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pacrailnews3_4_72b.jpg
pacrailnews3_4_72b4642 viewsSN #442 at 40th and Shafter shops. Pacific Rail News March 4th 1972 from the collection at the Moraga History Center1 comments
ferry_point_Apr60.jpg
ferry_point_Apr604592 viewsSanta Fe Railway at Ferry Point in Richmond. April 1960 Courtesy of John Stashik5 comments
41stsanpablo2.jpg
41stsanpablo24584 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 Room3 comments
Temescal_curve_with_Engine_670_Eastbound.jpg
Temescal_curve_with_Engine_670_Eastbound4529 viewsSteeplecab 670 rounding the curve near Temescal. The train is heading Eastbound. Photo by Wilbur C. Whittaker; Garth G. Groff collection
SN_Switchstand_2_for_Mallard_ferry_approach.jpg
SN_Switchstand_2_for_Mallard_ferry_approach4527 viewsThis is the second switch at West Pittsburg. It leads to a passing track on the West leg of the Wye.
SNyard.jpg
SNyard4507 viewsNear 40th & Shafter in Oakland. The houses on the left are on the north side of 41st St. east of Shafter. That's Shafter in the foreground. Courtesy of John Stashik
oakpress6_82.jpg
oakpress6_824506 viewsOakland Press - June 1982 Nothing much has changed in this picture over the past 50 years.1 comments
stmarys4.jpg
stmarys44457 viewsEntrance to St Mary's College in Moraga with a small inset of same exact view when SN trains ran through. There is no trace of the ROW on or near this road. If you go off just a bit to the left, the ROW begins in kind of a weird jungle like atmosphere. Se8 comments
R_O_W_Pittsburg_Looking_West.jpg
R_O_W_Pittsburg_Looking_West4418 viewsThis is a view of the r.o.w. in Pittsburg, looking West towards West Pittsburg. The track was where the sidewalk is now.1 comments
20_G.jpg
20_G4415 viewsOld SP heavy electrics at the WRM. I always thought the tree window models looked like some sort of spacecraft. Photo by Evan4 comments
exKey_Argentina_1361.jpg
exKey_Argentina_13614406 viewsex-Key System unit in Argentina, 1963 Courtesy of John Stashik10 comments
22_G.jpg
22_G4391 viewsFountain/Snack bar area, Main Waiting room. Photo by Evan
pacrailnews3_4_72c.jpg
pacrailnews3_4_72c4373 viewsSN 604 heading west down Shafter Ave. Pacific Rail News March 4th 1972 from the collection at the Moraga History Center1 comments
nn_65.jpg
nn_654367 viewsPhoto caption says "Montclair", but this looks like Chabot Rd overpass. 1948. Photo courtesy of Roger K. Heller2 comments
Key175_A.jpg
Key175_A4355 viewsJuly 1956 at 12th & Oak Sts., in Oakland, terminal for the "A" line. Alameda County Courthouse in background. John Stashik Collection1 comments
2004_0313_172713AA.jpg
2004_0313_172713AA4347 viewsA view through the fence, where the Mallard ferry slip once was.
Trestle_Remnants_Near_Montezuma.jpg
Trestle_Remnants_Near_Montezuma4344 viewsThese are the trestle remains on the r.o.w. near Montezuma. The remains of the drawbridge at Dutton can be seen in the background.3 comments
Shafter_Street_40th_Street_Looking_Northeast.jpg
Shafter_Street_40th_Street_Looking_Northeast4334 viewsThis is a view up Shafter Street, from 40th. The track ran along the left side of the street.1 comments
cable2.jpg
cable24313 viewsAnother guy wire. This one had no rust on it whatsoever. This shot is on top of the little hillside looking right down at where the tracks would emerge from the tunnel. Photo Sam Lewit on 5/9/046 comments
40thshafter.jpg
40thshafter4299 viewsSN 40th and Shafter yards. Oakland, CA. Date unknown. J.G. Graham Collection
stockton_fairmount2.jpg
stockton_fairmount24278 viewsSanta Fe in El Cerrito, Stockton to Fairmount Aves. Courtesy of Tom Panas
Shiloh_Road_Facing_Molena.jpg
Shiloh_Road_Facing_Molena4270 viewsThis is the Shiloh Road safety stop for the Western Railway Museum, looking West towards Molena.4 comments
12_G.jpg
12_G4251 viewsClose up of stonework detail out front. Photo by Evan26 comments
4_19_24.jpg
4_19_244241 viewsPostmark from Sequoya. This was a stop on the Sacramento Northern in Canyon. Date 4-19-24. Courtesy of Moraga History Center
sppano.jpg
sppano4182 viewsI took three of Evan's photos and crudely turned them into a panoramic of the front of the SP 16th Street station.[Sam] Photo by Evan2 comments
Redwood_Tunnel_East_Portal_2.jpg
4127 views2 comments
Tower1.jpg
Tower14120 viewsBridge Rly. San Francisco interlocking tower. This controlled Key System, IER and SN train movements. Photo probably taken 1939. Courtesy of John Stashik1 comments
Sacramento_Tower_Bridge_1935_Westbound.gif
Sacramento_Tower_Bridge_1935_Westbound4110 viewsThis is the East end of the Tower Bridge, as it appeared for its opening in 1935. Note the SP Walnut Grove branch crossing in the foreground. This interlocking was controlled by a flagman.1 comments
portablesub.jpg
portablesub4109 viewsSN portable sub-station near Marysville. Date unknown. J.G. Graham Collection4 comments
nn_70.jpg
nn_704108 viewsLake Temescal cut. I believe we're looking north. Photo courtesy of Roger K. Heller16 comments
nn_27.jpg
nn_274091 viewsGreat (aerial?) photo of ferry Ramon at the landing in the straits. 1948. Photo courtesy of Roger K. Heller8 comments
SN_144_at_Reed_CA_1963.jpg
SN 44-tonner at Reed4079 viewsSN 44-tonner at Reed, 1963. Photo by John Harder. Thanks to Key Route Ken for supplying the image.6 comments
pacrailnews3_4_72d.jpg
pacrailnews3_4_72d4065 viewsGreat shot of Thornhill overpass at Moraga Rd in Oakland. I go by this spot almost every day. The trestle and concrete piers are gone, but you can still see the grade on the right side. The grade on the left has been leveled and is now the onramp for Hwy7 comments
SPpass.jpg
SPpass4063 viewsSouthern Pacific employee pass 1937-39 for Mrs. Clayton E. Ward. Courtesy of John Stashik11 comments
Subway_Undercrossing_Approach_Track_McAvoy_Road.jpg
Subway_Undercrossing_Approach_Track_McAvoy_Road4062 viewsThis is the approach track to the West Pittsburg Subway. The photo was taken from MacAvoy Road. Note the newly installed concrete crossing.2 comments
Key187.jpg
Key1874056 viewsKey System "C" train lays over the Oakland Ave. and Latham Sts. in Piedmont, the end of the line. Courtesy of John Stashik1 comments
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