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bidwellsn1740 viewsSN Bidwell parlour car on an excursion at SN Depot in Sacramento. Now a market. Date unknown. J.G. Graham CollectionMay 09, 2009
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2004_0313_172008AA4754 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 commentsMay 09, 2009
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2004_0313_170931AA1787 viewsThis is an original SN cattleguard near West Pittsburg, just after the subway. Note the rails are still intact.May 09, 2009
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2004_0313_171435AA1874 viewsSwitchstand for West Pittsburg Wye.1 commentsMay 09, 2009
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2004_0313_164859AA1880 viewsAfter passing MacAvoy Road grade crossing, this is the approach to the subway under the BNSF (ex ATSF) and UP (ex SP) in West Pittsburg. Surprisingly, all of the rails are still intact! The track on the right is not SN related. It is a storage track th3 commentsMay 09, 2009
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2004_0313_164335AA1980 viewsSame location as the previous photo, but on a much clearer day! If you look carefully, you can see the rails in the bottom of the cut.2 commentsMay 09, 2009
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2004_0229_171842AA3001 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.May 09, 2009
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2004_0229_165327AA2357 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.May 09, 2009
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2004_0313_164405AA1920 viewsWest Pittsburg Subway.1 commentsMay 09, 2009
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2004_0229_165125AA3023 viewsThis is a view of the r.o.w. at Havens, from Paso Robles Road, looking East towards the tunnel.3 commentsMay 09, 2009
40th_Shafter_Streets_Location_of_Yard_Looking_South.jpg
40th_Shafter_Streets_Location_of_Yard_Looking_South20253 viewsThis is how 40th & Shafter looks today. The yard was on the left where the fence is, the tower was where the burned out building is on the right.34 commentsMay 09, 2009
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00_812631 viewsHavens Station off of Sheperd Canyon Rd. 1940 Photo from Joe McTique collection2 commentsMay 09, 2009
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00_282764 viewsTrain 27 at the east end of Redwood Canyon heading west towards Pinehurst. This is the Canyon Rd overpass. Pittsburg-SF local. June 1941. See what this spot looks like now. Click here PhMay 09, 2009
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41stsanpablo23758 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 commentsMay 09, 2009
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41st_and_Shafter4725 views41st and Shafter today1 commentsMay 09, 2009
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41stsanpablo4326 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 commentsMay 09, 2009
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00_273032 viewsTrain 27. Last revenue passenger train to run over the line. 7-12-41. First station built by local residents to replace flag stop. Note unique design compared to other SN structures. Photo courtesy of Vernon Sappers2 commentsMay 09, 2009
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40th_and_Shafter3439 views40th and Shafter todayMay 09, 2009
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00_802729 viewsSt. Mary's College station (aka SMC) 6-8-41. St Mary's Rd overpass in background. Click here to see a similar photo 60+ years later. Photo from Joe McTique collection1 commentsMay 09, 2009
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00_772119 viewsSt Marys College 6-8-41. One of the last passenger trains shown here. Local making the following stops: Sequoia, Canyon, Pinehurst, Valle Vista, Moraga, SMC, Burton, Glenside, West Lafayette, Lafayette. Photo from Joe McTique collection00-77May 09, 2009
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40thshafter3705 viewsSN 40th and Shafter yards. Oakland, CA. Date unknown. J.G. Graham CollectionMay 09, 2009
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SN_yard_Sanborn_Map4444 viewsThis is a 1951 Sanborn map of the 40th and Shafter yard. Great detail. Full size image is almost 3 megabytes.May 09, 2009
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unk22915 viewsRail Officials Say Little Chance to Revive Old Line. April 27th, 1957. Newspaper unknown. Courtesy of the Moraga History CenterMay 09, 2009
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trib12_1_574630 viewsOakland Tribune December 1st, 1957 SN tombstones.2 commentsMay 09, 2009
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snknave_0012600 viewsAnother informative article about the first and last train on the OA&E/SN. You will need to view the full sized pic to read the article. There is also one line of text missing from the splices of this scan which is as follows. Column 1 after &quoMay 09, 2009
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unk11455 viewsGroups Press for Passenger Line on Sact. Northern. Date and Newspaper unknown. Probably mid 1957. Courtesy of the Moraga History CenterMay 09, 2009
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snrrmontclarion_0011757 viewsA surprisingly detailed account of the SN in this area. You'll need to view the full size pic (250,000 bytes) to be to read it. Montclarion 10/4/1994May 09, 2009
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trib2_26_571420 viewsOakland Tribune Feb 26, 1957 Freight service to end between Oakland and West Lafayette.May 09, 2009
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trib1_20_971865 viewsOakland Tribune Jan 1, 1997 Danville branch of the OA&E (sorry its a little hard to read).10 commentsMay 09, 2009
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SN_Waterfront_Map_Sacramento3350 viewsThis is a map of all SN rail lines and spurs on the Sacramento waterfront. The map is from the Yahoo! SN group.May 09, 2009
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tix21433 viewsTicket from SN date between 1923 and 1925. Looks like it covered the northern part of the line. Courtesy of the Moraga History CenterMay 09, 2009
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Sacramento_RR_Map_19582215 viewsThis is a map of all rail lines in and around the Sacramento area, circa 1958. The map came from the Yahoo! SN group.1 commentsMay 09, 2009
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tix11666 viewsTicket from SN date between 1938 and 1942. Courtesy of the Moraga History Center3 commentsMay 09, 2009
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claremont8_19_601828 viewsClaremont Press Aug 19th, 1960 Historic Shafter route1 commentsMay 09, 2009
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8_6_691877 viewsCanyon Bridge Coming Down. The Midweek Sun. August 6th, 1969. Click on large image to view an even larger size. About 250k. Moraga History Center2 commentsMay 09, 2009
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notice6_17_411773 viewsJune 17th, 1941 notice was given that almost all passenger service would end.1 commentsMay 09, 2009
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