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Date: 02/24/05 22:08
Albany, Calif.
Author: stash

The Masonic Tower in a Ralph Demoro photo. When SP's electric trains ceased operation in 1941, the tower no longer had a purpose. Santa Fe trains continued through the middle of the small city until 1979.

Today UP trains run across town with not even a blast of the horn a mile or two away, sans grade crossings.

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Date: 02/24/05 22:10
Re: Albany, Calif.
Author: stash

BART was building a rapid transit system in the late 1960s and Albany construction is evident in this photo. BART has no stop in Albany. For a time you could ride BART and keep an eye on the Santa Fe right of way below, similar to the layout in east Oakland on the ex-WP line.

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Date: 02/24/05 22:13
Re: Albany, Calif.
Author: stash

Looking south at the soon-to-be rapid transit line. BART began in sections running under a manual block system. Eventually the system came together, the kinks were worked out and today it's a Bay Area lifeline.

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