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CHARGER
January 27th, 2006, 05:25 AM
What is this large online shipping facility located in Thornton, CA between Stockton and Sacramento?
How was it served? Local or through manifest?
Anyone have ground level photos?

http://terraserver.microsoft.com/image.aspx?T=1&S=10&Z=10&X=3191&Y=21160&W=2&qs=%7cSACRAMENTO%7cCA%7c

Thanks
Brad
Kurt Moose
January 27th, 2006, 09:47 PM
I don't know, kinda' looks new. I don't think it was there when the WP ran thru? graemlins/headscratch.gif
CHARGER
January 29th, 2006, 08:46 AM
The topographic map dated 1978 shows it pretty prominately.
The Aerial Photo form the 1993 shows a string of boxcars.
Map:
http://terraserver.microsoft.com/image.aspx?T=2&S=11&Z=10&X=1595&Y=10580&W=2&qs=%7cSACRAMENTO%7cCA%7c
Greg Elems
January 29th, 2006, 09:47 AM
It's been there quite a while. How it was served depends on what year you are talking about. We had a local that served it out of Stockton when I hired out in 1979. That lasted till 1981 IIRC. Also that was during the summer months, otherwise it was served by trains going to Oroville. In the early 90's we served it with a local out of South Sacramento Yard. I don't know how it is served now. It has had quite a bit of excitement over the years. In 1974 a major derailment happened between it and the river. In the mid 90's a sun kink cause a wreck that took out part of the warehouse. By the way, they canned tomatoes there.

Greg
BoxcabE50
February 1st, 2006, 01:45 AM
Oops!!! Sounds like a person might want a job a bit further away from those tracks!

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Boxcab E50
FiveFlat
February 9th, 2006, 05:16 AM
Thornton, CA - just 10 minutes west of me. It is a pretty old town. Just a little further (20 miles) north, in Clarksburg, those tracks are overgrown and abandoned.
Jimmy J Matta
January 3rd, 2008, 07:54 AM
I got a picture of one of WP's MW Flat cars there Pretty Orange color Used to live in South Sac and went to thornton at times to watch trains
Stourbridge Lion
January 3rd, 2008, 02:27 PM
Maybe you could post the image here, you can use our RailImages application to upload it for free!

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BoxcabE50
January 3rd, 2008, 05:46 PM
I got a picture of one of WP's MW Flat cars there Pretty Orange color Used to live in South Sac and went to thornton at times to watch trains

Welcome to TrainBoard!

Could you share this photo with us? BTW- Any chance you've a photo of the depot? I have never seen many WP depot photos.

Boxcab E50