Archive for the ‘Railroad’ Category
Tuesday, October 21st, 2008
This has to be on any top ten list of big things to hit San Luis Obispo County. The Tribune was almost 25 years old by the time Southern Pacific opened service by pulling into town May 5, 1895.I can’t say it was a shining moment in The Tribune's career.Back ...
Posted in 1800's, Construction, Railroad | 4 Comments »
Thursday, September 11th, 2008
The photos are of a train wreck on Cuesta Grade.
The only caption information we have is Lark wreck near San Luis Obispo.
Judging from the cars and clothing this appears to be the late 1910's to early 1920's.
Please post a comment if you have better information.
Before Amtrak became the ...
Posted in 1900's, 1960's, Railroad | 6 Comments »
Wednesday, September 3rd, 2008
Construction scene from the building of tunnel No. 1 on Cuesta Grade circa 1890. The picture is from a booklet that the Tribune published at the time of the railroad opening.
Geography and technology can shape a community.
Cuesta Pass was a major obstacle to travel. Before it was tamed by the ...
Posted in 1800's, Railroad | No Comments »
Tuesday, August 12th, 2008
May 10, 1901
Tribune librarian Sharon Morem has uncovered a stack of old prints from our files. Some of them are from before the paper published photos but they were printed on our pages at a later date so that is good enough to include in the blog.
The election season is ...
Posted in 1900's, Advertising, News, Politics, Railroad | 3 Comments »
