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(rshsdepot) 4. Bangor, Ca., part 4-last (Woodland, Davis, Portola, Cal; WP Elko , Nev.; TP&W Gridley, Ill.)

Woodland is north of Davis, here is Northern Electric interurban. This 1926
aerial photo shows the NE and SP depots in Woodland:
http://users.snowcrest.net/marnells/woodland.jpg
Woodland NE depot, c. 1920s: http://users.snowcrest.net/marnells/woodsta.jpg
Woodland NE/SN depot, 2002:
http://users.snowcrest.net/marnells/woodlandsw.jpg
old photo: http://users.snowcrest.net/marnells/101.jpg
heading to Sacramento and Chico:
http://users.snowcrest.net/marnells/1915woodland.jpg
new photo: http://users.snowcrest.net/marnells/woodlandback.jpg
new: http://users.snowcrest.net/marnells/woodlandlogo.jpg
Freight went through here until late 1940s, was later used by Greyhound
1940s and 1950s, Railway Express Agency stayed until 1960. Someone bought
the deteriorating building in 1986, knocked it down and built a recreation
from the original plans.
The Sacramento & Woodland Railroad in 1912:
http://users.snowcrest.net/marnells/1912woodland.jpg

The 1913 SP Davis depot:
http://www.city.davis.ca.us/pcs/historic/biketour/sp-depot.jpg
The Davis Subway (Richards Underpass), built 1917, formed by the last
remaining I-beam railroad bridge in use in California. This was part of the
first state highway, part of the Lincoln Highway:
http://www.city.davis.ca.us/pcs/historic/biketour/subway-ca1920.jpg

At Portola is a railroad museum:
http://www.railroadinfo.com/triprprt/feather_02.html

The impressive Elko, Nevada Western Pacific Depot, 1939:
http://www.yesteryeardepot.com/WPELKO.JPG

[Topeka, Peoria and Western Railroad, Gridley, Illinois depot:
http://www.consolidatedmarkets.com/Gridleydepot.jpg
(Just east of El Paso, Illinois)  ]

There was no connection there, I just saw it and liked it....





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End of RSHSDepot Digest V1 #1016
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