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Re: Western Pacific's San Francisco Terminus Demolition
Author: WebDigger
Date: 04-21-2015 - 22:20
mook Wrote:
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> A question semi-related to the original subject: where was WP's ferry dock? Looking at remnants of the line in Google (based on diagonal property boundaries showing where the line went through Potrero Hill - yes I do remember the fire that prompted finally filling in the tunnel - it looks like it might have turned east on 23rd Street. There's a concrete structure at the bay shore, but it looks more like a sewer outfall than a pier anchor. And there aren't any remnants of a diamond in the leftover Illinois St. rails at 23rd, and if
> there ever were tracks on 23rd they were cleaned out a long time ago. So I'm not sure.
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> Also - did the WP complex get used after the tunnel closure? Supposedly SP handled any remaining local switching for WP after that.
["western pacific" tunnel sf]: [www.google.com]
usgs map store: SF North Topo (1956) download [ims.er.usgs.gov], [store.usgs.gov]
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> A question semi-related to the original subject: where was WP's ferry dock? Looking at remnants of the line in Google (based on diagonal property boundaries showing where the line went through Potrero Hill - yes I do remember the fire that prompted finally filling in the tunnel - it looks like it might have turned east on 23rd Street. There's a concrete structure at the bay shore, but it looks more like a sewer outfall than a pier anchor. And there aren't any remnants of a diamond in the leftover Illinois St. rails at 23rd, and if
> there ever were tracks on 23rd they were cleaned out a long time ago. So I'm not sure.
>
> Also - did the WP complex get used after the tunnel closure? Supposedly SP handled any remaining local switching for WP after that.
Quote:The five stations for the marine division were the Western Pacific Mole in Oakland, Alameda Belt Line Slip in Alameda, 25th Street, Pier 36, and Powell Street in San Francisco. WP owned and operated the facilities at WP Mole in Oakland and 25th Street in San Francisco where WP yard crews would place and remove cars from the barges. At the Alameda Belt Line Slip, ABL crews placed and removed cars from the barges while similar work was performed by the State Belt Railroad crews at Pier 36 and Powell Street. [www.wplives.com], [www.google.com]
["western pacific" tunnel sf]: [www.google.com]
usgs map store: SF North Topo (1956) download [ims.er.usgs.gov], [store.usgs.gov]
