Re: Fruitvale Rail Bridge
Author: OPRRMS
Date: 04-12-2010 - 23:14
OPRRMS Wrote:
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> Juppo Wrote:
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> > A friend of mine and I have photos (albiet poor
> > quality) of SP 4806 dragging a cut of cars over
> > the bridge into Alameda in July, 2000. We
> didn't
> > follow up on the move as we were too young to
> know
> > any better, but they serviced Alameda for some
> > reason well after '98. This was a decent cut
> of
> > at least 6-8 cars of mixed type. It is my
> > understanding though, that this was very near
> the
> > end of any operation to Alameda. Can we get
> some
> > other input or evidence to point to an actual
> > "last run" over this bridge?
>
> UP continued to serve Pennzoil (at the
> intersection of Clement and Grand) for a time
> after the ABL stopped service, and also
> occasionally served the ex-SP team track at
> Broadway. The last cars there contained track
> material. The date commonly given as 1998 may be
> when ABL discontimued service. Not sure when UP
> stopped service, but will try to find out.
Hope to have the answer by next Monday, and will start a new thread. Stay tuned . . .