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The California Zephyr: Sacramento

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Just north of the Sacramento station are the eight surviving buildings from a massive maintenance facility for the Southern Pacific and Central Pacific Railways. The Central Pacific first began using the site in 1863 and at its height in the 1930s the site had over 90 buildings on 200 acres. Steam locomotives required constant maintenance to stay in operating condition and this was the primary activity on this site, although there was some new construction as well. The facility remained in operation until 1999 and future plans for the site include a museum and high speed rail station.

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Southern Pacific Locomotive Works
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SP Locomotive Works
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Sacramento Station
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SP Locomotive Works
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SP Locomotive Works
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Relics of old facility
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Relics of old facility
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Relics of old facility
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I-80 into Sacramento
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Homeless camp on the
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Landfill gas vents
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Suburbia
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J.R. Davis rail yard
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J.R. Davis rail yard
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Roseville Station
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A "situation" at the Roseville Station

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