From
the pages of
the
Official Guide, September 1938
The Daylight
Southern
Pacific Lines
July, 1938
| 98 |
Train Number |
99 |
| Daily |
|
Miles |
|
Services |
|
Daily |
| 8 15A |
Dp |
0 |
San Francisco, CA (3rd St.) (PT) |
T C |
Ar |
6 00P |
| 9 08A |
Ar |
47 |
San Jose, CA |
T C |
Dp |
5 02P |
| 250 |
Connecting Train Number |
255 |
| 7 00A |
Dp |
0 |
San
Francisco, CA (Ferry Bldg.) (PT) |
T C |
Ar |
7 32P |
| 7 30A |
|
4 |
Oakland Pier, CA (via ferry) |
T C |
|
7 00P |
| 7 39A |
|
7 |
Oakland, CA (1st St.) |
T C |
|
6 52P |
| 7 47A |
|
10 |
Fruitvale, CA (Alameda) |
T C |
|
6 42P |
| 8 55A |
Ar |
47 |
San
Jose, CA |
T C |
Dp |
5
08P |
| 9 10A |
Dp |
47 |
San Jose, CA |
T C |
Ar |
5 00P |
| 10 32A |
|
115 |
Salinas, CA |
T C |
|
3 39P |
|
1 07P |
Ar |
248 |
San Luis Obispo, CA |
T C |
Dp |
12 58P |
|
1 12P |
Dp |
Ar |
12
53P |
|
3 35P |
Ar |
367 |
Santa Barbara, CA |
T C |
Dp |
10 35A |
|
3 38P |
Dp |
Ar |
10 32A |
|
5 38P |
|
465 |
Glendale, CA |
T |
|
8 39A |
|
6 00P |
Ar |
471 |
Los Angeles, CA (PT) |
T C |
Dp |
8 15A |
No.
99—Daylight. Daily
New Streamlined, Air-Conditioned Train.
All seats on train must be reserved in advance. Passenger Agent, Porter
Service, Maid, Radio Service,
Chair Cars, Coffee Shop,
Diner, Tavern Car, Parlor Car, Parlor Observation Car.
Meal Service in Coffee Shop - Breakfast 25c. to 45c.; Luncheon and
Dinner 35c. to 65c.; also a la carte.
Meal Service in Diner - Breakfast 50c. to $1.00; Luncheon and Dinner
90c. to $1.50; also a la carte.
No.
98—Daylight. Daily
New Streamlined, Air-Conditioned Train.
All seats on train must be reserved in advance. Passenger Agent, Porter
Service, Maid, Radio Service,
Chair Cars, Coffee Shop,
Diner, Tavern Car, Parlor Observation Car.
Meal Service in Coffee Shop - Breakfast 25c. to 45c.; Luncheon and
Dinner 35c. to 65c.; also a la carte.
Meal Service in Diner - Breakfast 50c. to $1.00; Luncheon and Dinner
90c. to $1.50; also a la carte.
Consist
Information
Contributed by Alan L. Pettet
DAYLIGHTS
Ordered June 1936
Delivered February 1937
Built by Pullman Standard
FIRST CONSIST
4411 LIMA GS-2 4-8-4
Northern Locomotive & Tender
3300 Baggage 44
Revenue seat Coach Combination
2400 48 Revenue
seat Coach
2402 Articulated 50
Revenue seat Coach
2403 Articulated 50
Revenue seat Coach
2404 Articulated 50
Revenue seat Coach
2405 Articulated 50
Revenue seat Coach
2406 Articulated 50
Revenue seat Coach
2407 Articulated 50
Revenue seat Coach
10310 24 seat Lunch
Counter 18 seat Tavern Lounge Car
10200 40 seat Dining
Car
3000 29 Revenue
seat Parlor Car with 5 seat Parlor Stateroom
2950 23 Revenue seat
Parlor 10 seat Lounge
Observation
SECOND CONSIST
4413 LIMA
GS-2 4-8-4 Northern Locomotive & Tender
3301 Baggage 44
Revenue seat Coach Combination
2401 48 Revenue
seat Coach
2408 Articulated 50
Revenue seat Coach
2409 Articulated 50
Revenue seat Coach
2410 Articulated 50
Revenue seat Coach
2411 Articulated 50
Revenue seat Coach
2412 Articulated 50
Revenue seat Coach
2413 Articulated 50
Revenue seat Coach
10311 24 seat Lunch
Counter 18 seat Tavern Lounge Car
10201 40 seat Dining
Car
3001 29 Revenue
seat Parlor Car with 5 seat Stateroom
2950 23 Revenue
seat Parlor 10 seat Lounge Observation
To combat plummeting passenger traffic on its home turf—California—the Southern Pacific turned to Pullman-Standard and the Lima Locomotive Works for its first streamliner. Pullman created a pair of luxurious 12-car trainsets, and Lima responded with the magnificent GS-2 4-8-4 locomotives (the 4449, perhaps today's best-known surviving steam locomotive, is a direct descendant of this type—a GS-4, to be exact). The final result, clad in SP designer Charles Eggleston's red, orange, and black paint scheme, did indeed live up to SP's billing as "The Most Beautiful Train in the World"—the original Daylight.
The Daylight would be a smash success. Originally inaugurated on March 21, 1937, by 1939 it would be averaging 370 passengers per trip. Needless to say, SP quickly followed up on its success with additional equipment to allow twice-daily Daylight service by January of 1940.