Railyards and Sacramento Shops Historic Photos

Arrivals marked "Traintime" at the newly constructed Central Pacific Depot in 1879. (SAMCC)

1879 view of the Central Pacific's new Arcade-style train station,
across from China Slough/Sutter Lake. (SAMCC)

Classic colorized photograph of the Sacramento Depot of Southern Pacific Railroad,
the successor of the Central Pacific, circa 1915. (SACRM)

1915 Panorama of Sacramento Shops (CSRM)

Early 1920's view of the Sacramento Depot with the Shops in the background. (CSRM)

1926 View of the Sacramento Arcade Depot (CSRM)

1926 view of (by this time) Sacramento's old Arcade Depot,
shortly before it was replaced by the current train depot. (CSRM)

Central Pacific shops, circa 1870s (CSRM)

A mid 1870s view of the Central Pacific Shops, with the Blacksmith Shop
on the left and the Train Car Shop on the right. The Power House and Planing Mill in the background.
The buildings are of brick, but the south end of the Car Shop is wood to allow expansion. (CSRM)

Mid-1890s view of Erecting Shop and Office Building, with Central Pacific
steam locomotive no. 244, built in the Sacramento shops in May 1887. (CSRM)

1906 Shops with Capitol Dome in the skyline. (CSRM)

1906 view of the Shops looking across China Slough/Sutter Lake at downtown Sacramento,
with the State Capitol Dome prominent in the skyline. (CSRM)

Locomotive No. 1 in Sacramento Shops Circa 1911. (CSRM)

1910 view inside the new Erecting Shop addition (added 1905) with
the locomotive "C.P. Huntington" displayed and perserved. (CSRM)
The lavishly restored "C.P. Huntington" is on now display at the California State Railroad Museum.

1925 arrival of the newest style of large freight locomotive at the Shops.
Everyone showed up to have a look. (CSRM)

Photographic Credits:

SAMCC - Sacramento Archives and Museum Collection Center
CSRM - California State Railroad Museum
SACRM - Sacramento City Library, Reading Room