There's a push in Pacifica to restore a piece of Bay Area railroad history. Historians say it was the car was first purchased by the railroad in 1909.
The car is the last one used by the old Ocean Shore Railroad, which used to go from San Francisco to Santa Cruz, and helped establish the towns along the coastline.Mike O'Neill, who is on the board of directors of the Pacifica Historical Society, said it was discovered in a backyard in Sebastopol. He said the railroad opened up the Coast to the U.S.
"It also introduced the United States to artichokes," O'Neill said. "At one point, Pacifica grew 95% of the artichokes in the United States. Despite all the biotech, all the high tech, there is a $100 million a year industry of agriculture in San Mateo County."
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