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save00135974 viewsSpecial at B line Underhills station. J.G.Graham Collection Courtesy of the Oakland History Room13 comments
Meinert_Junction_for_Walwood_Branch.jpg
Meinert_Junction_for_Walwood_Branch5926 viewsThis junction is at Meinert, about halfway between Concord and Walnut Creek. The track leading to the left is the remains of the Walwood Branch, long abandoned by the time this picture was taken. Photo from the SN Online website.24 comments
nn_93.jpg
nn_935925 viewsBroadway and Shafter at Anthony Wayne Chabot Grammer School. 1948 Photo courtesy of Roger K. Heller33 comments
RRcaratChabot.jpg
RRcaratChabot5917 viewsJune 1941 photo of the GSTHS car at Chabot. Courtesy of W.T. Larkins9 comments
USGS.jpg
USGS5869 viewsThe FULL SIZE image is 1.2 megabytes. Dialups will have a wait.This is a fantastic re-make of the map that was originally put together by Steven R. Mix in 1999. The re-make was done by Lee Donehower in 2002 with the help of Steven Mix. Lee was extremely g2 comments
richmondunderpass.jpg
richmondunderpass5841 viewsCar #38 at new SP underpass for MacDonald Ave Richmond, 1907. J.G.Graham Collection Courtesy of the Oakland History Room1 comments
R_O_W_Temescal_Looking_West.jpg
R_O_W_Temescal_Looking_West5778 viewsR.O.W. @ Temescal--Looking West.JPG4 comments
Trestle_abutment_over_Mountain_Blvd_Montclair.jpg
Trestle_abutment_over_Mountain_Blvd_Montclair5696 viewsThese are the remains of the trestle over Mountain Blvd. in the Montclair District of Oakland.1 comments
SNRR404oaklandyard.jpg
SNRR404oaklandyard5640 viewsSN 404 at the Oakland Key(?)Yard. Courtesy of W.T. Larkins1 comments
save0015.jpg
save00155632 views#271 special car in cut between Broadway and Piedmont station on C line. Note block signal for single track use. J.G.Graham Collection Courtesy of the Oakland History Room1 comments
trib12_1_57.jpg
trib12_1_575620 viewsOakland Tribune December 1st, 1957 SN tombstones.2 comments
nn_3.jpg
nn_35601 viewsLeaving Moraga. Heading west. 1948. There is a mix-up on who took this photo. I'm working on resolving it, but at this point it looks like it's either Roger K. Heller or William T. Larkins.19 comments
stepdetail.jpg
stepdetail5600 views# 575 on the F line stored between runs at tower #2. Platform detail. Note valve next to ventilator, IFA signal is run by an arm drops and trips this valve throwing train into emergency. Has to be manually reset. J.G.Graham Collection Courtesy of the Oa3 comments
Key129.jpg
Key1295591 viewsA westbound Key System "E" train at 55th & Shattuck, Oakland. Courtesy of John Stashik12 comments
SNfreight.jpg
SNfreight5549 viewsSN motors 660 and 661 lead a westward freight through the Montclair district in Oakland. This is just west of the bridge across Mountain Blvd. (the street shown in the background). Courtesy of John Stashik8 comments
41st_and_Shafter.jpg
41st_and_Shafter5545 views41st and Shafter today1 comments
2004_0313_172008AA.jpg
2004_0313_172008AA5542 viewsWest Pittsburg Wye, viewed from near Mallard. The track to the left went to Pittsburg. The track to the right was the mainline to Port Chicago.1 comments
SNRR440streetcrossing.jpg
SNRR440streetcrossing5482 viewsSN 440 crossing 40th and Shafter. Courtesy of W.T. Larkins7 comments
SN644.jpg
SN6445463 viewsSN motor 644. This may be in Oakland. Courtesy of John Stashik3 comments
SN_652_over_Mountain_Blvd_color_1956.jpg
SN_652_over_Mountain_Blvd_color_19565454 viewsThis is a color photo of SN 652 passing over Mountain Blvd. in the Montclair District of Oakland, shortly before abandonment (1956). It was posted on the Yahoo! SN group site and has been pasted here.1 comments
SNRRshafterncollege.jpg
SNRRshafterncollege5436 viewsShafter and College Avenues 1946 Courtesy of W.T. Larkins16 comments
41stsanpablo.jpg
41stsanpablo5340 viewsSN locomotive at 41st and San Pablo next to the still standing former Bank of America building. J.G.Graham Collection Courtesy of the Oakland History Room15 comments
3_G.jpg
3_G5334 viewsWall deatil above mens room door, main waiting area. Photo by Evan8 comments
Sacramento_Northern_North_6th_Street_Concord_025.jpg
Sacramento_Northern_North_6th_Street_Concord_0255310 viewsThis is the North 6th Street crossing in Concord, as it appeared in the early 1970's. By that time, very little traffic traveled on the line, and it was soon removed back to Clyde. BART now crosses under this same location.9 comments
Key152_E.jpg
Key152_E5283 viewsDomingo Ave. bound "E" train on 55th at Vicente St., Oakland in Sept. 1956. Telegraph Ave. is the intersection in the background. John Stashik Collection4 comments
23_G.jpg
23_G5266 viewsSecond shot. Old SP cars in WRM boneyard Photo by Evan12 comments
26thSt_spanwire.jpg
26thSt_spanwire5265 viewsRemnants of the past in West Oakland.1 comments
Key687.jpg
Key6875220 viewsDescending the hill from Grand Avenue on the C-Piedmont line is Key System 687. Courtesy of John Stashik7 comments
SN_yard_Sanborn_Map.jpg
SN_yard_Sanborn_Map5210 viewsThis is a 1951 Sanborn map of the 40th and Shafter yard. Great detail. Full size image is almost 3 megabytes.
Key175_F.jpg
Key175_F5208 views"F" train at Solano & The Alameda, Berkeley, September 1956. John Stashik Collection6 comments
Key155.jpg
Key1555192 viewsKey System, A-line, Oakland Courtesy of John Stashik
cable1.jpg
cable15161 viewsYet another cable. We decided to go down here with a metal detector trying to find any trace of the past. We actually climbed the hillside where the portal was almost to the top. It was quite difficult, but no trace of anything but bottles and cans. Metal9 comments
nn_68.jpg
nn_685157 viewsPhoto caption says Temescal cut, but I'm not so sure that's right. I can't picture where this is. 1948. Photo courtesy of Roger K. Heller14 comments
Key925_2_7thCedar.jpg
Key925_2_7thCedar5105 viewsKSTL car at 7th & Cedar, Oakland, 1948. John Stashik Collection6 comments
rockspur.jpg
rockspur4959 viewsSN view looking east into Rockridge in Berkeley Hills. SN ran many picnic trains into this siding as there was a creek and picnic facilities. Date unknown. J.G. Graham Collection9 comments
westernarc7_17_4.jpg
westernarc7_17_44926 viewsWestern Architect Magazine July 1917 Platform and outline drawings of 16th St SP station.2 comments
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