Collection context
Summary
- Creators:
- Southern Pacific Company
- Abstract:
- Extent:
- 1 album
- Language:
- Preferred citation:
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Southern Pacific Roseville Yard photograph album. California State Railroad Museum Library and Archives
Background
- Scope and content:
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This album shows SP's Roseville Yard and its various operations such as dispatching, hump yard, Pacific Fruit Express, locomotive repair and truck services. Photographs are in clear sleeves with minimal explanatory captions. Includes an introduction and aerial views of the yard. [Album 43]
- Biographical / historical:
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In 1906, Southern Pacific moved its Rocklin facilities into Roseville, California. It was joined there in 1913 by Pacific Fruit Express and was last renovated in 1956. Since being reopened by Union Pacific in 1999, it is the largest rail facility on the West Coast.
Access and use
- Restrictions:
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This collection is open for research at our off-site storage facility with one week's notice. Contact Library & Archives staff to arrange for access.
- Terms of access:
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Copyright has not been assigned to the California State Railroad Museum. All requests for permission to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted in writing to the CSRM Librarian. Permission for publication is given on behalf of the CSRM as the owner of the physical items and is not intended to include or imply permission of the copyright holder, which must also be obtained by the reader.
- Preferred citation:
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Southern Pacific Roseville Yard photograph album. California State Railroad Museum Library and Archives
- Location of this collection:
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111 I StreetSacramento, CA 95814, US
- Contact:
- (916) 323-8073