Southwestern Sacramento in Sacramento County, California — The American West (Pacific Coastal)

4th Avenue/Wayne Hultgren Light Rail Station

Dedicated in Memory of Wayne Hultgren 1918-1999

— "Sacramento's Father of Light Rail" —

4th Avenue / Wayne Hultgren Light Rail Station Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Andrew Ruppenstein, October 29, 2015

1. 4th Avenue / Wayne Hultgren Light Rail Station Marker

Inscription. In 1975 Wayne Hultgren founded the Modern Transit Society of Sacramento to promote public transit as an alternative to the automobile and to alleviate congestion and air pollution. Under his determined leadership, the Modern Transit Society organized business and community groups in a successful grassroots campaign that resulted in the opening of the first 18.3 mile starter line in 1987. The California State Senate, the Sacramento Regional Transit District, the Sacramento Area Council of Governments, and the Environmental Council of Sacramento recognized his vision and leadership, which led to his unofficial designation as Sacramento's "Father of Light Rail".

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Railroads & Streetcars. A significant historical year for this entry is 1975.

Location. 38° 33.111′ N, 121° 29.304′ W. Marker is in Sacramento, California, in Sacramento County. It is in Southwestern Sacramento. It is at the intersection of Freeport Boulevard and 21st Street, on the left when traveling south on Freeport Boulevard. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Sacramento CA 95818, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Sacramento Valley

and specifically in the Central Valley.

It is also on the American Pacific Coast.

Globally, it is in North America,

on the Ring of Fire,

in the Pacific Rim,

in the Western Hemisphere,

in the Western World,

and in the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain

and also Mexico’s Alta California.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Petrovich Family Playfields (approx. 0.4 miles away); Gunther’s Quality Ice Cream (approx. 0.7 miles away); Memorial Grove (approx.

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0.8 miles away); U.S.S. Maine Memorial (approx. 0.9 miles away); Jane Norris (approx. 0.9 miles away); Edmonds Field (approx. 0.9 miles away); New Helvetia Cemetery (approx. 0.9 miles away); Luella Buckminster-Johnston (approx. 0.9 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Sacramento.

Other markers no longer nearby. The Maine Memorial (was approx. 0.9 miles away but has been confirmed missing); J. Holland Laidler Camp No. 5 Plot (was approx. 0.9 miles away but has been confirmed missing).

Also see . . . Guide to the Wayne R. Hultgren papers, 1918-1999. The OAC provides a short biography, as part of the archival guide to his papers: Wayne R. Hultgren was a leading advocate who played an instrumental role during the grass-roots campaign to establish light rail public transportation in Sacramento, which commenced in September 1987.... (Submitted on November 2, 2015.)

4th Avenue / Wayne Hultgren Light Rail Station Marker - Wide View image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Andrew Ruppenstein, October 29, 2015

2. 4th Avenue / Wayne Hultgren Light Rail Station Marker - Wide View

The marker is visible here attached to the wall of the light rail station.

Credits. This page was last revised on December 9, 2024. It was originally submitted on November 1, 2015, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California. This page has been viewed 829 times since then and 32 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on November 1, 2015, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California.