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pacrailnews3_4_72b.jpg
pacrailnews3_4_72b4663 viewsSN #442 at 40th and Shafter shops. Pacific Rail News March 4th 1972 from the collection at the Moraga History Center1 comments
ferry_point_Apr60.jpg
ferry_point_Apr604649 viewsSanta Fe Railway at Ferry Point in Richmond. April 1960 Courtesy of John Stashik5 comments
41stsanpablo2.jpg
41stsanpablo24620 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 comments
Temescal_curve_with_Engine_670_Eastbound.jpg
Temescal_curve_with_Engine_670_Eastbound4551 viewsSteeplecab 670 rounding the curve near Temescal. The train is heading Eastbound. Photo by Wilbur C. Whittaker; Garth G. Groff collection
SNyard.jpg
SNyard4542 viewsNear 40th & Shafter in Oakland. The houses on the left are on the north side of 41st St. east of Shafter. That's Shafter in the foreground. Courtesy of John Stashik
oakpress6_82.jpg
oakpress6_824532 viewsOakland Press - June 1982 Nothing much has changed in this picture over the past 50 years.1 comments
SN_Switchstand_2_for_Mallard_ferry_approach.jpg
SN_Switchstand_2_for_Mallard_ferry_approach4532 viewsThis is the second switch at West Pittsburg. It leads to a passing track on the West leg of the Wye.
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20_G4490 viewsOld SP heavy electrics at the WRM. I always thought the tree window models looked like some sort of spacecraft. Photo by Evan4 comments
stmarys4.jpg
stmarys44463 viewsEntrance to St Mary's College in Moraga with a small inset of same exact view when SN trains ran through. There is no trace of the ROW on or near this road. If you go off just a bit to the left, the ROW begins in kind of a weird jungle like atmosphere. Se8 comments
exKey_Argentina_1361.jpg
exKey_Argentina_13614450 viewsex-Key System unit in Argentina, 1963 Courtesy of John Stashik10 comments
R_O_W_Pittsburg_Looking_West.jpg
R_O_W_Pittsburg_Looking_West4440 viewsThis is a view of the r.o.w. in Pittsburg, looking West towards West Pittsburg. The track was where the sidewalk is now.1 comments
22_G.jpg
22_G4398 viewsFountain/Snack bar area, Main Waiting room. Photo by Evan
pacrailnews3_4_72c.jpg
pacrailnews3_4_72c4381 viewsSN 604 heading west down Shafter Ave. Pacific Rail News March 4th 1972 from the collection at the Moraga History Center1 comments
nn_65.jpg
nn_654379 viewsPhoto caption says "Montclair", but this looks like Chabot Rd overpass. 1948. Photo courtesy of Roger K. Heller2 comments
cable2.jpg
cable24378 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 5/9/046 comments
Key175_A.jpg
Key175_A4377 viewsJuly 1956 at 12th & Oak Sts., in Oakland, terminal for the "A" line. Alameda County Courthouse in background. John Stashik Collection1 comments
Trestle_Remnants_Near_Montezuma.jpg
Trestle_Remnants_Near_Montezuma4367 viewsThese are the trestle remains on the r.o.w. near Montezuma. The remains of the drawbridge at Dutton can be seen in the background.3 comments
40thshafter.jpg
40thshafter4354 viewsSN 40th and Shafter yards. Oakland, CA. Date unknown. J.G. Graham Collection
2004_0313_172713AA.jpg
2004_0313_172713AA4353 viewsA view through the fence, where the Mallard ferry slip once was.
Shafter_Street_40th_Street_Looking_Northeast.jpg
Shafter_Street_40th_Street_Looking_Northeast4340 viewsThis is a view up Shafter Street, from 40th. The track ran along the left side of the street.1 comments
stockton_fairmount2.jpg
stockton_fairmount24313 viewsSanta Fe in El Cerrito, Stockton to Fairmount Aves. Courtesy of Tom Panas
12_G.jpg
12_G4309 viewsClose up of stonework detail out front. Photo by Evan26 comments
sppano.jpg
sppano4284 viewsI took three of Evan's photos and crudely turned them into a panoramic of the front of the SP 16th Street station.[Sam] Photo by Evan2 comments
4_19_24.jpg
4_19_244281 viewsPostmark from Sequoya. This was a stop on the Sacramento Northern in Canyon. Date 4-19-24. Courtesy of Moraga History Center
Shiloh_Road_Facing_Molena.jpg
Shiloh_Road_Facing_Molena4281 viewsThis is the Shiloh Road safety stop for the Western Railway Museum, looking West towards Molena.4 comments
Redwood_Tunnel_East_Portal_2.jpg
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nn_27.jpg
nn_274177 viewsGreat (aerial?) photo of ferry Ramon at the landing in the straits. 1948. Photo courtesy of Roger K. Heller8 comments
SN_144_at_Reed_CA_1963.jpg
SN 44-tonner at Reed4162 viewsSN 44-tonner at Reed, 1963. Photo by John Harder. Thanks to Key Route Ken for supplying the image.6 comments
Tower1.jpg
Tower14146 viewsBridge Rly. San Francisco interlocking tower. This controlled Key System, IER and SN train movements. Photo probably taken 1939. Courtesy of John Stashik1 comments
nn_70.jpg
nn_704139 viewsLake Temescal cut. I believe we're looking north. Photo courtesy of Roger K. Heller16 comments
pacrailnews3_4_72d.jpg
pacrailnews3_4_72d4138 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
portablesub.jpg
portablesub4137 viewsSN portable sub-station near Marysville. Date unknown. J.G. Graham Collection4 comments
Subway_Undercrossing_Approach_Track_McAvoy_Road.jpg
Subway_Undercrossing_Approach_Track_McAvoy_Road4121 viewsThis is the approach track to the West Pittsburg Subway. The photo was taken from MacAvoy Road. Note the newly installed concrete crossing.2 comments
Sacramento_Tower_Bridge_1935_Westbound.gif
Sacramento_Tower_Bridge_1935_Westbound4116 viewsThis is the East end of the Tower Bridge, as it appeared for its opening in 1935. Note the SP Walnut Grove branch crossing in the foreground. This interlocking was controlled by a flagman.1 comments
Grade_Xing_near_Kilgore.jpg
Grade_Xing_near_Kilgore4113 viewsThis is a grade crossing near the BART test track (possibly San Miguel Road?). While I can not tell the exact location, it would appear to be somewhere near Kilgore, which is where the BART test track was. Photo is from the SN Yahoo! group.6 comments
Mallard_ferry_landing_approach_track_Looking_Northeast.jpg
Mallard_ferry_landing_approach_track_Looking_Northeast4081 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
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