Nostalgia & History > Time to Visit Petaluma Calif.

Photographer Jim Wren lived in Petaluma up through 1968 which meant his hometown railroad was the Petaluma & Santa Rosa, a subsidiary of the Northewestern Pacific which was itself a subsidiary of Southern Pacific. Here's a pair of photos - both shot with Jim's Speed Graphic camera - from the early 1960s.(I may have posted these before many years ago).

1. P&SR 44-tonner Nos. 4 & 3 between switching moves on April 27, 1960, Both units still wear the black and orange scheme.

2. Fast forward 4 years and we see P&SR No. 3 is working solo, switching Dairymen's Feed in Petaluma on a chilly January day in 1964.



Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 12/01/22 14:39 by rattenne.

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Super quality - I really like the scene in photo one.
Bob

Awesome images. Thanks for sharing, Ken. Both of the feed mills are still using rail today. That bridge over the creek is gone today due to a flood control project that saw a new spur into Dairymen's off the NWP--now SMART--main in the 90's. There's a photo out there of this industry with catenary poles in place. WIll try to find.  

Awesome poics! Please post more from the NWP or P&SR if you have them!

Great stuff.Thanks for the post..Bill Webb