Del Monte (train)
The Del Monte was a passenger train operated by the Southern Pacific Railroad between San Francisco and Monterey, California. It ran from 1889 to 1971. History 19th century Southern Pacific asserts that the named Del Monte service began in 1889, first appearing on a timetable as the Del Monte Limited. It replaced an apparently unnamed service (maybe known colloquially as The Daisy) which had operated on a similar schedule when Southern Pacific opened their Hotel Del Monte in 1880. The 1889 schedule showed train number 13 leaving San Francisco at 2:30 PM and reaching Monterey at 5:30. The return trip train number 12 left Monterey at 8 AM to reach San Francisco at 11:15. 20th century Early records of Del Monte service may have been lost in the 1906 San Francisco fire. Trains were rerouted to the Bayshore Cutoff some time after its completion in 1907. A sleeping car operated briefly over the route beginning in 1926. After World War II a P-6 class 4-6-2 pulled a mail car, three or four coaches, a news-agent coach serving light snacks, and a parlor car. The parlor car was named Oliver Millet in 1947 when Millet retired after working 32 years as