Sacramento Railyard sale picks up speed
"The city of Sacramento's longtime quest to revitalize its urban core is expected to hit a major milestone today when the shuttered downtown railyard passes into the hands of a private developer — ending nearly 150 years of railroad ownership. ... The city is ... to purchase 33 acres of railyard land from Thomas Enterprises, as well as the historic train depot on I Street. ... the California Department of Parks and Recreation, ... has long planned to convert two of the seven historic shop buildings left on the property to a museum of railroad technology. ... The railyard dates back to the late 1860s, when Central Pacific filled in the former Sutter Lake, also known as China Slough, to build a complex of buildings that grew to become the largest industrial complex west of the Mississippi. Locomotive engines and cars were built and repaired in the shops, which employed about 4,000 people in their heyday during the 1930s and '40s. Union Pacific closed the railyard shops for good in 1999, and tore down all but seven buildings — the ones considered the most historically significant. ... " [More]
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posted from CPRR Discussion Group at 9:36 AM
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From: kylewyatt@aol.com
Subject: Sacramento Railyards transfer
About 10:00 AM on Friday, December 29, 2006 escrow finally officially closed on the Sacramento Railyards transfer, as described in the article ...
—Kyle
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From: "Kyle Wyatt" kylewyatt@aol.com
Subject: Sacramento Railyards transfer
The plan is for the California State Railroad Museum to receive two buildings: the Boiler Shop (wood framed corrugated metal building closest to Interstate 5, labeled "Sacramento Locomotive Works"); and the Erecting Shop (a composite of several brick buildings dating back to 1869 - single interior space - looks like two buildings glued together from the outside). The transfer table is located between the two buildings. Also, the 100-foot turntable is at the north end. Final details are being negotiated with the developer.
... the plan is still to relocate the mainline.
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