A South Pacific Coast Bibliography
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Prepared by Randy Hees
Books on the SPC
Leale, Capt. John, Recollections of a Tule Sailor, (1st; San Francisco, Ca.: George Fields, 1939) 311pp.
Captain Leale was hired by Hog Davis as the SPC's first ferry boat captain. This autobiography includes stories about Hog and the building of the railroad as well as information on the ferries (he was at various times the captain of all four of the SPC boats; the Newark, Bay City, Garden City, and Encinal). Especially interesting is his account of the Pullman Strike.
MacGregor, Bruce, The South Pacific Coast, (Berkeley, Ca.: Howell-North, 1968) 280pp.
MacGregor, Bruce, Narrow Gauge Portrait South Pacific Coast, (Glenbrook, Ca.: Big Trees Publishers, 1975) 187pp.
This book included a plan packet containing: Carter shop drawings for a 10 ton 28' box, Caboose 47, Locomotive 3, Arden Depot, & Santa Cruz Depot (built by the SP after 1886)
MacGregor, Bruce, A Centennial South Pacific Coast, ( Boulder, Co.: Pruett, 1982) 351pp.
MacGregor, Bruce, The Centennial History of Newark,( Newark, Ca.: Newark Days Bi-Centennial Committee, 1976) 148pp.
Ford, Robert S., Red Trains in the East Bay, Interurbans Special 65, (Glendale, Ca.: Interurbans Publications, 1977) 351pp.
This history of Southern Pacific's electrified suburban service includes chapters on the SPC, ferry service, and the standard gauge suburban service over the ex-SPC lines.
Hammond, Rick, California Central Coast Railways, (Boulder, Co.: Pruett, 1980) 309pp.
Hilton, George W. American Narrow Gauge Railroads, ( Stanford, CA.: Stanford University Press, 1990)
(includes a history of the SPC)
Shaw, Fredrick, Clement Fisher, Jr., and George Harlan, Oil Lamps and Iron Ponies (San Francisco, Ca.: Bay Books Ltd., 1949) 187pp.
Unfortunately all these books except Hilton's American Narrow Gauge are now out of print. We have seen prices as high as $125.00 in used book stores for Bruce MacGregors' books. We are hoping to haveThe South Pacific Coast and A Centennial South Pacific Coast reprinted. The plates for Narrow Gauge Portrait South Pacific Coast were destroyed and, as a result, it cannot be reprinted. Bruce MacGregor is currently working on a new volume on early narrow gauge in Northern California for publication in about two years.
Equipment Plans
By Herman Darr
- 24' Ten-ton Carter Boxcar (car no. 102) Plan No. SPC-5
- 28' Ten-ton Carter Boxcar (car no. 472) Plan No. SPC-2
- 28' Ten-ton Carter Combination Boxcar (car no. 128) Plan No. SPC-3, also published in Narrow Gauge and Short Line Gazette, March/April 1996 and Model Railroad Craftsman, March 1994
- 28' Carter Bros. Flatcar with wood rack (car no. 103) Plan No. SPC-4
- SP Baggage 12 (ex SPC Baggage 9) Plan No. SP-100
- SP Combine 16 (ex SPC Combine 1010) Plan No. SP-103
- SP Caboose 401 (ex SPC Combine 1009) Plan No. SP-202 also published in Narrow Gauge and Short Line Gazette, Jan/Feb 1986
- Glenwood Depot, Plan No. SPC-100
By A.E. Barker
- Caboose 47 (drawn as SPC47, SP 400, and others) published in Narrow Gauge and Short Line Gazette, July/Aug 1993. Also included in Bruce MacGregor's 1st and 2nd books
- SP Mail/Baggage/Caboose 12 (ex SPC 9) published in Narrow Gauge and Short Line Gazette, May/June 1994
By Bob Schlechter
- Locomotive No 3 (Baldwin 4-4-0)
- SPC Agnew Depot, circa 1880, published in Bruce MacGregor's 1st book.
- SPC Agnew Depot, circa 1920
- SPC Agnew Freight Depot
By California Short Line Historical Society
- 28' 15-ton Carter Bros. Flatcar (as North Shore 1725) Plan No. SL-7
By Gary Caviglia
- South Pacific Coast Agnew Freight Depot, circa 1904, published in Narrow Gauge and Short Line Gazette, March/April 1984
- SPC Locomotives 22 & 23, published in Narrow Gauge and Short Line Gazette, July/Aug 1989
By the Society for the Preservation of Carter Railroad Resources. The SPCRR also has some plans they have developed. Unfortunately, these are drawn for restoration rather than modeling. The drawing of Caboose 47 is 54 sheets and doesn't include trucks, brakes, or platforms. They currently have:
- Caboose 47 (54 sheets)
- Diamond & Caldor Flatcar 64 (15-ton 24' Carter logging flat)
- 15-ton Carter swing motion trucks (from D & C 64)
By R W Brown
- Carter Brothers Coach, South Pacific Coast Ry. (typical duckbill roof car). Published in Bruce MacGregor's 1st book.
Articles on Modeling the SPC
- Bader, Bob, The Saga of SP boxcar No. 5, Model Railroad Craftsman, July 1987, pp 61-64
- Burgess, Jacque, South Pacific Coast in Gn3, Modeling a 19th Century Prototype in the Garden, Model Railroader, Sept. 1995, pp 102-106
- Darr, Herman, The Standard Carter Bros. Narrow Gauge Boxcar, Model Railroad Craftsman, March 1994, pp 65-68
- North, Gordon, Building Two On30 South Pacific Coast "Combination" Boxcars, Narrow Gauge and Short Line Gazette, March/April 1996, pp34-37
- Vail, Jim, Ghosts of the Pacific Coast, Pt II, South Pacific Coast, Model Railroad Craftsman, March 1994, pp 73-80
- Outdoor Railroader is currently planning a several part series on the SPC and modeling. It is due out in July 96.
Articles on the SPC
- Parmelee, Robert, New Almaden Branch, Western Railroader, Sept. 1976
- Parmelee, Robert, South Pacific Coast, Western Railroader, Aug. 1957
- A Trip on the South Pacific Coast in 1882, Railroad History Bulletin 132, p86-92
Articles on the Society for the Preservation of Carter Railroad Resources & Museum
- Marenzi, Don, Society for the Preservation of Carter Railroad Resources, Railway and Locomotive Preservation,
- MacGregor, Bruce, Reclaiming a Flatcar; Happy 100th Birthday, No. 1725, Railway and Locomotive Preservation, Sept./Oct. 1990, pp30-35.
- MacGregor, Bruce, The Society for the Preservation of Carter Railroad Resources Narrow Gauge and Short Line Gazette, May/June 1985 pp29-31
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