SOUTHERN PACIFIC’S
Lightweight
streamlined cars:
More than just the Daylight
BY V. S. ROSEMAN
Photos by V. S. Roseman
unless otherwise noted
PART I – A SHORT HISTORY
OF THE DAYLIGHT TRAIN AND
RELATED OPERATIONS
I JUMPED INTO A TAXI AND TOLD THE DRIVER I WAS
going to the train station. I had barely closed the door when he
Even if you are not a Southern Pacific fan, many of their
passenger practices parallel those of other railroad compa-
nies. The information in this series will provide interesting
passenger operation ideas for any model railroad.
roared off, shoving me deep into the seat. The driver stomped
down on the accelerator and then on the brake pedal – I liked to
look out taxi windows at downtown San Francisco, but today I
had all I could do to not be thrown down on the floor.
I saw the traffic light at Market Street turn red for us, but we shot
across the intersection. The driver zigzagged through traffic, dodg-
ing trucks and buses. I caught a quick glimpse of the Southern
