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Re: Oakland 16th St. Station Open Day
Author: smitty195
Date: 07-26-2011 - 15:01
Dr Zarkoff Wrote:
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> There /weren't/ any trailers. The passenger
> facilities were moved virtually overnight into the
> former Wetern Division headquarters buidling,
> which had been built so Oakland Pier could be
> vacated. Except for the Special Agents, the
> building had fallen into disuse before the
> earthquake. The crews continued to go on and off
> duty in the former dispatcher's offices, which was
> underneath the red electric trackway, which
> provided more than enough protection from
> subsequent earthquakes, of which there were a few.
Maybe you are reading too much into the word "trailer". Should I call them "portable buildings"? The Amtrak ticket WAS inside a brown portable building that was delivered to the location on wheels (ie, a "trailer"). I waited for my train inside that building, and I bought Amtrak tickets at the ticket counter inside that building. I also used the restrooms inside that building. I even have pictures of it buried deep in my closet. I have no idea what the time period was that the trailers were there, but they were indeed there. If you are talking about crew quarters, employee offices, etc, I have no idea what Amtrak did. I am talking about what the passengers used (including the Amtrak ticket employees)---trailers.
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> There /weren't/ any trailers. The passenger
> facilities were moved virtually overnight into the
> former Wetern Division headquarters buidling,
> which had been built so Oakland Pier could be
> vacated. Except for the Special Agents, the
> building had fallen into disuse before the
> earthquake. The crews continued to go on and off
> duty in the former dispatcher's offices, which was
> underneath the red electric trackway, which
> provided more than enough protection from
> subsequent earthquakes, of which there were a few.
Maybe you are reading too much into the word "trailer". Should I call them "portable buildings"? The Amtrak ticket WAS inside a brown portable building that was delivered to the location on wheels (ie, a "trailer"). I waited for my train inside that building, and I bought Amtrak tickets at the ticket counter inside that building. I also used the restrooms inside that building. I even have pictures of it buried deep in my closet. I have no idea what the time period was that the trailers were there, but they were indeed there. If you are talking about crew quarters, employee offices, etc, I have no idea what Amtrak did. I am talking about what the passengers used (including the Amtrak ticket employees)---trailers.
