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Nostalgia & History > Railroad Sonora, California 1912Date: 12/02/12 13:06 Railroad Sonora, California 1912 Author: flynn Picture 1 was taken from the following website,
http://railtown1897.wordpress.com Picture 1, “This unique panorama, taken in 1912 shows the depot on the left, hospital in center (behind rail cars), and ice plant on the right.”  Date: 12/02/12 13:07 Re: Railroad Sonora, California 1912 Author: flynn Picture 2 is picture 1 Far Left.
 Date: 12/02/12 13:08 Re: Railroad Sonora, California 1912 Author: flynn Picture 3 is picture 1 Left.
 Date: 12/02/12 13:10 Re: Railroad Sonora, California 1912 Author: flynn Picture 4 is picture 1 Middle Left.
 Date: 12/02/12 13:12 Re: Railroad Sonora, California 1912 Author: flynn Picture 5 is picture 1 Middle Right.
 Date: 12/02/12 13:14 Re: Railroad Sonora, California 1912 Author: flynn Picture 6 is picture 1 Right.
 Date: 12/02/12 14:49 Re: Railroad Sonora, California 1912 Author: Matt_Gidley That's a pretty unique looking station - almost looks Eastern influenced with the upward end slope of the roof.
Date: 12/02/12 15:16 Re: Railroad Sonora, California 1912 Author: flynn There is a picture of the depot on the above website,
Picture 7, “Old Sonora Depot. The wainscotting on the bottom is marble quarried from Columbia– another product the railroad transported at one time.”  Date: 12/02/12 18:17 Re: Railroad Sonora, California 1912 Author: sp8270 flynn Wrote:
------------------------------------------------------- > There is a picture of the depot on the above > website, > > Picture 7, “Old Sonora Depot. The wainscotting > on the bottom is marble quarried from Columbia– > another product the railroad transported at one > time.” What's the story of the Santa Fe coaches in this neck of the woods? -Alex Date: 12/04/12 00:08 Re: Railroad Sonora, California 1912 Author: Costanza Must have been some kind of a special trip...hard to believe that amount of folks would come out in their Sunday-go-ta-meetin' clothes for a train...boy, what a window into a different world though....like looking at another planet almost....compared to today..
Date: 12/04/12 03:35 Re: Railroad Sonora, California 1912 Author: flynn Costanza I agree with you. It must have been a special train or event to get so many people at the railroad station. I found a website that lists a Timeline for Tuolumne County, the county of Sonora. Nothing is listed for 1912.
http://tchistory.org/TCHISTORY/TCTimelines_1901_1950.htm |