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Author:	Kevin W. Hecteman
Title:	Sacramento's Southern Pacific Shops
Subtitle:	Images Of Rail
Publisher:	Arcadia Publishing
Country:	USA
Date:	5 Oct 2010
Format:	Paperback
Genre:	Transport, History, Photography
ISBN-10:	073858052X
ISBN-13:	9780738580524
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Collection:	I Own It I Want It
Community:	1 Owns
Price Guide:	Valuation Page
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WPLives 29th Jun 2021		In 1862, the Central Pacific Railroad was founded and began building eastward from Sacramento as part of the transcontinental railroad. This required a shop capable of keeping the railroad's equipment in running order. So in 1867, in the swamps just north of town, the Sacramento shops were born. For well more than a century, this massive complex kept the Central Pacific and its corporate successor, the Southern Pacific, operating smoothly. For many decades, the shops were the largest employer in the Sacramento area, employing carpenters, painters, draftsmen, boilermakers, electricians, clerks, upholsterers, and others. The shops' forces designed, built, and maintained locomotives, freight and passenger cars, and other railroading equipment. The complex closed in 1999. Most of the area, popularly known as the Railyards, is set for redevelopment. The California State Railroad Museum handles maintenance and restoration of its collection in two of the shops buildings and plans to develop a Railroad Technology Museum on the site.

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