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Railroads Shipped by Sea
Railroad History, Bulletin 180, Spring, 1999. pp. 7-30.
By Wendell W. Huffman

Courtesy Railway & Locomotive Historical Society, William F. Howes, Jr., President.

R&LHS Copyrighted © 1999 by the Railway & Locomotive Historical Society, Inc., P.O, Box 1418. Westford. Massachusetts 01886. The R&LHS, founded in 1921, is the oldest organization in North America devoted to railroad history. Its object is to promote research and encourage documentation.  Source materials — printed, manuscript and graphic — are housed in the Society's archives in Sacramento, California.  For additional information, contact William H. Lugg, Jr, R&LHS Membership Secretary, P.O. Box 292927, Sacramento, California 95829-2927.

Wendell Huffman is a reference librarian at the Carson City Library in Nevada. He grew up in Sacramento and is presently working on a book about the Sacramento Valley Rail Road/Placerville branch of the Southern Pacific.

Table:

Vessels/Voyages That Delivered Locomotives
to California and Oregon, 1850-1869
Listed in Order of Arrival


"California" Clipper Ship Card, 6 3/4" x 4 1/4".
Glidden & Williams' Line; Henry Barber Commander.
Courtesy Mead Cain Collection.

  Departed*   Days Arrived- Carried+
Hannah Crooker 7/19/50 BO 190 1/24/51 Elephant
Winged Racer 2/03/55 BO 120 6/03/55 SV 1
Queen of the Seas 3/17155 BO 137 8/03/55 SV 2
Santa Claus 5/03/56 BO 110 9/21/56 SV 4
Sea Lark 7/20/60 NY 159 12/26/60 CC (2 engines)
Shirley 9/17/60 NY 160 2/23/61 CC (2 engines)
Sierra Nevada 12/04/61 NY 112 3/25/62 CN 1, 2
Charger 1/11/63 NY 127 5/18/63 SF&SJ 1
Win. A. Banks 12/29/62 NY 163 5/18/63 OSN 1, 2
Bunker Hill 3/26/63 NY 147 8/20/63 SF&SJ 2, 3
Herald of the Morning 5/16/63 BO 127 9/20/63 CP 1
Electric Spark 10/04/63 BO 128 2/09/64 CP 2
Mary Robinson 11/19/63 NY 115 3/12/64 CP 3, 4
Carrier Dove 11/02/63 NY 140 3/20/64 SF&SJ 4
Golden Fleece 12/25/63 NY 126 4/28/64 SF&SJ 5
J. F. Chapman 5/21/63 NY 354 5/10/64 SV 6
Volunteer 12/17/63 BO 146 5/10164 CP 5
Ellen Southard 4/14/64 NY 205 11/05/64 CP 6
Free Trade 4/28/64 NY 142 10/20/65 WP (1 loco)
John Tucker 9/30/65 NY 134 2/12/66 CP 8, 9
Cremorne 10/21/65 NY 140 3/09/66 CP 11
Seminole 12/03/65 NY 97 3/11/66 CP 10
Prima Donna 12/30/65 NY 141 5/20/66 CP 12, 13
Reunion 3/15/66 NY 153 8/15/66 CP 16,17
Haze 4/11/66 NY 152 9/10/66 CP 14,15
Washington 4129/66 NY 154 9/30/66 CP 19
Intrepid 5128/66 NY 159 11/03/66 CP 18
Lawrence 8111/66 NY 165 1/22/67 CP 20
Ella Norton 9/14/66 NY 164 2/24/67 CP 21
Volunteer 10/02/66 NY 167 3/17/67 CP 22, 23
Majestic 2/06/67 NY 146 7/03/67 CP 24
Swallow 3114/67 NY 150 8/11/67 CP 25, 28
Franklin 3/26/67 NY 160 9/02/67 CalP (4 locos, 3 ships)
Lookout 4/26/67 NY 138 9/11/16 CalP "
Haze 4/03/67 NY 170 9/21/67 CalP "
Twilight 6101/67 NY 140 10/27/67 CalP (2 locos)
Cutwater 6/13/67 NY 159 11/19/67 CP 30, 31
Brewster 6/08/67 NY 182 12/07/67 CP 27
Carolus Magnus 6/15/67 NY 175 12/07/67 CP 26
Belvidere 7/24/67 NY 140 12/11/67 CP 36, 37
Intrepid 6/27/67 NY 169 12/13/67 CP 29, 32, 33
John Tucker 6/29/67 NY 167 12/13/67 CP 34, 35
Guardian 8/08/67 NY 172 1128/68 CP 38,39
Garibaldi 9/28/67 NY 131 2/06/68 CP 44
Carrier Dove 11/03/67 NY 120 3/02/68 CP 45, 47, 48, 49
Audubon 10/30/67 NY 125 3/04/68 CP 46
North Star 10/15/67 BO 152 3/14/68 OC (1 loco)
Coldstream 11/16/67 NY 127 3/23/68 CP 50
Maria J. Smith 11/02/67 BO 179 4/28/68 OC (1 loco)
Lawrence 12/01/67 NY 170 5/19/68 CP 51
Gold Hunter 1/21/68 NY 142 6/13/68 CP 52, 53
Valparaiso 3/09/68 NY 129 7/16/68 OC (2 locos)
Favorita 4/22/68 NY 121 8/21/68 CP 66, 67, 73
Prima Donna 4/04/68 NY 142 8/24/69 CP 64, 80, 81, 84
Fleetford 4/07/68 NY 147 9/01/68 CP 65
Swallow 5/27/68 NY 136 10/10/68 CP 75, 82, 83, 85
Arcadia 5/19/68 BO 154 10/21/68 CP 68, 69
Golden Fleece 6/04/68 NY 143 10/25/68 CP 56, 74, 76, 77, 78, 79
White Swallow 6/20/68 NY 126 10/25/68 CP 72
Thatcher Magoun 7/10/68 NY 117 11/04/68 CP 88, 89, 95
James R. Keeler 7/01/68 NY 135 11/13/68 CP 57, 86, 87
Electric Spark 6/24/68 BO 144 11/15/68 CP 94
California 7/26/68 BO 144 12/18/68 CP 96, 97
Steamers 10/09/68 NY   1/01/69 CP 108
Steamers 10/16/68 NY   1/01/69 CP 109, 118, 138, 139
Steamers 10/31/68 NY   1/01169 CP 140
Steamers 11/09/68 NY   1/01/69 CP 110, 111, 119,132
Steamers 11/16/68 NY   1/01/69 CP 54
Steamers 11/24/68 NY   1/01/69 CP 133, 134
Escort 8/01/68 NY 163 1/11/69 CP 58, 59
Golden Rule 8/24/68 BO 139 1/11/69 CP 99, 100
Emma C. Beal 8/03/68 BO 169 1/17/69 CP 98
Steamers 11/16/68 NY   1/17/69 CP 131
Steamers 11/24/68 NY   1/17/69 CP 135
Steamers 12/01/68 NY   1/17/69 CP 55, 120,121
Derby 9/02/68 BO 139 1/20/69 CP 102, 103, 112, 113
Pharos 9/20/68 BO 126 1/24/69 CP 101, 126
Southern Cross 10/17/68 BO 112 2/06/69 CP 127, 128, 129, 130
John Tucker 8/12/68 NY 178 2/07/69 CP 90, 91, 92
Edith 9/18/68 NY 157 2/20/69 CP 60,104,105, 114, 115, 11
Resolute 10/09/68 NY 149 3/07/69 CP 61, 62, 63, 106, 107, 117
General McClellan 10/24/68 NY 141 3/10/69 SF&SJ 9, 10
Sumatra 11/18/68 NY 121 3/18/69 CP 141, 142, 143
Annie E. Smull 12/02/68 NY 120 4/01/69 CP 144, 145, 164, 165
Franklin 12/13/68 NY 130 4/21/69 CP 146, 147
Annie Sise 12/24/68 NY 142 5/15/69 CP 136, 137
St. Lucie 1/15/69 NY 145 6/09/69 CP 149, 149,154,155
Sovereign of the Seas 1/20/69 NY 142 6/11/69 CP 150
Criterion 6/24/68 BO 357 6/16/69 CP 70, 71
Simla 1/03/69 NY 171 6/23/69 CP 153
Favorita 2/09/69 NY 135 6/24/69 CP 151, 152
St. Joseph 3/01/69 NY 202 9/19/69 LA&SP 2

Departure port abbreviations: BO = Boston; NY = New York.

The Wm. A. Banks arrived at Portland; all others arrived at San Francisco.

+ Railroad abbreviations:

CalP = California Pacific

CC = California Central

CN = California Northern

CP = Central Pacific

LA&SP = Los Angeles & San Pedro

OC = Oregon Central

OSN = Oregon Steam Navigation

SF&SJ = San Francisco & San Jose
 
 

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