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nn_654760 viewsPhoto caption says "Montclair", but this looks like Chabot Rd overpass. 1948. Photo courtesy of Roger K. Heller
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SNRR661atchabot4340 viewsFreight motor 661 heading west at Chabot. 1946-47 Courtesy of W.T. Larkins
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SNRR661chabotfullimage3827 viewsSN 661 at Chabot - full image showing the construction. 1946-47 Courtesy of W.T. Larkins
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nn_676792 viewsIn and around Montclair ROW. Roger's 1948 Nash on the left. Photo courtesy of Roger K. Heller
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R_O_W_Temescal_Looking_West5893 viewsR.O.W. @ Temescal--Looking West.JPG
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pacrailnews3_4_72e3113 viewsDrifting westbound between Rockridge and Temescal. Pacific Rail News March 4th 1972 from the collection at the Moraga History Center
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temescal6329 viewsTrain crossing Lake Temescal. This is an unusual shot because this area was later filled in and the trestle was no longer needed. If you go to Lake Temescal now, it is a little difficult to figure out exactly where this was (at least for me).
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oakpress6_824883 viewsOakland Press - June 1982 Nothing much has changed in this picture over the past 50 years.
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2004_0229_171842AA3863 viewsThis is a view of the r.o.w. at Temescal, looking East towards Montclairl. This photo can be compared to that of the one in the newspaper article, also posted on this site. Notice that little has changed.
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Temescal_curve_with_Engine_670_Eastbound4829 viewsSteeplecab 670 rounding the curve near Temescal. The train is heading Eastbound. Photo by Wilbur C. Whittaker; Garth G. Groff collection
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nn_704515 viewsLake Temescal cut. I believe we're looking north. Photo courtesy of Roger K. Heller
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pacrailnews3_4_72d4478 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 Hwy
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SNfreight5700 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 Stashik
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nn_587493 viewsCaption of this photo says "On the through Havens", but I'm almost positive this is the trestle over Mountain Blvd in the village of Montclair. 1948 Photo courtesy of Roger K. Heller
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SN_652_over_Mountain_Blvd_color_19565558 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.
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Trestle_abutment_over_Mountain_Blvd_Montclair5799 viewsThese are the remains of the trestle over Mountain Blvd. in the Montclair District of Oakland.
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nn_573250 viewsSheperd Canyon. 1948. Photo courtesy of Roger K. Heller
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pacrailnews3_4_72h3949 viewsA train heading eastbound through Shepherd Canyon near Havens and the tunnel. Pacific Rail News issue dated March 4th 1972 from the collection at the Moraga History Center
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SN10173900 viewsSN train 12, Oakland Courtesy of John Stashik
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d283324 viewsThis is a photocopy of an image. This a great photo that shows the layout and location of the Havens station stop. Note the overgrown ROW in front of the station. You can also clearly see Shephard Canyon Rd on the right and Paso Robles as the train crosse
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00_813562 viewsHavens Station off of Sheperd Canyon Rd. 1940 Photo from Joe McTique collection
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Havens_Station_19554187 viewsA view of Havens Station, near the west portal of the tunnel.
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Havens_19553329 viewsThis is another view of Havens, looking East towards the tunnel. The street on the right is Shepard Canyon Road (then called Park). The grade crossing in the background is Paso Robles.
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pacrailnews3_4_72a3099 viewsWestbound #604 near Havens. Pacific Rail News March 4th 1972 from the collection at the Moraga History Center
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2004_0229_165327AA3300 viewsThis is a view of the Paso Robles Road/Shepard Canyon Road Intersection. The r.o.w. can be seen on the other side of the street, near the stopsign. The station was on the left side of the photo, near where the houses are now.
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2004_0229_165125AA3971 viewsThis is a view of the r.o.w. at Havens, from Paso Robles Road, looking East towards the tunnel.
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nn_685275 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. Heller
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nn_618649 viewsGreat shot of train approaching the west portal of the Oakland Hills tunnel. 1948 Photo courtesy of William T. Larkins
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snwestportal33738 viewsSN west portal in Oakland Hills.
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Summit7790 viewsThis photo was taken near the West portal of the tunnel, at the summit, looking West.
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eastporttunnel9899 viewsI've gotten a few people asking me what the east side tunnel portal looked like. This is a pretty good photo of it showing the tunnel portal and the substation which was located there. If you go to this spot now (Pinehurst just south of the hairpin turn),
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eastport100313399 viewsThe best shot I've ever seen of the east portal of the Oakland Hills tunnel. This is a Bay Area Electric Railroad Association excursion taken in January 1957. Perhaps the very last passenger train through this tunnel. Photo courtesy of Donald Duke from t
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Eastport after abandonment 195718625 viewsAmazing photo of SN at Eastport after abandonment in April 1957. This was the eastern side of the Oa
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cable36754 viewsThis location is at the east portal of the tunnel. If you go, while looking at where the tunnel portal was, you'll see a small hillside on the right. These were some mildly rusty guy wires attached to an eye bolt in the ground. If you look at the photo of
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cable24690 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 5/9/04
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cable15273 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. Metal
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