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Key118_12_Bway.jpg
Key118_12_Bway3838 viewsEastbound "A" train crosses Broadway on 12th St. in downtown Oakland. April 15, 1958. John Stashik Collection2 comments
nn_27.jpg
nn_273818 viewsGreat (aerial?) photo of ferry Ramon at the landing in the straits. 1948. Photo courtesy of Roger K. Heller8 comments
pacrailnews3_4_72d.jpg
pacrailnews3_4_72d3809 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
Mallard_ferry_landing_approach_track_Looking_Northeast.jpg
Mallard_ferry_landing_approach_track_Looking_Northeast3804 viewsThis is the approach track to the ferry slip at Mallard. Because the ferry slip burned, the tracks do not continue much further than this point.7 comments
SN_144_at_Reed_CA_1963.jpg
SN 44-tonner at Reed3771 viewsSN 44-tonner at Reed, 1963. Photo by John Harder. Thanks to Key Route Ken for supplying the image.6 comments
SNRRferryRamon.jpg
SNRRferryRamon3770 viewsSN Ferry Ramon leaving the pier at Mallard. 1946-47 Courtesy of W.T. Larkins6 comments
24_G.jpg
24_G3718 viewsUpper platform, looking south Photo by Evan
21_G.jpg
21_G3714 viewsAnother interior shot of the Main waiting area. Photo by Evan4 comments
SNRR661atchabot.jpg
SNRR661atchabot3714 viewsFreight motor 661 heading west at Chabot. 1946-47 Courtesy of W.T. Larkins2 comments
Key_PopJunc.jpg
Key_PopJunc3680 viewsPoplar Junct., Oakland. Key shuttle car from 12th St. meets a 22nd St. line train bound for the pier. John Stashik Collection3 comments
Oakland_16th_Street.jpg
Oakland_16th_Street3679 views16th Street Station as of 8/2/2003. Elevated structures are still in place, but the tracks have long since been removed.3 comments
SN_Waterfront_Map_Sacramento.jpg
SN_Waterfront_Map_Sacramento3679 viewsThis is a map of all SN rail lines and spurs on the Sacramento waterfront. The map is from the Yahoo! SN group.
oldrail.jpg
oldrail3665 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.2 comments
ecS.jpg
ecS3655 viewsEl Cerrito, southern part. Shows Santa Fe line with customers and spurs. Line was abandoned May 1979; most of the spurs were gone long before that. Courtesy of Tom Panas3 comments
Havens_Station_1955.jpg
Havens_Station_19553654 viewsA view of Havens Station, near the west portal of the tunnel.15 comments
Key172.jpg
Key1723651 viewsKey System, F-line, Berkeley Courtesy of John Stashik2 comments
snsubstation.jpg
snsubstation3650 viewsSN substation right at east portal tunnel in the Oakland/Canyon hills.6 comments
table_5_1_28.jpg
table_5_1_283647 viewstable.5.1.28 Courtesy of John Stashik
LSI.jpg
LSI3611 viewsAt 65th St. in Emeryville, this is the look of the former Red Train route just a few years ago. The cars are spotted at the LSI plant. A hopper car is rare here, usually just corn syrup tanks. Although most of the tracks still exist as of this date (12/7/7 comments
SPpass.jpg
SPpass3602 viewsSouthern Pacific employee pass 1937-39 for Mrs. Clayton E. Ward. Courtesy of John Stashik11 comments
SN_40th_Shafter_1957.jpg
Demolition of 40th & Shafter Yards3598 viewsSacramento Northern's 40th & Shafter yard in Oakland, Califr being torn down, 1957. View faces 40th & Opal Streets. John Harder photo. Thanks to Key Route Ken for sending me this great shot19 comments
marker.jpg
marker3589 viewsFor so few remnants of the SN, I was excited to see this. I don't know what it was, but it looks like some kind of mileage marker or something. The top has a bevel so it appears that this was the correct height. The top is roughly 2 feet above the roadbed3 comments
westernarc7_17_2.jpg
westernarc7_17_23586 viewsWestern Architect Magazine July 1917 16th St. SP station.4 comments
00_27.jpg
00_273581 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 comments
Sacramento_Northern_Ohmer_Flagstop_016.jpg
Sacramento_Northern_Ohmer_Flagstop_0163568 viewsThis is the Ohmer flagstop, located near the present North Concord BART station. This point is roughly half-way between Concord and Clyde.17 comments
Clarksburg_Branch_Babel_Slough_Road_facing_Sacramento.jpg
Clarksburg_Branch_Babel_Slough_Road_facing_Sacramento3536 viewsA view of the Babel Slough Rd. grade crossing, facing towards Riverview.1 comments
18_G.jpg
18_G3521 viewsLower main line platform looking south. Photo by Evan
ecN.jpg
ecN3518 viewsEl Cerrito, northern part. Blue lines show tracks; pink notes rail customers. The Oakland line was abandoned in May 1979; most of the spurs were long gone before that. Courtesy of Tom Pana
SN_Crossbuck_Canyon.jpg
SN_Crossbuck_Canyon3516 viewsThis is a replica of a crossbuck that once stood at this location in Clyde. At the foot of the crossbuck is the base of a wig-wag signal which used to stand here.4 comments
Sacramento_Northern_Concord_Station_2_021.jpg
Sacramento_Northern_Concord_Station_2_0213488 viewsThis is a view of the station platform at Concord.
Keypass.jpg
Keypass3477 viewsKey System pass, 1941. Courtesy of John Stashik
schmidt2.jpg
schmidt23450 viewsSanta Fe in El Cerrito; Schmidt Lane area Courtesy of Tom Panas9 comments
railrebar.jpg
railrebar3437 viewsIn a few places it looked like some of the rail was used as concrete reinforcement. All the rail I found on my hike today was different guages. This one here was very small. I'd say about the same size as the rail used at the Tilden Steam trains!1 comments
SN_Switchstand_1_for_Mallard_ferry_approach.jpg
SN_Switchstand_1_for_Mallard_ferry_approach3430 viewsOriginal SN switchstand still standing at West Pittsburg. This switch leads to the side storage track.4 comments
LSI_lead.jpg
LSI_lead3422 viewsLong ago this was the Ninth Street Red Train route. Up until a few years ago this was the lead to LSI in Emeryville. Scene looking east from Powell St. These tracks still exist as of this date (12/7/02). LSI is now gone. Courtesy of John Stashik7 comments
Mainline_R_O_W_Vacaville_Junction_facing_North.jpg
Mainline_R_O_W_Vacaville_Junction_facing_North3415 viewsThis is a view of the r.o.w. for the mainline at Dozier (Vacaville Junction).3 comments
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