Sacramento Northern 1005
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| Former operator | Sacramento Northern |
|---|---|
| Service | Passenger |
| System | Interurban |
| Propulsion | Electric |
| Manufacturer | Holman Car Company |
| Date of manufacture | 1912 |
| Core operating collection | Yes |
| Representative interpretive collection | Yes |
| Ran to Rio Vista Junction | Yes |
| Track space occupancy | 5858 ft <br />696 in <br />19.333 yd <br />17.678 m <br /> ft |
| Cosmetic condition | Excellent |
| Operational status | Operational |
| Service ability | Full |
| Best operated in | Any"Any" is not in the list (Warm, All, Cool) of allowed values for the "Best operational weather" property. temperatures |
| Wheel profile | Railroad |
| Current role at WRM | Car in special event train |
| Place | Track | Spot |
|---|---|---|
| Car House 3 | 34 | 1 |
| With | From | To |
|---|---|---|
| Oakland, Antioch, and Eastern | 1913 | 1920 |
| San Francisco-Sacramento | 1920 | 1928 |
| Sacramento Northern | 1928 | 1941 |
| Key System | 1944-03-16 | 1949-06 |
Sacramento Northern 1005 is an interurban passenger car with baggage compartment. It is a fairly typical self-propelled electric interurban coach, and in many respects resembles equipment in operation on the suburban services of steam railroads. For over half a century, the 1005 has been considered an important piece of the Bay Area Electric Railroad Association's collection, starting when it was acquired on May 18, 1951. In April 1953 and June 1962, the car was damaged in switching accidents occurring when the car was improperly handled in the middle of freight trains. The latter of those accidents put the car out of service until a restoration project was started in 1999. Now, the car is on display in Car House 3 at the Western Railway Museum, and is often used on special events in a three-car train made up of SN 1005 as the motor, OA&E 1020 as a coach car in the middle, and SL&U 751 as a parlor car and control trailer in the rear.
SN 1005 was originally operated by the Oakland, Antioch and Eastern railway and then by its successors in passenger service, first between Oakland and Sacramento and then past Sacramento to Yuba City, Marysville, and Chico over the tracks of the Northern Electric. In the late 1930s, some Sacramento Northern cars underwent modification to allow them to operate on the Bridge Railway over the Bay Bridge. This included the installation of automatic train control equipment. In order to pay for these modifications, SN 1005 and some of its sister cars were deeded to the California Toll Bridge Authority.