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pillowblock2897 viewsOn the bunker. This metal piece looks a lot like the base of a pillow block to me.
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oldrail3246 viewsThis was an old piece of rail I found off the side of the trail. I don't know my guages, but you can see the scale with my GPS (about the size of a cell phone) right next to it.
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rrties18918 viewsEvidence of the railroad ties are barely visible in the ripples in the middle of the trail.
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USGS4955 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 g
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OTR2751 viewsOakland Terminal Railway power in February 2001. Courtesy of John Stashik
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rrties22503 viewsThere are a small handful of areas where you can barely see the wooden ties. This portion of the railroad is not dated on either the Lee Donehower or Steven Mix maps. But the other portions of railway lines were apparently built right around the turn of t
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USGS4955 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 gMay 09, 2009
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Xsign_26th2905 viewsX marks the spot.May 09, 2009
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5_7_492761 viewsOakland Tribune May 7th, 1949 Describing first transcontinental train into Oakland.May 09, 2009
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WPvs9872591 viewsWP train collision with Key streetcar in East Oakland. John Stashik CollectionMay 09, 2009
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tunnelrd11804 viewsNot quite rail related, but still interesting. The old Oakland hills auto tunnel before the Caldecott's were built.May 09, 2009
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wheelwell5425 viewsThis is a view of what is being called the concrete bunker. According to the maps, this was the upper portion of a cable tram which traversed down to about the middle of where Hwy 13 is now. On the right side was a conveyor tram which went down to over HwMay 09, 2009
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