John West Wrote:
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> I was working for SP in Salinas in April 1971 so I
> found an excuse to go to Monterey for a picture of
> the Del Monte before it was gone. And what better
> place than its namesake station, Del Monte.
>
> [
photos.smugmug.com]
> -Railroads/Southern-Pacific/Southern-Pacifc-Diesel
> s/i-v2Bcf4X/0/b85e671f/O/SPdelmonteatdelmonte1000.
> jpg
>
> JBWX
Sadly, all that remains of that station is the cement floor and every morning the Salvation Army comes there to provide food for the homeless. The parking area around it is a favorite place for bicyclists to start their rides on the rec trail which is the old ROW.
C