Owl Limited
Overview
Service typeInter-city rail
StatusDiscontinued
LocaleCalifornia
First serviceDecember 18, 1898 (December 18, 1898)
Last serviceApril 11, 1965 (April 11, 1965)
Former operator(s)Southern Pacific
Route
TerminiOakland, California
Los Angeles, California
Service frequencyDaily
Train number(s)25 (southbound), 26 (northbound)
Technical
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in)
Route map
 San Francisco
bus over Bay Bridge
 San Francisco
Ferry
 Oakland Pier
 Oakland 16th Street
 Berkeley
 Martinez
 Richmond
 Crocket
 Port Costa
 Pittsburg
 Brentwood
 Tracy
 Patterson
 Newman
 Gustine
 Los Banos
 Dos Palos
 Firebaugh
 Mendota
 Kerman
 Fresno
 Selma
 Tulare
 Delano
 Bakersfield
 Caliente
 Tehachapi Loop
 Mojave
 Lancaster
 Palmdale
 Saugus
 San Fernando
 Burbank
 Glendale
Los Angeles–Union Station
 Los Angeles–Central Station
1914–1939
 Arcade Depot
closed
1914

The Owl Limited was an overnight passenger train of the Southern Pacific Company which ran between Oakland and Los Angeles via the Central Valley. The service was inaugurated on December 18, 1898.[1] The train was canceled after April 11, 1965, with as few as 15 passengers per day utilizing the service.[2]

The train operated with several classes of sleeping cars, coaches, chair cars, and a diner.[3]

References

  1. ↑ Beebe, Lucius (1963). The Central Pacific & the Southern Pacific Railroads. Berkeley: Howell-North. p. 618. ISBN 9780831070342.
  2. ↑ "Southern Pacific Cancels Owl Run, Oakland to L.A." Santa Barbara News-Press. Associated Press. April 12, 1965. p. 10. Retrieved August 29, 2023 – via Newspapers.com. Free access icon
  3. ↑ Solomon, Brian (2005). Southern Pacific Passenger Trains. Voyageur Press. pp. 55–56. ISBN 9781610605076.


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