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8_6_69.jpg
8_6_691883 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 comments
SN_yard_Sanborn_Map.jpg
SN_yard_Sanborn_Map4455 viewsThis is a 1951 Sanborn map of the 40th and Shafter yard. Great detail. Full size image is almost 3 megabytes.
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chron4_5_641851 viewsChronicle April 5th, 1964 Walnut Creek Jaycees rail excursions over soon to be dismantled line.
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tix21440 viewsTicket from SN date between 1923 and 1925. Looks like it covered the northern part of the line. Courtesy of the Moraga History Center
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9_10_541542 views3 Firms Could Buy Sac-Northern. Lafayette Sun. September 10th, 1954 Moraga History Center
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posteng7_11_471484 viewsJuly 11th, 1947 article in the Post describing the desires for moving the railroad off of Shafter Ave.

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SN_yard_Sanborn_Map.jpg
SN_yard_Sanborn_Map4455 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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unk22921 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_574639 viewsOakland Tribune December 1st, 1957 SN tombstones.2 commentsMay 09, 2009
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snknave_0012606 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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unk11461 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_0011768 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