Oct 31
May 11, 1959 The Southern Pacific Historical & Technical Society just held a five day gathering at the the Embassy Suites Hotel in San Luis Obispo. The event program featured the logo from the now defunct Lark overnight train. A spectacular accident halted rail service in 1959. If you need proof that we are mid-way …
Oct 06
April 8, 1968 There used to be a luxury overnight train, the Lark, that traveled between San Francisco and Los Angeles. Southern Pacific lost interest in passenger service as America fell in love with the automobile. The postal service had abandoned rail-mail transportation in 1965 and now final bell tolled for the Lark. The UPI …
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