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Nostalgia & History > Did they take coaches to Alcatraz by barge?Date: 03/18/23 19:30 Did they take coaches to Alcatraz by barge? Author: bakersfielddave watched a program the other day from the Untouchables series with a story called the ''Big Train''
taking Capone from Atlanta to S F then barged the 2 coaches from Tiburon out to Alcatraz island as shown in a scene at the end of the show was this really done for transporting convicts, did they remain on the train whilst being taken by water out there? also in the scene where the gunfight happens it looks like the studio backlot with a real spur there, possibly Culver City hills in the background or similar location, did any film studios have spurs installed? the film is available to watch on ytube Edited 2 time(s). Last edit at 03/18/23 19:38 by bakersfielddave. Date: 03/18/23 21:06 Re: Did they take coaches to Alcatraz by barge? Author: TCnR Quite a bit more info than there was a few years ago, some interesting photos of the barge and slip at Tiburon:
https://landmarkssociety.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/Bel-Tib-94920-Jam-2020-11.pdf https://www.opensfhistory.org/osfhcrucible/2018/11/25/train-to-alcatraz-a-closer-look/ Date: 03/18/23 22:16 Re: Did they take coaches to Alcatraz by barge? Author: wp1801 very interesting.
Date: 03/18/23 23:51 Re: Did they take coaches to Alcatraz by barge? Author: bakersfielddave thanks everyone a great historical story that i never knew happened
Date: 03/19/23 07:21 Re: Did they take coaches to Alcatraz by barge? Author: atsf121 Never knew, that's super interesting! Even though I grew up in the Bay Area, it's hard to believe I've only been to the dock at Alcatraz, was on the way to Angel Island.
Nathan Date: 03/19/23 14:10 Re: Did they take coaches to Alcatraz by barge? Author: MojaveBill We learn something new every day! Thanks!
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