Nostalgia & History > Fairfield, California

A set of SD9E's wait out a Sunday in front of the depot back in 1987.

Adam

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Nice shot.
Gary

Technically, Suisun, California. But still a great photograph. Thanks!!

Guess the track was still in between Suisun and Fairfield in 87.

Out

> Guess the track was still in between Suisun and Fairfield in 87.

There was never any SP track between Suisun and Fairfield (with the possible exception of one or two short spurs). The engine is sitting on what was left of the West pass (West siding).

callum_out Wrote:
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> Guess the track was still in between Suisun and
> Fairfield in 87.
>
> Out

Perhaps you are thinking of the Sacramento Northern.

This depot is still served by the Capital Corridor trains.

Dave

Nice photo, brings back lots of memories. That first SD9 even has an icecicle breaker.

Nathan

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Nice shot of nice power. Thanks Adam!

Technically, Fairfield starts just on the other side of that overpass.

Well, er, actually the SP tracks mark the dividing line between the two cities. The engine is in Fairfield, the depot is in Suisun.

EtoinShrdlu Wrote:

> Well, er, actually the SP tracks mark the dividing
> line between the two cities. The engine is in
> Fairfield, the depot is in Suisun.

The way Bing and Google draw the city limits, the tracks mark the dividing line between Suisun and Fairfield north of Highway 12. South of Highway 12, the boundary is between Suisun and unincorporated territory, and it veers a bit west of the tracks right at the station:

https://binged.it/2hOywgi
https://goo.gl/maps/PqUzSRJgeDr

Old topo maps on historicaerials.com going back to 1898 show the same boundry, so technically, both the engine and the depot in the photo are in Suisun, with Fairfield in the background beyond the overpass.

stanhunter Wrote:
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> Technically, Suisun, California. But still a great photograph. Thanks!!


Actually, technically, according to SP, this station was "Suisun-Fairfield" in employee timetables so everybody can be correct.



Edited 2 time(s). Last edit at 11/23/17 14:54 by Railbaron.

If this depot is being used by the Capital trains, were are the platforms, lighting and proper signage.?

Looks like the old SP station, now used as a yard office.

mundo Wrote:

> If this depot is being used by the Capital trains,
> were are the platforms, lighting and proper
> signage.?
>
> Looks like the old SP station, now used as a yard
> office.

That's what it was in 1987 when the photo was taken. The Capitol Corridor service started in 1991, and the station area as it appeared in 2015 looked like this:

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mundo Wrote:
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> If this depot is being used by the Capital trains,
> were are the platforms, lighting and proper
> signage.?
>
> Looks like the old SP station, now used as a yard
> office.

The station and surrounding area underwent a huge renovation. I remember sitting outside the station in the 80's watching the old SP in the original picture. And then getting off the California Zephyr coming home from college. Finally, I used to catch the Corridor trains from there on my way to work after college. Lots of great memories.

Nathan

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I lived at Travis AFB as a teen an often remember seeing Fairfield Suisun together. While we lived there my parents bought us a horse which we kept at a ranch just outside the base. At the far west end of the field the SP mainline passed by - so it was always a treat for me to ride the horse out there and watch the trains go by.

Cheers, Jim Fitch