Sacramento station (Western Pacific Railroad)

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Sacramento
Western Pacific Railroad station in Sacramento, circa 1910.jpg
The station shortly after opening, roughly 1910
General information
Location1910 J Street
Sacramento, CA
Coordinates 38°34′35″N121°28′51″W / 38.576458°N 121.480760°W / 38.576458; -121.480760
Line(s) Feather River Route
History
Opened1910
Closed1970
Services
Preceding station Western Pacific Railroad Following station
Stockton
towards Oakland
California Zephyr Marysville
towards Chicago
Sacramento 11th and I street
towards Oakland
Feather River Route Globe

Western Pacific Passenger Depot is a former railway station in Sacramento, California, located at 19th and J Streets. [1] Opened in 1910 by the Western Pacific Railroad as part of the Feather River Route, the station would go on to serve the original California Zephyr until the service was discontinued in 1970. [2] The Old Spaghetti Factory opened in the old building in 1978.

The station building was designed by Willis Polk in the Mission Revival style. [3]

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References

  1. Burg, William (August 18, 2010). "Very Old Spaghetti Factory". Midtown Monthly. Retrieved June 4, 2020.
  2. Bizjak, Tony (June 11, 2018). "Catch an Amtrak toward L.A. from midtown Sacramento? Train officials propose new service". Sacramento Bee. Retrieved May 10, 2020.
  3. Burg, William (2012). Sacramento's K Street: Where Our City Was Born. Charleston, SC: The History Press. ISBN   978-1-61423-587-3 . Retrieved June 4, 2020.