this month in train history

Oakland Terminal Railway Baldwin DS-4-41000 No. 101 marches down the streets of Oakland with a long string of cars in this action photo by Jim Shaw. Built in 1948 for the OTRy, the classic Baldwin was donated to the Pacific Locomotive Association of Niles Canyon Railway fame.  ​

Peter Donahue

---

January 1873: after considering and rejecting moving the terminal of the transcontinental railroad from Oakland to Marin County, the Big Four sold the San Francisco & North Pacific, which was acquired from the California Pacific Purchase, back to Peter Donahue.