Nostalgia & History > SP mixed 7th & king SF 1948

Eng.2414 coming into South end of 3rd & Townsend SF.

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Thanks Frank. What a change since that photo was taken. Today the tracks are shaded by I-280, SP steam is gone, the industries to the left are gone, and the head-end cars bound for the REA and U.S. Mail facility (also gone) are history. Kinda odd seeing no Greyhound busses parked along Seventh Street.

fmaffei Wrote:
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> Eng.2414 coming into South end of 3rd & Townsend
> SF.


It's not really a "mixed" train as such. Just the coast mail with some express boxcars in the consist. A mixed could have general freight in the consist and there would be no/few restrictions on the type carried. The mail train, of course, could only carry rolling stock approved for high speed operation and passenger service, steam and signal lines for example.

I'd sure like to see more of these workaday steam shots here on TO.

Super cool shot! More please.....Thx B

I drove along Seventh Street today. Wow what changes in the past 64 years. About the only thing remaining constant is there are still railroad tracks in the same location.
SPB

There's a couple rows of townhouses inside the big curve now. Kinda weird having anybody that close to the tracks.