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Bakersfield |
Photo by Lorenzo Boido (2006)
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| Note the elbow curve near the bottom
of the cantilever. This is an older cantilever, as the newer ones were
straight and bisected the mast at an angle. These are fairly rare to find
now. The banner on this one has been replaced with a reproduction,
"Van Dyke" banner. Most of these (if not all) came with the rubber "flex pipe". |
| David Epling provides some additional info on the Oakdale Branch: "...it is located on the east side of the SP's Former Oakdale Branch. The Branch itself is gone between the Stanislaus River and Stockton, UP still serves the large AC Gilbert plant just to the right of the photo, they reach it via trackage rights over the BNSF between Stockton and Riverbank, and then up the BNSF Riverbank Branch to Oakdale. UP works Oakdale 6 times a week with anywhere from 10-20 cars. |
| This wigwag guarded the entrance to the police station on K St. Another typical Santa Fe design, this was located on the BNSF line. Also notice the electronic bell on top of the pole. Wigwag removed in 2000 as this crossing was closed. |
Larry Granfield photo. 11/3/99
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