{"id":1431,"date":"2015-10-30T18:43:50","date_gmt":"2015-10-30T22:43:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/smallmr.com\/wordpress\/?p=1431"},"modified":"2017-06-18T12:07:35","modified_gmt":"2017-06-18T16:07:35","slug":"layout-spotlight-str-solano","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/smallmr.com\/wordpress\/layout-spotlight-str-solano\/","title":{"rendered":"Layout Spotlight \u2013 Str Solano"},"content":{"rendered":"

As part of the Rail-Marine theme this month, we present here the model of the Steamer Solano which was present at the 2014 NMRA NCR\u00a0Division 6\u00a0Model Railroad Show & Workshop.<\/p>\n

\"Overview<\/a>
Overview of the Solano<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The Model is by Jim Turner and represents the Solano which operated across the Carquinez Strait between Benicia and Port Costa, California in the area of\u00a0San Francisco Bay.\u00a0The Solano was a very large railroad ferry built as a sidewheel paddleboat by the\u00a0Central Pacific Railroad.<\/p>\n

\"Port<\/a>
Port Costa ferry slip is also modeled<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"View<\/a>
View looking down the ramp<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"Port<\/a>
Port Costa looking from the far end toward the Solano<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The Solano was built in 1878 and operated until 1930. \u00a0She was 424 feet long and 116 feet wide. She was capable of carrying entire passenger trains or a 48-car freight train and locomotive.<\/p>\n

\"IMG_3098\"<\/a><\/p>\n

The Southern Pacific Railroad constructed a new bridge in 1930 which made the Solano obsolete. She was later\u00a0scuttled to create a breakwater in the San Joaquin River near Antioch, California. Her remains can still be seen today.<\/p>\n

\"IMG_3097\"<\/a><\/p>\n

More information on the Solano may be found at\u00a0http:\/\/cprr.org\/Museum\/Solano\/<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\"IMG_3099\"<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

As part of the Rail-Marine theme this month, we present here the model of the Steamer Solano which was present at the 2014 NMRA NCR\u00a0Division…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1435,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[28],"tags":[46,36],"class_list":["post-1431","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-layout-spotlight","tag-featured","tag-october-2015","wpcat-28-id"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/smallmr.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/IMG_3096.jpg","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p4e6yk-n5","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":1229,"url":"https:\/\/smallmr.com\/wordpress\/layout-spotlight-will-county-model-railroad-association-wcmrra\/","url_meta":{"origin":1431,"position":0},"title":"Layout Spotlight – Will County Model Railroad Association (WCMRRA)","author":"Marshall Stull","date":"June 9, 2015","format":false,"excerpt":"On a recent trip to Chicago for business, I managed to get time to visit the Will County Model Railroad Association (WCMRRA). 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