Nostalgia & History > UP bulldozes another piece of Dunsmuir History

One of the last SP cottages that goes back to the early years in Dunsmuir was quickly removed a few days ago. It was a habitable structure located on UP property and the decision was made to destroy this century years old structure for some legal reason by some pencil pusher back in Omaha who has probably never even been to Dunsmuir.  

Robert Morris
Dunsmuir, CA
Robert Morris Photography

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Sorry to hear that!!

Larry

maybe UP was worried about squatters taking it over

Check the interior of this abode in a similar situation, de-constructed a few months ago:

https://www.trainorders.com/discussion/read.php?1,5511638,5511788#msg-5511788

Date: 07/22/22 11:03
Another bit of Dunsmuir is about to bite the dust

md Wrote:
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> maybe UP was worried about squatters taking it
> over
Yes, this is the real problem that everyone is now facing especially with all the homeless people in our country, and more illegals also coming.  These places then become a liability to the property owner, whether it's an individual or a big corporation like the Union Pacific.  It's a shame, but this is life now in our country.
John in White Marsh, Maryland

Noooo, say it isn't so.  That cottage was classic SP!  Eventually, all good things must come down.

Kent in CArmel Valley

ClubCar Wrote:
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> md Wrote:
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> > maybe UP was worried about squatters taking it
> > over
> Yes, this is the real problem that everyone is now
> facing especially with all the homeless people in
> our country, and more illegals also coming. 
> These places then become a liability to the
> property owner, whether it's an individual or a
> big corporation like the Union Pacific.  It's a
> shame, but this is life now in our country.
> John in White Marsh, Maryland

Not just this country, Canada, the UK, Europe all have a homeless problem too.

I would bet that California would allow squatters to stay forever!

MEKoch Wrote:
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> I would bet that California would allow squatters
> to stay forever!

Always that one person!

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As of late last week, nothing left but a big pile of nothing.  I wonder who you had to be to rate living in that house in the good days ?

So why didn't UP just sell it, or donate it, or rent it???  Seems like a harsh decision.

They didn't own the house just the property.. From what I heard the house was inherited and the UP made an offer on the house and then tore it down.

Robert Morris
Dunsmuir, CA
Robert Morris Photography

Suspect there's issues with the sewer connection (s) in that area, some of the work around the amtrak depot involved removing the sewer line alongside the tracks, basically underneath the old concrete platform. They rerouted the sewer line for the Depot, they are in the process of replacing the concrete platform to Amtrak standards.

The whole town has had new sewer lines, new water lines and new power lines in the past three or four years. Major shift in all the UPrr MoW offices and equipment storage, the Train Crew Office is moving around, some sort of rationalization.