Southern Pacific Railroad Rolls Through the City

Unfinished History

Long line of people waiting to tour General Motors's Train of Tomorrow at the Southern Pacific depot at 3rd and Townsend on November 25, 1947.

Photo: San Francisco Railway Museum

Train leaving Harrison at 22nd Street, 1905.

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22nd and Harrison, 1905.

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Edweard Muybridge photo of San Francisco and San Jose railroad depot at Valencia and Market from 1866 to 1872.

Photo: Edweard Muybridge

Valencia and 25th Street train depot, 1850s to the 1920s.

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Southern Pacific Depot at 25th and Valencia.

Photo: Bancroft Library

Train approaching Valencia Station in 1912.

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Southbound train on Dolores Street overpass near 27th Street, 1907.

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Southbound train at Bernal just north of Glen Park, 1904.

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Southern Pacific train at 22nd and Harrison, 1905.

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Triple heading on Harrison near 21st Street, c. 1900

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1948 view north from Oakdale toward Southern Pacific Steam Engine 4442, Train 96 and Newcomb Ave. Station. Potrero Hill in background.

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