemetery]] for unnamed and unmarked bodies). The land here is notoriously shifty and unstable; landslides have been known to appear out of nowhere and bury unwary victims; rescue parties have noted that the "molten" land continues to quiver and vibrate while they search for the bodies.		Land's End is one of the weirdest and most beautiful sections of San Francisco. On the hill above and east of Land's End is the [[The Palace of the Legion of Honor\|Palace of the Legion of Honor]], itself built upon an old potter's field (a [[Old Cemeteries in the City\|cemetery]] for unnamed and unmarked bodies). The land here is notoriously shifty and unstable; landslides have been known to appear out of nowhere and bury unwary victims; rescue parties have noted that the "molten" land continues to quiver and vibrate while they search for the bodies.

			[[Image:City-cemetery-overlooking-Golden-Gate-1885 I0013169A.jpg\|800px]]

			'''1885 photo of Land's End city cemetery with Golden Gate in background.'''

			''Photo: Online Archive of California, I0013169A''

	[[Adolph Sutro\|Adolph Sutro]] built his famous [[The Sutro Baths (ruins)\|Sutro Baths]] between Land's End and the [[C L I F F H O U S E\|Cliff House]], and to bring patrons to it he also had a [[Public Transportation for Everyone\|railroad]] built which opened in 1896. It ran from Presidio Avenue to his Baths and Museum at the Cliff House.		[[Adolph Sutro\|Adolph Sutro]] built his famous [[The Sutro Baths (ruins)\|Sutro Baths]] between Land's End and the [[C L I F F H O U S E\|Cliff House]], and to bring patrons to it he also had a [[Public Transportation for Everyone\|railroad]] built which opened in 1896. It ran from Presidio Avenue to his Baths and Museum at the Cliff House.
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Ccarlsson at 04:00, 30 September 2023

2023-09-30T04:00:24Z

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	<font size=4>Trains in the Outside Lands</font size>		<font size=4>Trains in the Outside Lands</font size>

	As part of Shaping San Francisco's ongoing 25th anniversary celebration in 2023, long-time friends and collaborators at the Western Neighborhoods Project join us ~~in this exploration of~~ the deep transit history of the west side of San Francisco. ~~Expect a~~ lively evening ~~featuring~~ the inestimable Emiliano Echeverria, whose knowledge of San Francisco's transportation history is unmatched. Emiliano ~~draws~~ from his remarkable DVD publications on the Steam Railroads of San Francisco and the history of United Railroads to reveal the transit-driven process of "conquering" the outside lands.		As part of Shaping San Francisco's ongoing 25th anniversary celebration in 2023, long-time friends and collaborators at the Western Neighborhoods Project join us to explore the deep transit history of the west side of San Francisco. A lively evening featured the inestimable Emiliano Echeverria, whose knowledge of San Francisco's transportation history is unmatched. Emiliano drew from his remarkable DVD publications on the Steam Railroads of San Francisco and the history of United Railroads to reveal the transit-driven process of "conquering" the outside lands.

	<iframe src="https://archive.org/embed/trains-into-outside-lands-emiliano-echeverria-sept-27-2023" width="640" height="480" frameborder="0" webkitallowfullscreen="true" mozallowfullscreen="true" allowfullscreen></iframe>		<iframe src="https://archive.org/embed/trains-into-outside-lands-emiliano-echeverria-sept-27-2023" width="640" height="480" frameborder="0" webkitallowfullscreen="true" mozallowfullscreen="true" allowfullscreen></iframe>

Ccarlsson at 03:39, 30 September 2023

2023-09-30T03:39:45Z

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	[[Adolph Sutro\|Adolph Sutro]] built his famous [[The Sutro Baths (ruins)\|Sutro Baths]] between Land's End and the [[C L I F F H O U S E\|Cliff House]], and to bring patrons to it he also had a [[Public Transportation for Everyone\|railroad]] built which opened in 1896. It ran from Presidio Avenue to his Baths and Museum at the Cliff House.		[[Adolph Sutro\|Adolph Sutro]] built his famous [[The Sutro Baths (ruins)\|Sutro Baths]] between Land's End and the [[C L I F F H O U S E\|Cliff House]], and to bring patrons to it he also had a [[Public Transportation for Everyone\|railroad]] built which opened in 1896. It ran from Presidio Avenue to his Baths and Museum at the Cliff House.

			<font size=4>Trains in the Outside Lands</font size>

			As part of Shaping San Francisco's ongoing 25th anniversary celebration in 2023, long-time friends and collaborators at the Western Neighborhoods Project join us in this exploration of the deep transit history of the west side of San Francisco. Expect a lively evening featuring the inestimable Emiliano Echeverria, whose knowledge of San Francisco's transportation history is unmatched. Emiliano draws from his remarkable DVD publications on the Steam Railroads of San Francisco and the history of United Railroads to reveal the transit-driven process of "conquering" the outside lands.

			<iframe src="https://archive.org/embed/trains-into-outside-lands-emiliano-echeverria-sept-27-2023" width="640" height="480" frameborder="0" webkitallowfullscreen="true" mozallowfullscreen="true" allowfullscreen></iframe>


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Ccarlsson: added photo

2021-05-14T22:15:53Z

added photo

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	(Golden Gate without bridge in background)		(Golden Gate without bridge in background)

			[[Image:Shoveling-at-Lands-End-pre-GG-Bridge.jpg]]

			'''Manual labor clearing the right of way near Land's End, early 20th century.'''

			''Photo: provenance unknown''

	[[Image:El-Camino-del-Mark-at-far-left-west-towards-Lands-End--tracks-abandoned-after-Feb-7-1925-landslide-SFDPW-June-15-1923.jpg\|720px]]		[[Image:El-Camino-del-Mark-at-far-left-west-towards-Lands-End--tracks-abandoned-after-Feb-7-1925-landslide-SFDPW-June-15-1923.jpg\|720px]]

Lisaruth at 00:57, 13 July 2016

2016-07-13T00:57:03Z

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	'''Ferries and Cliff Steam Line at Land's End.'''		'''Ferries and Cliff Steam Line at Land's End.'''

	''Photo: Private Collection~~, San Francisco, CA~~''		''Photo: Private Collection''

	[[Image:Cliff House Train May 16 1905 AAC-8235.jpg]]		[[Image:Cliff House Train May 16 1905 AAC-8235.jpg]]
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	'''Cliff House Train, May 16, 1905.'''		'''Cliff House Train, May 16, 1905.'''

	''Photo: San Francisco History Center, SF Public Library''		''Photo: San Francisco History Center, San Francisco Public Library''

	<iframe src="https://archive.org/embed/PanoramicViewOfTheGoldenGate1902" width="640" height="480" frameborder="0" webkitallowfullscreen="true" mozallowfullscreen="true" allowfullscreen></iframe>		<iframe src="https://archive.org/embed/PanoramicViewOfTheGoldenGate1902" width="640" height="480" frameborder="0" webkitallowfullscreen="true" mozallowfullscreen="true" allowfullscreen></iframe>
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	'''El Camino del Mar at far left, looking west towards Land's End. Cliff House railroad tracks abandoned after February 7, 1925 landslide.'''		'''El Camino del Mar at far left, looking west towards Land's End. Cliff House railroad tracks abandoned after February 7, 1925 landslide.'''

	''Photo: SFDPW, courtesy ~~Charles Ruiz~~ collection''		''Photo: SFDPW, courtesy C. R. collection''

	[[Image:Cliff-rail-line-washout-2013 0434.jpg]]		[[Image:Cliff-rail-line-washout-2013 0434.jpg]]

Ccarlsson: fix navigation for new page

2014-09-23T21:53:09Z

fix navigation for new page

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Ccarlsson: added new photo

2014-09-07T20:15:11Z

added new photo

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	''Photo: SFDPW, courtesy Charles Ruiz collection''		''Photo: SFDPW, courtesy Charles Ruiz collection''

			[[Image:Cliff-rail-line-washout-2013 0434.jpg]]

			'''Scenic hiking path around northern shoreline to Land's End in 2013 traverses area that collapsed into sea that once held the #1 streetcar line.'''

			''Photo: Chris Carlsson''

	This streetcar line, later the # 1 Sutter & California, was the successor to the narrow gauge steam train that ran here from 1888 to 1905. This line slid into the drink in 1925, a little to the east of Land's End. The locomotives were double ended. No, there were no cows on this route however, those things on the ends are known as "Pilots" … and both ends had pilots. This system had no turntables. All locomotives had an "East" and" West" end. One more thing: Eagle Point Tunnel was one of 2 tunnels on the Land's End (Cliff) line. the other was at Land's End itself. By 1900, Eagle Point Tunnel had been daylighted (converted into a cut). in 1905, during the conversion of this line to electric streetcar operation, the Land's End Tunnel was daylighted. The land's End Tunnel was always a single track tunnel, and Eagle Point Tunnel was built as double track. This image looks like it was taken before the second track was installed.		This streetcar line, later the # 1 Sutter & California, was the successor to the narrow gauge steam train that ran here from 1888 to 1905. This line slid into the drink in 1925, a little to the east of Land's End. The locomotives were double ended. No, there were no cows on this route however, those things on the ends are known as "Pilots" … and both ends had pilots. This system had no turntables. All locomotives had an "East" and" West" end. One more thing: Eagle Point Tunnel was one of 2 tunnels on the Land's End (Cliff) line. the other was at Land's End itself. By 1900, Eagle Point Tunnel had been daylighted (converted into a cut). in 1905, during the conversion of this line to electric streetcar operation, the Land's End Tunnel was daylighted. The land's End Tunnel was always a single track tunnel, and Eagle Point Tunnel was built as double track. This image looks like it was taken before the second track was installed.

Ccarlsson at 19:03, 5 September 2014

2014-09-05T19:03:02Z

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	'''<font face = arial light> <font color = maroon> <font size = 3>Unfinished History</font></font> </font>'''		'''<font face = arial light> <font color = maroon> <font size = 3>Unfinished History</font></font> </font>'''

	The Ferries and Cliff Steam Line, opened on March 1, 1886, ran from California and Central (now Presidio Ave.) to a point above the Cliff House at 48th and Point Lobos. The route was along California Street to 33rd Ave., where the line turned north to follow a very scenic route overlooking the Golden Gate. The line was built by the Powell Street cable system to give them a route from downtown to the Cliff House. The last day of operation for the trains was May 17, 1905, when the city's last steam-operated streetcar line gave way to prepare the route for electrification. (''Charles Smallwood, "The White Front Cars of San Francisco" 1978)		The Ferries and Cliff Steam Line, opened on March 1, 1886, ran from California and Central (now Presidio Ave.) to a point above the Cliff House at 48th and Point Lobos. The route was along California Street to 33rd Ave., where the line turned north to follow a very scenic route overlooking the Golden Gate. The line was built by the [[Fulton Street streetcars\|Powell Street cable system]] to give them a route from downtown to the Cliff House. The last day of operation for the trains was May 17, 1905, when the city's last steam-operated streetcar line gave way to prepare the route for electrification. (''Charles Smallwood, "The White Front Cars of San Francisco" 1978)

	[[Image:richmond$cliff-train.jpg]]		[[Image:richmond$cliff-train.jpg]]

Ccarlsson: moved Sutro Railroad to Cliff House Steam Railroad

2014-09-05T05:59:02Z

moved Sutro Railroad to Cliff House Steam Railroad

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Ccarlsson: added new photo and better description of difference betwn. Cliff House RR and Sutro RR

2014-09-05T05:58:29Z

added new photo and better description of difference betwn. Cliff House RR and Sutro RR

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	'''<font face = arial light> <font color = maroon> <font size = 3>Unfinished History</font></font> </font>'''		'''<font face = arial light> <font color = maroon> <font size = 3>Unfinished History</font></font> </font>'''

			The Ferries and Cliff Steam Line, opened on March 1, 1886, ran from California and Central (now Presidio Ave.) to a point above the Cliff House at 48th and Point Lobos. The route was along California Street to 33rd Ave., where the line turned north to follow a very scenic route overlooking the Golden Gate. The line was built by the Powell Street cable system to give them a route from downtown to the Cliff House. The last day of operation for the trains was May 17, 1905, when the city's last steam-operated streetcar line gave way to prepare the route for electrification. (''Charles Smallwood, "The White Front Cars of San Francisco" 1978)

	[[Image:richmond$cliff-train.jpg]]		[[Image:richmond$cliff-train.jpg]]

	'''~~Adolph Sutro's~~ Cliff ~~House Train~~ at Land's End '''		'''Ferries and Cliff Steam Line at Land's End.'''

	''Photo: Private Collection, San Francisco, CA''		''Photo: Private Collection, San Francisco, CA''
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	''Photo: San Francisco History Center, SF Public Library''		''Photo: San Francisco History Center, SF Public Library''

	<iframe src="https://archive.org/embed/~~ssftrainquk~~" width="640" height="480" frameborder="0" webkitallowfullscreen="true" mozallowfullscreen="true" allowfullscreen></iframe>		<iframe src="https://archive.org/embed/PanoramicViewOfTheGoldenGate1902" width="640" height="480" frameborder="0" webkitallowfullscreen="true" mozallowfullscreen="true" allowfullscreen></iframe>

	'''Video: ~~Sutro's~~ railroad ~~trundling~~ along ~~Land's End~~, c. ~~1905~~'''		'''Video: Ferries & Cliff Steam railroad along north coast, filmed January 11, 1902 by Thomas Edison Inc.'''

			''Video: [https://archive.org/details/PanoramicViewOfTheGoldenGate1902 Internet Archive]

	(Golden Gate without bridge in background)		(Golden Gate without bridge in background)
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	'''El Camino del Mar at far left, looking west towards Land's End. ~~Sutro~~ railroad tracks abandoned after February 7, 1925 landslide.'''		'''El Camino del Mar at far left, looking west towards Land's End. Cliff House railroad tracks abandoned after February 7, 1925 landslide.'''

	''Photo: SFDPW, courtesy Charles Ruiz collection''		''Photo: SFDPW, courtesy Charles Ruiz collection''

			This streetcar line, later the # 1 Sutter & California, was the successor to the narrow gauge steam train that ran here from 1888 to 1905. This line slid into the drink in 1925, a little to the east of Land's End. The locomotives were double ended. No, there were no cows on this route however, those things on the ends are known as "Pilots" … and both ends had pilots. This system had no turntables. All locomotives had an "East" and" West" end. One more thing: Eagle Point Tunnel was one of 2 tunnels on the Land's End (Cliff) line. the other was at Land's End itself. By 1900, Eagle Point Tunnel had been daylighted (converted into a cut). in 1905, during the conversion of this line to electric streetcar operation, the Land's End Tunnel was daylighted. The land's End Tunnel was always a single track tunnel, and Eagle Point Tunnel was built as double track. This image looks like it was taken before the second track was installed.

			[[Image:Cliff house railroad at Eagle Point Tunnel, J Smith photographer via Emiliano Echeverria 10494924 10152626495048618 3798382433212627879 o.jpg\|720px]]

			'''Cliff House Railroad at Eagle Point Tunnel.'''

			''Photo: J. Smith photographer, courtesy Emiliano Echeverria''

	Land's End is one of the weirdest and most beautiful sections of San Francisco. On the hill above and east of Land's End is the [[The Palace of the Legion of Honor\|Palace of the Legion of Honor]], itself built upon an old potter's field (a [[Old Cemeteries in the City\|cemetery]] for unnamed and unmarked bodies). The land here is notoriously shifty and unstable; landslides have been known to appear out of nowhere and bury unwary victims; rescue parties have noted that the "molten" land continues to quiver and vibrate while they search for the bodies.		Land's End is one of the weirdest and most beautiful sections of San Francisco. On the hill above and east of Land's End is the [[The Palace of the Legion of Honor\|Palace of the Legion of Honor]], itself built upon an old potter's field (a [[Old Cemeteries in the City\|cemetery]] for unnamed and unmarked bodies). The land here is notoriously shifty and unstable; landslides have been known to appear out of nowhere and bury unwary victims; rescue parties have noted that the "molten" land continues to quiver and vibrate while they search for the bodies.

	[[Adolph Sutro\|Adolph Sutro]] built his famous [[The Sutro Baths (ruins)\|Sutro Baths]] between Land's End and the [[C L I F F H O U S E\|Cliff House]], and to bring patrons to it he also had a [[Public Transportation for Everyone\|railroad]] built. It ran from ~~33rd and Clement the coast~~ and ~~past Land's End to~~ the ~~Baths~~.		[[Adolph Sutro\|Adolph Sutro]] built his famous [[The Sutro Baths (ruins)\|Sutro Baths]] between Land's End and the [[C L I F F H O U S E\|Cliff House]], and to bring patrons to it he also had a [[Public Transportation for Everyone\|railroad]] built which opened in 1896. It ran from Presidio Avenue to his Baths and Museum at the Cliff House.

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