View looking west towards the old railroad bridge which would soon be replaced.
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Public schedule (effective April 12, 1915) for passenger trains to and from Salt Lake City.
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Central Pacific Railroad business car No. 115 "Salt Lake" at the Sacramento Shops. This wood car was built as a Silver Palace sleeping car in 1869 and rebuilt in 1887 as a business car and lettered Central Pacific "Buenaventura." In 1912 the car was renamed "Salt Lake" and assigned to the Superintendent of the Salt Lake Division. It was renamed "San Joaquin" in 1929.
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View looking east towards the old railroad bridge, soon to be replaced by the bridge which is still in use today.
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This 32-foot caboose was built circa 1872. It was the most common style built by the Central Pacific between 1872 and 1903. The basic configuration included wide side doors near the cupola end for the loading of baggage and express, and 4 bunks. The photograph may be dated after May of 1914 when the side doors were removed. This caboose was retired in April of 1928.
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Female employees of the Southern Pacific Railroad Sacramento Shops ride a float on July 4, 1918, in support of World War I soldiers.
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A female attendant stands ready to serve ice cream outside the Central Pacific Railroad passenger station, Sacramento.
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Group of nurses, possibly Southern Pacific employees, standing outside of Central Pacific Railroad passenger station.
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During World War I women volunteered for non-traditional jobs in support of the war effort. Here a group of women, and a few men, stand before a pile of scrap metal in the SP yards.
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Group portrait of Pacific Fruit Express Company employees. Photograph taken September 22, 1915.
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Group portrait of of Southern Pacific Railroad Sacramento Shops employees. The men are standing in front of the Office Building, flanking a Safety Banner awarded to the Sacramento Shops: For promoting safety, July 1st 1917 - Sept. 30th, 1918. The photograph was reproduced in the July 1919 issue of the Southern Pacific Bulletin (p. 14) which identifies the men, from left to right as: H. C. Venter, General Foreman Locomotive Department; A. D. Williams, Superintendent of Motive Power; D. S....
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Apprentices and instructors, Locomotive Department, Sacramento Shops. Photograph is dated April 1915.
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Gang of apprentice boys with formen and locomotive (No. 1173) which they have repaired. Original photograph is dated March 25, 1915.
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The I Street bridge over the Sacramento River, built by Southern Pacific Railroad, was completed in 1911 and is still in use today. It is a combination railroad and automobile bridge.
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Southern Pacific drawing number 13298 / Book 662 titled "Anatomy of a Freight Car" is an ink- on-linen drawing of the principal components of a freight car. The drawing is dated December 15, 1918. Search for more descriptions of Southern Pacific mechanical, engineering and architectural drawings using the Library's online catalogs available at the Library & Collections portion of the California State Railroad Museum website, www.californiastaterailroadmuseum.org
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Sheep en route to slaughter via the Southern Pacific Railroad. The cars appear to be sugar beet cars used as stock cars. Note the milk cans at the right, waiting for pick up. SP photograph No. 244.
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A convergence of transportation modes: railroad and horse-drawn wagon.
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View looking east along Jibboom Street off-ramp of Southern Pacific railroad bridge (completed 1911) at I Street. Bridge passes over tracks leading to SP yards. The top of a tank car is visible at right.
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Group of United States Railroad Administration employees marching in parade to support the war effort. The federal government assumed control of the railroads during World War I, effective December 28, 1917 and returned them to private management March 1, 1920.
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Parade, possibly comprised of Southern Pacific employees, in support of the war effort. The federal government assumed control of the railroads during World War I, effective December 28, 1917, and returned control to private management March 1, 1920.
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The Passenger Department of Southern Pacific issued 3,000 copies of this poster (A-1) advertising the publication of a 160-page promotional pamphlet "California for the Sportsman." The artist is Randal William Borough.
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The Oakland, Antioch & Eastern Railway, a standard gauge electric line, was incorporated March 28, 1911. It opened for traffic to Sacramento on September 3, 1913. The OA&E was sold to the San Francisco-Sacramento Railroad Company on January 26, 1920.
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The Oakland, Antioch & Eastern Railway, a standard gauge electric line, was incorporated March 28, 1911. It opened for traffic to Sacramento on September 3, 1913. The OA&E was sold to the San Francisco-Sacramento Railroad Company on January 26, 1920.
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The Oakland, Antioch & Eastern Railway, a standard gauge electric line, was incorporated March 28, 1911. It opened for traffic to Sacramento on September 3, 1913. The OA&E was sold to the San Francisco-Sacramento Railroad Company on January 26, 1920.
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View looking north at Sacramento Southern double-track over Riverside Road (later Riverside Boulevard) in what is today the Land Park neighborhood. To right are the public baths. Photograph is dated August 2, 1911.
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Southern Pacific Railroad flat car 79482 transports a load of giant strawberries. Postcard number 2189 was "Made in America." The same publisher, Edward H. Mitchell, issued a similar series of gigantic fruit images for the fruit and vegetables of Washington state.
Topics: californialightandsound, californiapreservationservice, Food, 1910-1919
Southern Pacific gondola car 81424 transports a giant apple to market. The postcard is numbered 2192 and was "Made in America." The same publisher, Edward H. Mitchell, issued a similar series of gigantic fruit images for the fruit and vegetables of Washington state.
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Southern Pacific Railroad gondola car 81424 transports two giant tomatoes. The postcard number is 2183. The same publisher, Edward H. Mithcell, published a similar series of gigantic fruit images for the fruit and vegetables of Washington state.
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A gathering at the Sacramento Shops complex. The crowd stands on the transfer table attentive to a speaker standing at the west side of the Machine Shop.
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Pass (front and back) valid for travel in 1919 issued by the Sacramento Northern Railroad to E. B. Allison, supervisor of motor cars for the United States Railroad Administration.
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View is looking south and may date from the 1910s when much of the swamp area within the Shops complex was filled in with sand dredged from the Sacramento River.
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View looking north towards the M Street bridge, constructed in 1911. It was later replaced by the Tower Bridge (opened 1935).
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Topics: californialightandsound, californiapreservationservice, Maritime, 1910-1919
View looking southeast along Sacramento River. Southern Pacific rail cars line track along the river.
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Photograph is dated March 14, 1911.
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Exterior side view of Southern Pacific wood baggage and express car 6284. Photograph is stamped on back: AC&F [American Car and Foundry] Mechanical Department, Jeffersonville, Indiana, October 13, 1911.
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Article ("Company's Part in Development of the West" - p. 1, 2) from the October 1, 1915 issue of the Southern Pacific Bulletin.
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View looking west across the Sacramento River, showing construction of new bridge.
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Southern Pacific Railroad business car No. 124 "Stockton" at Sacramento Shops. Wood coach No. 1329 was completed by the Pullman Company in October of 1895. In 1911 it was rebuilt as a business car at the Sacramento Shops, numbered Southern Pacific No. 124 and named "Stockton." This image probably dates between 1911 and 1925 when the car was renamed "Sacramento."
Topics: californialightandsound, californiapreservationservice, Railroads, 1910-1919
Southern Pacific Railroad steam locomotive on display in the Transportation Building at the Panama-Pacific International Exposition in San Francisco. SP also had its own building on the fairgrounds where it showcased its accomplishments.
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Exterior view, looking east down Fifth Street, of Southern Pacific Railroad freight station at Chico. Southern Pacific photograph P 310.
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The SP hospital, erected in the early 1870s, was located at the corner of 8th and F Streets. It was the first hospital built for the exclusive use of railroad employees. Postcard number is 5648 and bears a postmark of 1910.
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Lunch wagon outside Central Pacific Railroad passenger station (completed 1879).
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Southern Pacific's McKeen motor car No. 9 was completed in 1908 and retired in 1920. Postcard number is 2718.
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Southern Pacific Railroad McKeen motor car No. 9 (completed in 1908 and retired in 1920) in operation along the Sacramento Valley lines. Postcard number is 2717. Postmark is 1912.
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Exterior view (looking northwest)of Southern Pacific Railroad passenger station at Chico. This station was built in the winter of 1891-1892. Southern Pacific photograph P 305.
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Exterior view (lookig northeast) of Southern Pacific Railroad passenger station at Chico. This station was built in the winter of 1891-1892.
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"Changing cars at Davis, Cal." Printed in France. Postmark is 191-.
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Exterior view of Southern Pacific Railroad passenger station at Davis.
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Exterior view of Southern Pacific Railroad passenger station at Folsom. This building is a SP standard two-story combination depot No. 22 built between 1899 and 1910.
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Exterior view of Southern Pacific Railroad passenger station at Folsom. This building is a SP standard two-story combination depot No. 22 built between 1899 and 1910.
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