San Luis Obispo County CA Archives Photo Place.....Sther Pacific RR Depot 
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SOUTHERN PACIFIC RAILROAD SAN LUIS OBISPO DEPOT 
Santa Rosa and Church Streets, San Luis Obispo

History and Description:

The first train came into the Southern Pacific Railroad San Luis Obispo Depot,
May 5, 1894.  The railroad created easy access to 5an Francisco and Los Angeles,
and the town's midway position between these cities made it an important stop
for the line.  The little depot has seen much use in its history.  At its
busiest, it greeted six or seven passenger trains a day.  It was painted the
typical Southern Pacific mustard yellow and was part of a complex, employing
close to 500 townspeople with a roundhouse to handle the many passenger and
freight trains.  The railroad was then the city's main industry. In 1942, a new
depot was built a few hundred feet east along the tracks.  The old depot was
remodeled and used as yard and freight offices until November 1969.

The little depot still stands at its original position, although very much
remodeled and enlarged.  The now tan building is boarded up.  Its exterior is
intact, but the inside has been subject to vandalism.  The structure is for sale
by Southern Pacific, and sold, the building will be razed.

Sources:
Louisiana Dart, Curator, San Luis Obispo County Historical Museum 
Interviews with Southern Pacific employees 
San Luis Obispo County Historical Museum; photographs


Additional Comments:
Extracted from

Discovering San Luis Obispo County
by
Carleton M. Winslow


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