Petaluma And Santa Rosa Railroad Article Index for
Petaluma
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Petaluma
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Petaluma
 

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Petaluma And Santa Rosa Railroad





TIMELINE


  • 1888-1891: Predecessor horsecar lines built in Petaluma and Santa Rosa.

  • 1903: Petaluma & Santa Rosa Railway incorporated.

  • 1903: Paddle-wheel steamer "Gold" purchased.

  • 1904: Railway built and opened between Petaluma, Sebastopol, and Santa Rosa.

  • 1910: Steamer "Resolute" purchased and renamed "Petaluma".

  • 1913: Branch opened to Two Rock.

  • 1914: Steamer Petaluma burns, is rebuilt.

  • 1920: Steamer "Gold" burns.

  • 1928: Petaluma & Santa Rosa purchased by Northwestern Pacific Railroad .

  • 1933: End of passenger service.

  • 1946-47: Electric locomotives replaced by diesels.

  • 1950: Steamer "Petaluma" sold.

  • 1952: Two Rock branch abandoned.

  • 1984: Abandoned.



EXTERNAL LINKS


  • http://wrm.org -- Western Railway Museum, which has restored and operates P&SR car #63.

  • http://petalumatrolley.org -- Petaluma Trolley, which has restored P&SR car #8.

  • http://www.nwprrhs.org -- Is restoring P&SR caboose #1.

  • http://www.wschs-grf.pon.net -- Western Sonoma County Historical Museum, in the P&SR Sebastopol Depot