Owl Limited

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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 using the service.[2]

Service typeInter-city rail
StatusDiscontinued
First serviceDecember 18, 1898 (1898-12-18)
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Owl Limited
c.1910 postcard of passengers on the Owl
Overview
Service typeInter-city rail
StatusDiscontinued
LocaleCalifornia
First serviceDecember 18, 1898 (1898-12-18)
Last serviceApril 11, 1965 (1965-04-11)
Former operatorSouthern Pacific
Route
TerminiOakland, California
Los Angeles, California
Service frequencyDaily
Train numbers25 (southbound), 26 (northbound)
Technical
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+12 in)
Route map
San Francisco
bus over Bay Bridge
San Francisco
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
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The train operated with several classes of sleeping cars, coaches, chair cars, and a diner.[3]

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