Railroad

Contains 623 photos

SP Train Station, Belmont
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SP Train Station, Belmont

Special last-day of Harriman Cars excursion, location unknown, rear end of train, Image 40 of 45, SP Train Station, Belmont

SP Train Tracks, Belmont
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SP Train Tracks, Belmont

Image 41 of 45, SP Train Tracks, Belmont Station

SP Train Station,  Belmont
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SP Train Station, Belmont

Commute Train, Image 42 of 45, SP Train Station, Belmont

SP Depot
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SP Depot

Southern Pacific Commute Train, Image 43 of 45, Southern Pacific Depot near 5th and Townsend

Mission Bay
Townsend & 5th
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Townsend & 5th

Old baggage cars, Image 44 of 45, SP Depot, King & 5th

Mission Bay
SP Train, location unknown
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SP Train, location unknown

Image 45 of 45, SP Train, SP train. Hillsdale Station, San Mateo?

Pennylvania near 25th
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Pennylvania near 25th

Southern Pacific Commute Train near south portal of Tunnel 2.

Potrero Hill
Mariposa & Carolina
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Mariposa & Carolina

Western Pacific Tunnel Fire. view southeast on railroad right of way from Marisposa at Carolina. [Mariposa and Carolina Streets Looking at northern entrance of Western Pacific tunnel. The city plugged both ends with concrete and the railroad abandoned the tunnel. The city demanded $781,000 and settled with the railroad for $700,000 in 1964.]

Potrero Hill
Ocean & Tara
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Ocean & Tara

View easterly on Ocean from Tara, Market Street Railway 12-line streetcar #1233 crossing Southern Pacific Tracks. Balboa Park at left. I280 Freeway now dominates this view. [1233-12-02 WB ON OCEAN AT TARA ca 1940]

Oceanview
Valencia & 25th
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Valencia & 25th

View northeast on Valencia from 25th Street and Southern Pacific Old Main Line crossing. Southbound Market Street Railway (MSRy) 40-line streetcar #1234 approaching the intersection. Building at center, then Anderson Funeral Parlor, still stands in 2024 as Synergy School. Likely from 1936, when track work on Mission Street re-routed streetcars to Valencia. [1234-40-12 SB on Valencia at 25th ca 1939]

Mission
Colma
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Colma

View northerly on Mission Street (El Camino Real) near F Street and the Southern Pacific crossing ( Bart now uses this right-of-way)Market Street Railway (MSRy) 40-line streetcar #1245 [1245-40-04 SB on El Camino South of F 7 October 1941]

Outside SF
Battery near California
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Battery near California

1906 Earthquake and Fire, Southern Pacific rail car being loaded with bricks on temporary tracks. view north on Battery near California. Cowell Building ruins (Sansome & Clay) and Appraiser's Building (Sansome & Washington) in the background.

Financial District
View from Mt. St. Joseph's
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View from Mt. St. Joseph's

View northerly from Mt. St. Joseph's (about Bridgeview Drive above the intersection of Quesada and Quint) toward the east side of Potrero Hill and Dogpatch. Southern Pacific (now Caltrain) railroad tracks, Pennsylvania Street Natural Gas Tank. Bay Bridge and Yerba Buena Island in the distance

Silver Terrace
View from Mt. St. Joseph's
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View from Mt. St. Joseph's

View north from I280 Freeway toward Potrero Hill and Army Street (now Cesar Chavez) Gas Tank.

Silver Terrace
View from Mt. St. Joseph's
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View from Mt. St. Joseph's

View northerly from Mt. St. Joseph's (about Bridgeview Drive above the intersection of Quesada and Quint) toward the east side of Potrero Hill and Dogpatch. Southern Pacific (now Caltrain) railroad tracks, Pennsylvania Street Natural Gas Tank. Bay Bridge and Yerba Buena Island in the distance

Silver Terrace