Nostalgia & History > Smaller Santa Fe So. Cal. Depots A to Z (well almost)

I'll start off with Boron in the setting sun.-BMT

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Next we'll go to Colton, which was a joint depot with UP.-BMT

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Then we'll head for Cucamonga, and yes there is a town called Cucamonga. Actually Rancho Cucamonga now.-BMT

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Let's go to March Air Force Base.-BMT

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Patton, which is still there, even though the track was pulled up years ago.-BMT

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Orange.-BMT

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Santa Fe Springs, which is still around but not next the tracks.-BMT

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And last, but not least, Victorville, which was replaced by an Amtrak shelter (no class). I have a pic of the Kaiser depot, but my scanner's on the fritz. These are just the smalled depots that I have pictures of. I'll save the larger depots for another time.-BMT

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UPNW2-1083 Wrote:
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> Orange.-BMT


That is an old picture of Orange, perhaps from the early 70's. The photo was taken from the vicinity of the tean track (now Metrolink parking lot) and before the conversion of the depot to a restaurant. This is how I remember the Orange depot.

We also had a PE depot of sorts a couple of blocks east. Freight only.

UPNW2-1083 Wrote:

> Santa Fe Springs, which is still around but not
> next the tracks.

Where is it located now? A replica of the depot that preceded the one in the photo is in Heritage Park along with ATSF 2-8-0 #870.

> And last, but not least, Victorville, which was replaced by an Amtrak
> shelter (no class).

Victorville was still an open agency when the depot burned down in 1983. The agency was eliminated, and Amtrak left to fend for itself. The March Air Force Base depot and the Cucamonga depot were also destroyed by fires in 1980 and 1991, respectively.

Great set of depot pictures there. Especially like the Cucamonga depot with the full freight platform still there.

Thanks,

Rich

Those are nice shots! Thanks for showing this San Diegan some stations I never saw...Steve

Here's an 'A' depot to add to the others, the Azusa depot from 9/03. Now all we need is a shot of Anaheim to complete the old Jack Benny bit.

Rich

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Orange and Colton still stand as well. Colton was featured as a feed store in a Nicholas Cage movie called Wild at Heart. Orange is a restaurant.


TCS - ford commercial shot on santa fe near 1st street in hell-a.

Neat Thread

If memory serves, Model Railroader published plans of the Boron depot some years ago...

Winston Hill

winstonhill Wrote:

> If memory serves, Model Railroader published plans
> of the Boron depot some years ago...

Plans for Boron appeared in the Santa Fe Modeler back in the mid-80's.