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Show Miles from San Francisco Stations No. 72 Daylight No. 78 Shore Line Points of Interest 240 SERRANO....... 1 25 pm 3 07 pm Summit of Santa Lucia (no stop) (flag stop) Mountains. The view from here is fine and the ride down the mountain full of interest. 248 SAN LUIS OBIS- 1 53 pm 3 40 pm Approaching the city, to PO ..(operating (STOP) left is State Polytechnic (Elevation 237 feet) stop) School; to right, pyramid hill Population, 8,500. shaped like a bishop's mitre. Ho. 72.-Sandwiches Mission founded 1772. Port and short orders arc , San Luis (7 miles distant) im- served all day in the portant oil shipping point, Lunch Car. oil brought from Santa Maria and San Joaquin valleys by ripe line. Junction with Pacific Coast Railway to Arroyo Grande and Santa Maria valleys and Santa Maria and Orcutt oil fields. Morro Bay, 12 miles west, reached by highway from San Luis Obispo. 259 PISMO 2 18 pm 3 58 pm First view of ocean. Beach, (Elevation 24 feet) (no stop) (flag stop) 17 miles long, is a favorite automobile course. 262 OCEANO 2 22 pm 4 07 pm To left, Arroyo Grande (Elevation 17 feet) (no stop) (STOP) Valley where acres ol sweet peas in bloom mingle their scent with the salt tang, of the sea. 273 GUADALUPE.... 2 28 pm 4 32 pm Gateway to fertile Santa (Elevation 79 feet) (no stop) (STOP) Maria Valley-famous for Population, 1,000. lettuce, cauliflower, and other crops. Junction with Santa Maria Valley Railroad to Betteravia and Santa Maria, also with Pacific Coast Railway to Santa Maria. Leaving Guadalupe there is a splendid view of Santa Maria Valley. Large sugar factory to left is Betteravia. To left and south on mountains in distance are derricks of Orcutt Oil Field. 284 CASMALIA 2 44 pm 4 52 pm lust before reaching Cas- (Elevation 281 feet) (no stop) (flag stop) malia, oil fields and Shell Ho. 78.-Dinner is be- Products plant are seen on ing served in the left. Dining Car. prom just south of Cas- malia to Ventura, 101 miles, train follows ocean shore. Miles from San Francisco Stations No. 72 Daylight No. 78 Shore Line Points of Interest 299 SURF 3 07 pm 5 18 pm Surf station is on beach. (Elevation 47 feet) (no stop) (STOP) Magnificent panorama of mountain and seashore. Junction tor Lompoc - rapidly developing agricultural community. 307 ARLIGHT 3 20 pm 5 32 pm To right, Arguello Light- (no stop) (flag stop) house and wireless station. 321 CONCEPCION ... 3 39 PM 5 58 PM , To right, Point Concepcion (Elevation 106 feet) (no stop) (flag stop) Lighthouse. The lantern is No. 78.-Dinner is be 220feet above the waves. ing served in the Dining Santa Ynez Mountains to Car. left. Rich farming lands. Large 325 GAVIOTA 3 58 pm 6 21 pm olive and walnut groves for (Elevation 92 feet) (no stop) (STOP) which this territory is fam- 351 NAPLES 4 19 pm 6 49 pm ous. Oil from San Joaquin (Elevation 92 feet) (no stop) (STOP) Valley piped to Gaviota, and loaded on boats. 359 GOLETA 4 31 pm 7 03 pm Just beyond Goleta is seen (Elevation 38 feet) (no stop) (no stop) oldest olive grove in Southern California. 367 SANTA BAR- All year seaside resort BARA 4 45 pm 7 30 pm famed for its equable climate, (Elevation 7 feet) (no stop) (STOP) beautiful homes, gardens and Population, 30,000. hotels. Mission Santa Bar bara, founded 1786. Santa Ynez Range forms background for city. Note beautiful homes high on these hills. Across the Channel Santa Barbara Islands are seen-San Miguel, Santa Rosa, Santa Cruz and Anacapa by name. MONTECITO 4 54 pm 7 38 pm To left, Montecito Coun- (no stop) (no stop) try Club and golf course. Charming villa homes. MIRAMAR 4 55 pm 7 39 pm To right, Miramar bathing (Elevation 15 feet) (no stop) (no stop) beach. To left bungalow hotel, attractive cottages set in park. 372 SUMMERLAND.. 4 57 pm 7 40 pm To right, oil wells in the (Elevation 47 feet) (no stop) (no stop) ocean. 377 CARPINTERIA . . 5 04 pm 7 47 pm To right, bathing beach. (Elevation 7 feet) (no stop) (no stop) Sandyland. 394 VENTURA 5 33 pm 8 17 pm Ventura River, just north (Elevation 43 feet) (no stop) (STOP) of Ventura. To left at end of Population, 11,000. main street is Mission San Ho. 72.-Dinner is be- Buenaventura, founded 1782. ing served in the Diner San Rafael Mountains back five-course, family style, of town- To right, Santa Bar- bara Islands rise on horizon. Miles from San Francisco Stations No. 72 Daylight No. 78 Shore Line Points of Interest Montalvo, named after 399 MONTALVO ..... 5 40 pm 8 26 pm spanish writer ln whose novel (Elevation 90 feet) (no stop) (no stop) the name "California" first appeared, as that of a fabulous island famed for its gold and beautiful women. 404 OXNARD 5 46 pm 8 33 pm Before reaching Oxnard, (Elevation 45 feet) (no stop) (STOP) Santa Clara River is crossed. Population, 6,000. To right, beet sugar factory. Fields of sugar beets and 413 CAMARILLO 5 58 pm 8 45 pm beans. to right on a hill is (Elevation 140 feet) (no stop) (no stop) chapel of St. Mary Magda- No. 72 .-The All-Day lene donated by Juan and Lunch Car serves con- Adolfo Camarillo, pioneer tinuously at popular Spanish residents. Contains Prices. large and interesting collec- tion of heirlooms, paintings and relics of the early days of 416 SOMIS 6 02 pm 8 49 pm california. (Elevation 254 feet) (no stop) (no stop) . Walnut groves and bean fields. 423 MOORPARK. b 12 pm 9 00 pm apricot orchards, walnut (Elevation 508 feet) (no stop) (no stop) groves and bean fields 432 SIMI 6 21 pm 9 10 pm Walnut groves and apricot (Elevation 803 feet) (no stop) (no stop) orchards. 434 SANTA SUSAN A., b 27 pm 9 18 pm Rich agricultural district. (Elevation 964 feet) (no stop) (no stop) Splendid view of San Fer- 442 CHATSWORTH. . b 44 pm 9 38 pm nando Valley to right. Coun- (Elevation 925 feet) (no stop) (no stop) try is picturesque, and much of it has been used as background for moving pictures. To right, San Fernando 44b ZELZAH. 6 50 pm 9 45 pm Valley. To left, Verdugo (Elevation 803 feet) (no stop) (no stop) Hills and Sierra Madre Range. Junction with San Joaquin 459 BURBANK. ...... 7 12 pm 10 08 pm Valley line. Manufacturing (Elevation 555 feet) (no stop) (flag to center. Population, 12,000. discharge) Verdugo Hills to left, Hol- 463 GLENDALE. 7 20 pm 10 18 pm lywood, 5 miles, Pasadena, 7 (Elevation 426 feet) (no stop) (STOP) miles by auto. Twenty-five Population, 55,000. minutes after passing Glen- dale Station arrive Los Angeles Station. Train follows Los Angeles River and passes through manufacturing and wholesale district. 471 LOS ANGELES. . 7 45 pm 10 45 pm Established as a pueblo 111 (Central Station) j (Arrive) (Arrive) 1781. Los Angeles is now (Elevation 293 feet) metropolis of Southern Cali- Population, 1,100,000. fornia and one of the leading cities of the world. |