A Short Note

The landscape of which the Ocean Shore Railroad ran along, has not really changed in the forms of geography (minus the ever-changing coastline). Though when the railway came, the town of Half Moon Bay was just a mere settlement, it was formed entirely to expand upon that. Taking photos side by side from the years when the railway ran, to now [2019], it is quite noticeable that there is an influx of homes all along the coast. Massive fields of empty fields still engulf the San Mateo coastline, all the way down to Santa Cruz. 

I am in no way an experienced historian of the Ocean Shore Railroad, this blog is entirely dedicated to simply just documenting an idea; an idea that was too early for its time. Facts may be wrong in this blog, and I apologize for it. The history of the line is troubled, as much of the legal documents that covered the railway's founding, were burned when the Great 1906 Earthquake of San Francisco hit. This blog is just a sharing point for my current knowledge of what remains of the Ocean Shore Railroad, and maybe perhaps what I could learn. 

So, with all that in mind: Let's begin. 

Filling a swamp with City debris after the 1906 Quake.