Shasta Daylight

Shasta Daylight
The train west of Mount Shasta
Overview
Service typeInter-city rail
StatusDiscontinued
LocaleWestern United States
First service1949
Last service1967
Former operator(s)Southern Pacific Railroad
Route
TerminiPortland, Oregon
Oakland, California
Distance travelled712 miles (1,146 km)
Service frequencyDaily (1952)
Train number(s)Southbound: 9
Northbound: 10
On-board services
Seating arrangementsChair cars
Catering facilitiesDiner; tavern-refreshment car; coffee shop car (1952)
Observation facilitiesParlor-observation car
Technical
Track gauge4 ft 8+12 in (1,435 mm)
Route map
Portland Union Station
Salem
Albany
Eugene
Klamath Falls
Dunsmuir
Redding
Gerber
Davis
Martinez
Berkeley
Oakland (16th Street)
Oakland Pier

The Shasta Daylight was a Southern Pacific Railroad passenger train between Oakland Pier in Oakland, California, and Portland, Oregon. It started on July 10, 1949, and was SP's third "Daylight" streamliner; it had a fast 15-hour-30-minute schedule in either direction for the 713-mile (1,147 km) trip through some of the most beautiful mountain scenery of any train in North America. The Shasta Daylight replaced heavyweight trains on the same route that had taken nearly a day and night to complete the run. The Shasta Daylight was the first diesel powered Daylight and the only Daylight to run beyond California. The scenic route of the Shasta Daylight passed its namesake Mount Shasta in daylight hours.