One more timetable in the Union Pacific 1957 Summer Tours series, this time for the "C" deluxe California tour. After their one-night stopover at the Ahwahnee Hotel in Yosemite Valley and sightseeing tour through the national park, the tour group returned to Fresno where their sleeping cars were awaiting their arrival at 10:00 p.m.  It meant a slightly longer motor bus ride; unlike the San Joaquin Daylight used by the "BC" (Bargain California) tour group the Owl did not stop in closer Merced. As well, Merced may have lacked space and facilities to park sleepers overnight and attach them to a different train in the wee hours. The "C" group would arrive in Berkeley at seven and would have breakfast at the Hotel Claremont in the Berkeley Hills. After a motor bus crossing of the Bay Bridge and sightseeing tour of San Francisco, the group would overnight at the Fairmont Hotel in San Francisco with a morning of free time for exploration and shopping before their afternoon departure for Chicago in Pullman cars aboard the City of San Francisco.


From the pages of the Official Guide, July 1957

Southern Pacific Lines herald

The Owl

Southern Pacific Lines
April 28, 1957

58 Train Number 57
Daily Miles Services Daily
8 40P Dp 0 San Francisco, CA (Ferry Bldg.) (PT) C R Ar 8 10A
9 00P Ar 4 Oakland Pier, CA (Ferry) C Dp 7 50A
9 15P Dp 4 Oakland Pier, CA C Ar 7 25A
9 24P 6 Oakland, CA (16th St.) C R 7 12A
9 33P 9 Berkeley, CA (University Ave.) C 7 00A
9 45P 15 Richmond, CA C 6 44A
10 08P 29 Crockett, CA (Vallejo) C 6 21A
DF10 12P 31 Port Costa, CA RF 6 11A
10 18P Ar 35 Martinez, CA (Benicia) C Dp 6 05A
10 28P Dp Ar 6 00A
10 44P 49 Pittsburg, CA C 5 42A
F11 07P 62 Brentwood, CA (Diablo Valley) F
11 35P Ar 82 Tracy, CA C Dp 5 00A
11 45P Dp Ar 4 45A
F12 13A 107 Patterson, CA C F 4 16A
F12 24A 119 Newman, CA C F 4 05A
F12 28A 123 Gustine, CA C F 4 00A
12 50A 140 Los Banos, CA C 3 43A
F 1 04A 143 Dos Palos, CA C F 3 23A
F 1 18A 166 Firebaugh, CA C F 3 09A
F 1 27A 174 Mendota, CA C F 3 00A
F 1 50A 193 Kerman, CA C F 2 40A
2 20A Ar 208 Fresno, CA C R Dp 2 20A
2 40A Dp Ar 1 55A
F 3 02A 224 Selma, CA C F 1 30A
F 3 09A 229 Kingsburg, CA C F 1 22A
3 48A 253 Tulare, CA C 12 35A
4 20A 284 Delano, CA C 12 05A
4 57A Ar 316 Bakersfield, CA C R Dp 11 30P
5 07A Dp Ar 11 20P
5 41A 338 Caliente, CA
6 50A 363 Tehachapi, CA (The Loop) C 9 47P
7 30A 383 Mojave, CA C 9 06P
8 02A 408 Lancaster, CA C 8 32P
F 417 Palmdale, CA C F
F 9 37A 453 Saugus, CA C
10 04A 464 San Fernando, CA C 6 46P
DF 475 Burbank, CA C RF
10 30A 480 Glendale, CA C R 6 20P
10 50A Ar 485 Los Angeles, CA (Union Station) (PT) C R Dp 6 00P

Train 58 (San Francisco-Los Angeles): 31 stops; 14:10; 34.2 MPHTrain 57 (Los Angeles-San Francisco): 28 stops; 14:10; 34.2 MPH


Southern Pacific

BETWEEN LOS ANGELES AND SAN FRANCISCO-PORTLAND.
SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY LINE


★ Regularly assigned cars are air-conditioned.
No. 57—Owl. Daily.

Full Lounge Car...Los Angeles to San Francisco.

Standard Sleeping Cars...Los Angeles to San Francisco. (Sections, Roomettes, Bedrooms.)

Hamburger Grill Car...Los Angeles to San Francisco.

Chair Cars...Los Angeles to San Francisco. Pillow service available at nominal charge.

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No. 58—Owl. Daily.
Full Lounge Car...San Francisco to Los Angeles.
Standard Sleeping Cars...San Francisco to Los Angeles. (Sections, Roomettes, Bedrooms.)
Hamburger Grill Car...San Francisco to Los Angeles.
Chair Cars...San Francisco to Los Angeles. Pillow service available at nominal charge.
Tickets Honored—Ask Agents.