Solano (ferry) - Wikipedia
The Solano was a large railroad ferry, built as a reinforced paddle steamer with independently powered sidewheels by the Central Pacific Railroad, that carried entire trains across the Carquinez Strait …
THE RAILROAD FERRY STEAMER "SOLANO." - World's Largest …
The ferry steamer "Solano" was built for the purpose of carrying a full train of cars (viz., forty-eight freight or twenty-four passenger cars with engine) across the Straits of Carquinez, on the line of the …
Solano Train Ferry – California’s Gold (8009) - Chapman Blogs
Jan 9, 2006 · Huell’s off to the San Francisco Bay area to learn about the largest train ferry ever built. The Solano train ferry shuttled trains and passengers back and forth between Port Costa and …
Solano, The Way It Was - Solano Articles
Several oil- burning ferries including the Solano, and other vessels were quickly converted to coal that was available at the Contra Costa mines. Historians have long credited the Solano with operating for …
Watch Solano Train Ferry | California's Gold with Huell Howser Season …
Dec 9, 2024 · Huell’s off to the San Francisco Bay area to learn about the largest train ferry ever built. The Solano train ferry shuttled trains and passengers back and forth between Port Costa and Benicia.
Solano (ferry) - grokipedia.com
The Solano was a massive sidewheel railroad ferryboat constructed in 1879 by the Central Pacific Railroad to shuttle entire trains across the Carquinez Strait between Benicia and Port Costa, …
Ferryboat Solano - SF Memory
Carquinez Strait, Rail car ferryboat Solano was built in Oakland in 1879 for the Central Pacific Railroad and carried freight cars between Benicia and Port Costa until 1930. [261 - Southern Pacific Steamer …
The Railroad Ferry Steamer “Solano” - Sixty Pound Rail
Harris presents the design, construction and early performance of the Solano—then the world’s largest railroad-car ferry—built for the Central Pacific to carry entire freight or passenger trains across …
CPRR Discussion Group - Central Pacific Railroad Photographic History ...
Apr 28, 2016 · Two officers were injured Wednesday morning when the Southern Pacific train ferry, Solano and the Union Oil Tanker Kern, collided at a point about 300 feet from the pier at Benicia as …
Southern Pacific Co's Ferryboat, Solano, Benicia, California
Shown in circa 1900 is the Southern Pacific Railroad's ferryboat "Solano." Built in 1880, the 424-foot-long vessel was considered to be the largest train ferry in the world.