Oregon & California Express

Oregon & California Express

Overview
Service type	Inter-city rail
Status	Discontinued
Locale	Northern California and Oregon
First service	December 17, 1887 (1887-12-17)
Last service	November, 1924
Former operator(s)	Southern Pacific
Route
Termini	Oakland, California Portland, Oregon
Technical
Track gauge	4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge

The Oregon & California Express was a passenger train of the Southern Pacific on its route between Oakland, California, and Portland, Oregon. Express trains numbered 15 and 16 began operation upon completion of Southern Pacific's Siskiyou Line on December 17, 1887. These trains were briefly called the Shasta Limited from 1895 to 1897. Trains 15 and 16 were discontinued as part of a major reorganization of Southern Pacific train service in November, 1924.[1]

References

1. Beebe, Lucius (1963). The Central Pacific and the Southern Pacific Railroads. Berkeley, California: Howell-North Books. p. 619.