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
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.