Folsom in Sacramento County, California — The American West (Pacific Coastal)
New Uses on the Rail Yard
Folsom Historic District
Photographed By Andrew Ruppenstein, April 12, 2016
1. New Uses on the Rail Yard Marker
Inscription.
New Uses on the Rail Yard. Folsom Historic District. On April 19, 1877, the Sacramento Valley Railroad consolidated with the Folsom and Placerville Railroad to form the Sacramento and Placerville Pailroad. All machine work was transferred to Sacramento and the Folsom machine shop closed in 1878. In 1887, the roundhouse, no longer in use since the railroad ran to Placerville, was demolished. Shop buildings no longer used by the railroad operated as pipe factories, warehouses for dam construction, and as pear packing sheds. In 1889, a new passenger depot and adjacent water tower were constructed.
(Other side of marker)
The 1891 Sanborn fire insurance map shows a freight depot northwest of the tracks; a small passenger depot southeast of the tracks; a turn table, a jail in the northeast corner of the site, firemen's hall in the southeast corner, the turntable and unutilized or converted railroad shops in the southwest corner; two water towers; a yard; and groves of trees.
The railroad shops were torn down in 1895, and the bricks were reused in the construction of the folsom powerhouse. The Perkins freight depot was torn down in February 1897 when a freight room was added to the east end of the passenger depot. In 1898, the railroad came under the control of the Southern Pacific Railroad, and theFolsom depot remained in use. After the shop buildings were removed, the rail yard was used for new businesses such as fruit packing and storage. In the spring of 1902, the Earl Fruit Company built a fruit packing shed on the site of the old railroad shops. Fruit packing remained on the rail yard as late as the 1940s when the Digiorgio Fruit Packing Company was on site.
In 1913, the Folsom depot burned. In 1914, the depot was replaced with a Southern Pacific Number 22 combination freight-passenger depot. By 1917, the depot had been enlarged. The Southern Pacific railroad depot remained in service until 1971 and remains on site.
On April 19, 1877, the Sacramento Valley Railroad consolidated with the Folsom and Placerville
Railroad to form the Sacramento and Placerville Pailroad. All machine work was transferred
to Sacramento and the Folsom machine shop closed in 1878. In 1887, the roundhouse, no longer in use
since the railroad ran to Placerville, was demolished. Shop buildings no longer used by the railroad
operated as pipe factories, warehouses for dam construction, and as pear packing sheds. In 1889, a new passenger depot and adjacent water tower were constructed.
(Other side of marker)
The 1891 Sanborn fire insurance map shows
a freight depot northwest of the tracks;
a small passenger depot southeast of the tracks;
a turn table, a jail in the northeast corner
of the site, firemen's hall in the southeast
corner, the turntable and unutilized or
converted railroad shops in the southwest
corner; two water towers; a yard;
and groves of trees.
The railroad shops were torn down in 1895,
and the bricks were reused in the
construction of the folsom powerhouse.
The Perkins freight depot was torn down in
February 1897 when a freight room was added
to the east end of the passenger depot.
In 1898, the railroad came under the control of the
Southern Pacific Railroad, and theFolsom depot remained in use. After the shop buildings
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were removed, the rail yard was used for new businesses such as fruit packing and storage. In the spring of 1902, the Earl Fruit Company built a fruit packing shed on the site of the old railroad shops. Fruit packing remained on the rail yard as late as the 1940s when the Digiorgio Fruit Packing Company was on site.
In 1913, the Folsom depot burned. In 1914, the depot was replaced with a Southern Pacific Number 22 combination freight-passenger depot. By 1917, the depot had been enlarged. The Southern Pacific railroad depot remained in service until 1971 and remains on site.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Industry & Commerce • Railroads & Streetcars. A significant historical month for this entry is February 1897.
Location. 38° 40.643′ N, 121° 10.696′ W. Marker is in Folsom, California, in Sacramento County. Marker is on Wool Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 200 Wool Street, Folsom CA 95630, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Photographed By Andrew Ruppenstein, April 12, 2016
3. New Uses on the Rail Yard Marker - wide view, with the Folsom Depot in the background
Photo courtesy of the California Railroad Museum
4. Marker inset photo: Folsom Depot
Credits. This page was last revised on December 23, 2019. It was originally submitted on December 23, 2019, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California. This page has been viewed 264 times since then and 22 times this year. Photos:1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on December 23, 2019, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California.
