Named after Collis P. Huntington was the "C.P. Huntington" locomotive, here pictured. This photograph is labeled as follows: "Southern Pacific R.R. of California No. 1. - Original Central Pacific No. 3 - Cylinders 11 x15 - Dia. Of Drivers 54" -...
This postcard shows the Southern Pacific Railroad passenger depot and shops in 1910. The bottom image shows the west side of the passenger depot, built in 1879. Locomotives transit both in and out, and several carriages are poised near the...
Resting at 1904 J Street is the Western Pacific Railroad passenger depot. Opening in August 1910, the station operated until March 1970. In 1978, is was purchased by the Dariotis family and converted into a restaurant, the Old Spaghetti Factory.
The eastern side of Sacramento's Western Pacific Railroad passenger depot and its distinctive arcades are shown in this postcard. The pebble ash exterior covered a concrete base that reached seven feet upward to a wooden frame. It was built by...
Shown in circa 1910 is the Northern Electric Depot, resting on the northeastern corner of Eighth and J Streets. In a few years, the station's facade would be redone in Mission style. To the left is Niles car 223 which stayed in service until its...
Shown in circa 1890 is the Southern Pacific Railroad's depot, located on G Street, between Second and Third streets. One of the largest depots in the American West, the Gothic-style structure was built in 1879 along the margin of China Slough and...
Shown with this circa 1910 black and white postcard is the Southern Pacific Railroad drawbridge. Operated by an electric motor, the two floor span cost 80,000 dollars to build. It was the first bridge in California to provide an overhead way for...
Shown with this circa 1910 color postcard is the Southern Pacific Railroad drawbridge. Operated by an electric motor, the two floor span cost 80,000 dollars to build. It was the first bridge in California to provide an overhead way for vehicles.
This circa 1915 postcard shows the Northern Electric Railroad's bridge, crossing the Sacramento River at M Street. The largest and most costly span on Northern Electric's interurban network, the bridge was built in 1911 by way of funding from both...
This 1915 postcard shows the Northern Electric Railroad's bridge, spanning the Sacramento River at M Street. Built of steel in 1911, and supported by five piers that penetrated as much as 60 feet below the river bed, the structure boasted a single...
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