A Model Railroad of Southern Pacific's Cascade Line W L Rogers, Fort Collins, CO This model railroad is based on SP's Cascade line in the 1950s. It is a must visit! Southern Pacific tried to replace it with an automat service but the Oregon Public Utility Commission balked, forcing the railroad to place a regular diner on the train. The Southern Pacific Railroad is lauded for the vast and illustrious passenger services it offered over the years and the Sunset Limited was another of these fabled trains. Southern Pacific Cascade (1960) Erie Railroad Lake Cities (1960) Baltimore & Ohio Cincinnatian (1960) Baltimore & Ohio Diplomat (1960) Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe California Special (1961) Erie-Lackawanna Erie-Lackawanna Limited (1961) Baltimore & Ohio Capitol Limited/Columbian (1962) Southern Pacific Cascade Line Monday, August 3, 2020 THE RAILROAD AT YEAR EIGHT The beginning of August marks the anniversary of construction start on my SP Cascade Line. Triple Unit Diner. The Cascade was upgraded to streamlined status about a year later with equipment from Pullman-Standard. A model railroad inspired by Southern Pacific's Cascade Crossing. © Copyright 2007-2020 American-Rails.com. The next morning these four through sleeping cars would depart Seattle in the NP pool train and transfer to the Cascade that afternoon in Portland for the trip to Oakland. Along with the Sunset other well-known "Espee" passenger trains include the legendary Daylights, the Lark, Imperial, Del Monte, Starlight, and the joint Rock Island Golden State among many others. I quickly assembled the scale house with a peaked roof and then set about painting it into standard Southern Pacific company structure colors. Now operated by the Union Pacific, the Cascade Line is still a vital link between the Pacific Northwest and California. The Cascade Overnight service between San Francisco and Portland, Oregon (with connections to Seattle) operated by the Southern Pacific. The through sleepers to Seattle numbered four and traveled north from Portland in the Union Pacific Railroad (UP) pool train to Seattle Union Station. This was the historic Springfield Subdivision (later much of the Cascade Sub) of the SP. NMLS ID: 1128145 CLICK HERE TO VISIT THE NMLS CONSUMER ACCESS SITE All content copyright American-Rails.com (unless otherwise noted). Trains 11-12 Oakland – Portland - Seattle Service Start - August 13, 1950 Oakland – Portland - Daily overnight All-Pullman - 713 miles - 16 hours 45 minutes 12 Depart Oakland - 4:35PM, Arrive Portland - 8:15AM 11 Depart Portland - 4:45PM, Arrive Oakland - 8:20AM Connecting service to San Francisco was provided by ferry until 1958 when switch was made to bus service over the Bay Bridge Many were pulled up in the 1970's and 1980's although others were removed long before that. But the route over the Siskiyou Mountains of Southern Oregon was difficult with steep grades, sharp curves, and subject to landslides and washouts. By this time, the train had a later departure time allowing daylight viewing of the Willamette Valley and part of the Cascade Mountains.[8]. The Southern Pacific Railroad was one of the largest and most influential railroads in the west. The Cascade cars painted in the two tone Gray of the Lark and San Francisco Overland trains. By 1970 the train was down to five or six cars and ran only three days per week. Pacific Cascade Federal Credit Union, a federally chartered credit union, serves people who live, work, worship or attends school in Lane County, Oregon, and their families. Construction of the line began in … Southern Pacific was also experimenting with diesel power. A popular pastime for many is studying and/or exploring abandoned rights-of-way. Northern Pacific Sleeper 365. Southbound coach passengers from Seattle arrived in Portland on the NP pool train and again crossed the platform to the waiting Cascade. Layout Location: McMinnville, Oregon. SP Cascade (11 October 1950). Yellow sleeping cars from the City of San Francisco and San Francisco Overland trains were also seen in the nightly consist. Additionally, its all-Pullman accommodations including sleepers in all of the popular arrangements (bedrooms, roomettes, compartments, and drawing rooms) with the most notable feature being a unique, three-car articulated kitchen-diner-lounge known as the Cascade Club (a similar setup operated on the Shasta). Coaches 2425 and 2431 operated in one consist and 2433 and 2437 operated in the other consist. By the late 1950s the Espee was losing interest in passenger service and began cutbacks across much of its fleet, which included the Cascade during the 1960s. Alas, in 2013 the site closed by thankfully Don Strack rescued the data and transferred it over to his. 11/14/2009 10:04:43 PM. The two-tone gray colors were already gone, replaced by SP's new passenger color scheme of Sunset-style aluminum mist with red letterboard. There were two notable trains serving this line during the 20th century; the Cascade launched during the 1920s followed by the newly streamlined Shasta Daylight after World War II. Today, Amtrak's Coast Starlight runs virtually the same corridor as well as a more southerly connection at Los Angeles. Chemult has a population of about 300 people. In August of 1950 the Cascade, Southern Pacific's overnight all-Pullman service between San Francisco and Portland, was upgraded to fully streamlined status with modern all-room sleepers. Upon arrival in Seattle the four sleeping cars were switched out and transferred to the Northern Pacific Railway (NP) on the other side of Fourth Avenue viaduct at the King Street Station. Interestingly, the train's all-Pullman status was very brief as by October of 1950 a pair of coaches began running within the consist although neither ran through to Seattle. The Cascade - August, 1950 The City of Portland The original long-distance streamliner was operated by Union Pacific and its partner railroads between Chicago and Portland. It was the second all room sleeping car train along the west coast. Another helper assist, this time a seven unit helper brings down a BN bypass train out of the Cascade Mountains of Oregon in July 1984 By 1970, after trying for two years to discontinue the service, Southern Pacific was allowed to trim the Cascade to triweekly. The scale track is the curved track on the far right in this view of the RR-East end of my Eugene Classification Yard. Southern Pacific Cascade Line. The extra fare was dropped. The Cascade fared a bit better but also saw its share of service reductions. The Cascade was introduced in 1950 as an all sleeper (Pullman) train. Southern Pacific had attempted to end dining service on the train during the 1960s, replaced by vending machines, but was disallowed by the Oregon Public Utility Commission. The streamlined Cascade became the SP's overnight train between Oakland and Portland with through sleeping cars to and from Seattle. A little over a decade later the railroad introduced the Shasta Express in 1901, later renamed the Shasta Limited. On August 13, 1950, the Cascade became a streamlined coach/Pullman train with a triple-unit diner and cars painted in two shades of gray. In Oregon, this often leads to geography and railroad direction running opposite to each other. Along the way passengers were treated to sights of the Cascade Mountain Range, Lake Odell, glimpses of Mount Hood, and Crater Lake. Southern Pacific in the Cascades. In 1970 the Cascade was reduced to a thrice-weekly schedule, in which it remained until the start of Amtrak on May 1, 1971. Owner of the Agnew Depot built by the South Pacific Coast Railroad, later purchased by the Southern Pacific. Government involvement in the affairs of Harriman and the SP would delay completion for 18 years. It served on the Cascade until 1962. Despite the Cascade's late-night status it was nearly on par with the Shasta offering a 16 1/2-hour schedule along the 718 mile corridor between Portland and Oakland. 2-10-2, Cab Forward, and reefers. This made sense, as both cities were sizeable and had competition from the Oregon Electric (Spokane Portland and Seattle). When this car was pulled from Cascade service in 1966, it went on to be run on other NP trains including, serving as protection for the North Coast Limited. The new thirteen car Pullman Standard built consists were initially powered by A-B-B sets of EMD E7 diesels but were replaced in weeks by A-B-A sets of ALCO PA passenger diesels painted in daylight colors. Today, there are tens of thousands of miles scattered throughout the country. The Seattle sleeper was discontinued in 1966, the triple-unit diner came off a year later. For three years during World War II the Cascade was combined with the Beaver. The amount of information found there is quite staggering; historical backgrounds of wheel arrangements, types used by virtually every railroad, preserved and operational examples, and even those used in other countries (North America and beyond). (The below Cascade timetable is dated effective January 15, 1954.). [1][2][3][4][5][6][7][full citation needed], The Shasta Route into Oregon was completed on December 17, 1887, connecting California points to Portland, Seattle, and the Pacific Northwest. The train's feature car was the "Cascade Club", an articulated triple-unit diner/lounge car. It is located on the west shore of Odell Lake near Shelter Cove, about 30 miles southeast of Oakridge.. Cascade Summit is a station of the Southern Pacific Railroad's (SP) Cascade Line established when the line was completed in 1925–1926. The Daylight Fleet:  (San Francisco - Los Angeles), Golden State:  (Los Angeles - Chicago via Tucumcari in conjunction with the Rock Island). The locale was originally established in 1924 as a station on the Southern Pacific Cascade Line named "Knott" during construction. Overview. During 1966 through sleepers to Seattle were shed and a year later the widely popular three-car, articulated Cascade Club sadly came off. Lark: (Oakland/San Francisco - Los Angeles via San Luis Obispo), San Joaquin Daylight: (Oakland - Los Angeles via Bakersfield), Sunset Limited: (Originally San Francisco - New Olreans, later Los Angeles - New Orleans), A History Of "The Friendly Southern Pacific". (The Southern Pacific used the term ‘Chair Cars’, where other railroads used the term ‘coach’. First delivered in the Two-Tone Gray scheme. HO Scale – 1954 or 1984. Amtrak would take over the Cascade on May 1, 1971, and would combine it with the San Francisco - Los Angeles Coast Daylight routing the train through Oakland and eventually renaming it the Coast Starlight. Southern Pacific denoted tracks headed TO San Francisco as "Westbound." Chemult's elevation is 4,764 feet (1,452 m). Alas, in 2013 the site closed by thankfully Don Strack rescued the data and transferred it over to his UtahRails.net site (another fine resource). The Southern Pacific streamlined Cascade began service on August 13, 1950, and was an all Pullman train for the shortest length of time, for beginning October 11, 1950, the Cascade began to carry coaches between Oakland and Portland. A highly recommended database! Looking ahead from a cab forward as it climbs to Cascade summit. Wes Barris's SteamLocomotive.com is simply the best web resource in the study of steam locomotives. Union Pacific's Cascade Sub Part I and II In this premiere release from 7idea Productions, you'll travel though Oregon's scenic Cascade Mountain Range along the former Southern Pacific line. Many were pulled up in the 1970's and 1980's although others were removed long before that. If you are researching active or abandoned corridors you might want to check out the United States Geological Survey's (USGS) Historical Topographic Map Explorer. The Cascade would offer better service than the Shasta Limited (which in 1926 was scheduled 27 hours Portland to San Francisco). Enjoy it indoors or out. During 1949 the railroad added the all-new, streamlined Shasta Daylight to its fleet of popular Daylights. City of Portland - May, 1936 City of San Francisco: Union Pacific's streamliner forwarded by the SP to Oakland, California. While the layout doesn't model specific locations on the prototype line, it attempts to capture the spirit of the railroad. Through sleeping car service to and from Seattle ended January 9, 1966. The station's name was changed to Chemult when the line opened in 1926 and a post office was established the same year. NP had two of these cars as their contribution to this Southern Pacific train. The Southern Pacific started the train on April 17, 1927, soon after the opening of its Cascade Line between Black Butte, California, and Springfield, Oregon. The result would be the greatest presentation of this train; a faster, dieselized, streamlined, all-Pullman, daily overnight service second-to-none. The Cascade was a passenger train of the Southern Pacific on its route between Oakland, California, and Portland, Oregon, with a sleeping car to Seattle, Washington. In 1998 a gentleman by the name of Andre Kristopans put together a web page highlighting virtually every unit every out-shopped by General Motors' Electro-Motive Division. 11/14/2009 10:04:50 PM. On June 5, 1950, the first streamlined Pullman was placed in service on the route. The former would eventually gain lightweight status but since the train operated on an overnight schedule passengers did not have the opportunity to experience as much of the Pacific Northwest's beauty as those traveling aboard the Shasta. [1], Trains began using the new Natron Cutoff or Cascade Line in 1926, but passenger service began several months later after the old Weed Lumber Company line south of Grass Lake was replaced. During its final years the Cascade continued offering a diner-lounge, chair cars, and sleepers with roomettes and bedrooms until the end while porter service was also still available which is somewhat incredible considering SP's stance during those years. Inaugurated on August 13, 1950 it was powered by Electro-Motive E7s, and then later pulled by Alco's beautiful PA diesels. Today, there are tens of thousands of miles scattered throughout the country. One of the Southern Pacific's most scenic corridors was its Shasta Route running from northern California, through Oregon, and terminating at Portland. In 1959 it cutback the Shasta Daylight to a thrice-weekly schedule during the off season and five years later during 1964 reduced the once-proud train to a summer season-only operation. When Espee began considerably modernizing its passenger fleet with more lightweight equipment after World War II the Cascade truly came of age. The depot houses an HO scale model railroad that is 95% complete and features coast, inland, mountain, and desert scenes inspired by locations in California, Oregon, and the Desert Southwest. Union Pacific's Cascade Sub Part I: Cascade Summit is an unincorporated community in Klamath County, Oregon, United States. A semblance of the train survived until Amtrak, which still provides service along the route. All photos and videos, copyright individual owners/organizations. These coaches were used all over the SP system. We currently do business with Lithia Motors and Lithia owned dealer groups. They are the same.) At first the train offered first class service and a $3.00 extra fare; it became an all-Pullman train in 1937. It continued to run triweekly north of Oakland, but its popularity would lead to restoration of daily service in 1973. In all, the train (listed on the timetable as #11, southbound, and #12 northbound) ran originally with a 13-car consist (a baggage, Railway Post Office, three sleepers, the Cascade Club, and additional five sleepers). By the 1960s the train had lost its interesting two-tone grey livery, replaced by an all-aluminum look with red trim (diesels were also reduced to an uninspiring grey and red livery). Southern Pacific Cascade Line. A popular pastime for many is studying and/or exploring abandoned rights-of-way. The next 21 years saw a decline. The HO scale Southern Pacific Cascade Line (occupying 1 1 / 2 decks in a 2400 sqft. No coaches were through cars to Seattle; all Coach travelers crossed the platform in Portland to the waiting UP pool train northbound to Seattle. It is difficult to truly articulate just how much material can be found at this website. 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