Foothill Rails--AMC Maps and Photos

Maps

1:150,000 Scale Topo map
Ione street map
Martell street map

Photos

The Locomotives

#2 as Metropolitan Redwood #2 Marc Reusser Collection	#5--Ione,CA Yesteryear Depot Collection	#5--Ione,CA 1930's Yesteryear Depot Collection	#7--Martell,CA Marc Reusser Collection
#7--Ione,CA 11-5-00 John Barnhill	#7--Ione,CA 9-01 John Barnhill	#7 Plaque--Ione,CA 9-01 John Barnhill	#8
#8--Ione,CA 11-10-69 John Barnhill Collection	#9:2--Martell,CA 8-18-70 John Barnhill Collection	#9:2--Martell,CA 1996 John Barnhill	#9:2--Martell,CA 5-4-70 John Barnhill Collection
#9:2 scrapped Martell,CA 5-13-07 John Barnhill	#9:2 scrapped Martell,CA 5-13-07 John Barnhill	#10--Martell,CA 1997 Jeff Black	#10--Martell,CA 1996 John Barnhill
#10 as Amador Foothills#10 Ione,CA 3-1-00 Dave Epling	#10 as Amador Foothills#10 Ione,CA 3-1-00 Dave Epling	#11--Hwy 88,CA 1996 John Barnhill	#11--Roseville,CA 11-97 Duane Simmons
#11--Roseville,CA Jeff Black	#11--Martell,CA 1996 John Barnhill	#11 as ADN #1208, Fordyce,AR 10-22-82, John Barnhill Collection	#11 as ADN #178 Crossett,AR 7-30-75 John Barnhill Collection
#12--Martell,CA 1996 John Barnhill	#12--Roseville,CA 5-97 Jeff Black	#12 as Quincy #12 FRRS,Portola,CA May 28, 2005 John Barnhill	#12 as Quincy #12 FRRS,Portola,CA May 28, 2005 John Barnhill
#12 as ALM #12, Monroe,LA 4-4-85 John Barnhill Collection	#9:1 as KMS #9 Grant Vogel	#10 in primer? Martell,CA 7-18-77 John Barnhill Collection	#12 as QRR #12 Susanville,CA 2-5-03 Dave Leland
#12 back in service Quincy,CA 9-27-08 John Barnhill

Boxcars

#1001 W.Sacramento,CA 1-15-06 John Barnhill	#1017 Shreveport,LA 10-21-06 Bryce Dennny	#1019 Cajon,CA Nathan D Holmes	#1033 Shreveport,LA 8-30-06 Bryce Denny
#1035 Shreveport,LA 8-27-06 Bryce Denny	#1037 Eola,IL 7-7-06 Doug Stark	#1039 Roseville,CA June 02, 2005 John Barnhill	#1049 John Barnhill Collection
#1051 Newark,CA 4-18-04 Rob Sarberenyi	#1059 Muncie,IN 4-22-07 Jason Smith	#1060 Oct. 1987 Chris Kinoshita	#1060 Roseville,CA Nov. 12, 2005 John Barnhill
#1065 Shreveport,LA 9-23-06 Bryce Denny

Structures & More

1. The Martell depot on June 30, 1964. (John Barnhill Collection)
2. Contemporary photo of Martell depot. October 2001.
3. Partially collapsed freight portion of depot. May 13, 2007

4. Abandoned turntable at Martell, June 30, 1964. Rails to turntable have been removed. (John Barnhill Collection)
5. An October 2001 shot of the empty turntable pit.
6. Original Engine house at Martell, Oct. 2001. Note, roof has been reconstructed 90 degrees from original after a collapse.
7. A more modern engine house at Martell was employed later. Seen here in October of 2001.

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8. Veiw of the Martell yard taken May 13, 2007.

9. A switchstand in the Martell yard. June 30, 1964. (John Barnhill Collection)

10. Track crew work car sits just outside the mill gate. June 30, 1964. (John Barnhill Collection)
11. Amador Foothills Highrail truck inside the enginehouse at Martell. May 13, 2007.

12. Hwy 88 grade Xing at Martell,CA 5-13-07.
13. Hwy 88 bridge 5-13-07
14. Xing near Ione,CA 5-13-07
15. Yard and interchange at Ione,CA 5-13-07

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16.-17. The Southern Pacific depot at Ione. 5-13-07.
18. The old wye at Ione is being restored. 9-07.

19. Ione & Eastern ticket stub. Note the Amador Central stamp over the railroad name. (John Barnhill Collection)
20. Ione & Eastern ticket stamped in Sutter Creek in 1907. Note the "L" shaped punches. (John Barnhill Collection)
21. 1926 Amador Central stub. (John Barnhill Collection)
22. An Amador Central freight bill from 1911. (John Barnhill Collection)

The Brick Plant

The brick plant at Ione was once a major shipper along the Amador Central. Here are some shots of the
remains including where the spur left the mainline and the brick carts once used within the plant.

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