from American-Rails.com
The Owl was a secondary Southern Pacific train that certainly carried an appropriate name. It operated on an overnight schedule between Los Angeles and San Francisco/Oakland where it began service just prior to the 20th century.
For many years it was the railroad's only overnight run between the two cities, operating along the San Joaquin Route. However, its unique standing was short-lived with the inauguration of the all new, Lark during the early 20th century.
The Owl was normally assigned coaches only and, of course, several Pullman sleepers. During its tenor it was predominantly a heavyweight affair As ridership declined the train was slowly cutback and made its final run during the 1960s, interestingly only a few years before the SP also cancelled the once-proud Lark as well.
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