The Depots - Volume 1

Vintage photographs of each of the following depots and stations are included in Volume 1 of Southern Pacific Depots in California.

The Coast Division

San Francisco and Watsonville Junction Subdivision: San Francisco, Bay Shore, Visitacion, South San Francisco, San Bruno, Millbrae, Broadway, Burlingame, San Mateo, Hayward Park, Hillsdale (formerly Beresford), Belmont, San Carlos, Redwood City, Redwood Junction, Atherton, Menlo Park, Palo Alto, Mayfield, Castro, Mountain View, Sunnyvale, Lawrence, Santa Clara, College Park, San Jose, Edenvale, Coyote, Madron, Morgan Hill, Tennant, San Martin, Gilroy, Sargent, Logan, Aromas, Watsonvill Junction. Watsonville and San Luis Obispo Subdivision: Castroville, Salinas, Chualar, Gonzales, Soledad, Metz, King City, San Lucas, San Ardo, Bradley, San Miguel, Paso Robles, Templeton, Atascadero, Santa Margarita, Thyle, Serrano, San Luis Obsipo. San Luis Obispo and Santa Barbara Subdivision: Oceano, Bromela, Guadelupe, Casmalia, Surf, Sudden, Drake, Gaviota, Naples, Ellwood, Goleta, Santa Barbara.

Morgan Hill
Morgan Hill Depot (Photo: Whittaker)

The Coast Branches

San Bruno Branch: Bernal Cut, Valencia Street, Colma. Los Altos Branch: Los Altos, Loyola, Monta Vista. Los Gatos Branch: Campbell, Los Gatos. Davenport Branch: Davenport. Hollister Branch: Hollister. Santa Cruz Branch: Watsonville, Aptos, Capitola, Delmar, Seabright, Santa Cruz, Big Trees, Felton, Mount Hermon, Olympia, Zayante, Meehan, Glenwood, Laurel, Wright, Alma. Boulder Creek Branch: Call of the Wild, Glen Arbor, Ben Lomond, Brookdale, Boulder Creek. Monterey Branch: Seaside, Del Monte, Monterey, Pacific Grove, Asilomar. Lompoc and White Hills Branch: Lompoc.

The Western Division

Niles Subdivision (Oakland to Tracy): Oakland Pier, Broadway, East Oakland, Fruitvale, Melrose, Sather, Elmhurst, San Leandro, Estudillo, Lorenzo, Hayward, Decoto, Niles, Sunol, Verona, Pleasanton, Eliot, Livermore, Trevano, Altamont, Tracy. Los Banos Subdivision (Tracy to Fresno): Lyoth, Westley, Patterson, Crows Landing, Newman, Gustine, Ingomar, Volta, Los Banos, Dos Palos, Firebaugh, Mendota, Kernam. Niles Subdivision Secondary Main (Elmhurst to Santa Clara): Mount Eden, Alvarado, Newark, Mowry, Drawbridge, Alviso, Agnew. Niles Subdivision Secondary Main (Niles to San Jose): Irvington, Milpitas. Niles Subdivision Secondary Main (Redwood Junction to Niles Junction): Centerville, Niles Tower. Martinez Subdivision (Oakland to Martinez): Oakland 16th Street, Emeryville, Stock Yards, Berkeley, Fleming, Nobel, Stege, Richmond, San Pablo, Giant, Pinole, Rodeo, Oleum, Selby, Crockett, Port Costa, Nevada Dock, Martinez, Army Point, Arsenal, Goodyear. Martinez Subdivision (Martinez to Sacramento): Benicia, Suisun/Fairfield, Tolenas, Cannon, Elmira, Batavia, Dixon, Tremont, Davis, Webster. Martinez Subdivision (Martinez to Tracy): Avon, Port Chicago, Bay Point, Cornwall, Pittsburg, Antioch, Brentwood, Byron, Bethany, Banta. Lathrop Subdivision (Tracy to Stockton): Lathrop, French Camp, Stockton. Merced Subdivision (Lathrop to Fresno): Manteca, Ripon, Salida, Modesto, Ceres, Keyes, Turlock, Delhi, Livingston, Atwater, Merced, Athlone, Minturn, Chowchilla, Berenda, Borden, Herndon, Biola Junction. Lathrop Subdivision (Stockton Tower to Brighton): Lodi, Acampo, Galt, Elk Grove, Florin, Brighton.

Crows Landing
Crows Landing Depot in 1949 (Photo: Wurm)

The Western Branches

Lathrop Subdivision - Lodi Branch (Lodi to Kentucky House): Lockeford, Clements, Wallace, Valley Spring. Lathrop Subdivision - Ione Branch (Galt to Ione): Ione. Martinez Subdivision - San Ramon Branch (Avon to Radum): Concord, Walnut Creek, Alamo, Danville, San Ramon, Radum Tower. Merced Subdivision - Oakdale Branch (Stockton to Merced): Milton, Farmington, Valley Home (formerly Thalheim), Stanislaus River Bridge, Oakdale, Waterford, Tuolumne River Bridge, Hickman, Montpellier. Martinez Subdivision - Napa Branch (Suisun-Fairfield to Calistoga): Napa Junction, Napa, Yountville, Oakville, Rutherford, St. Helena, Calistoga. Martinez Subdivision - Schellville Branch (Napa Junction to Schellville): Schellville. Martinez Subdivision - Vallejo Branch (South Vallejo to Napa Junction): South Vallejo, Napa Junction. Martinez Subdivision - Capay Branch (Elmira to Capay): Vacaville, Winters, Madison, Esparto, Tancred, Rumsey. Merced Subdivision - Berenda Branch (Berenda to Raymond): Daulton, Raymond.