Photo Record
Images
Metadata
Catalog Number |
2005.1.14 |
Object Name |
Print, Photographic |
Description |
Sacramento Northern's first electric train arriving in Dixon, California in 1913. The garage in the background is that of the Dixon Auto Service Company. The depot signs read: "Sacramento Valley Electric" and " Waiting Room". This depot was located on West A Street near Jackson St. where the current post office is.The electric train system ran from Chico to Oakland where the cars were then ferried to San Francisco by Key Route ferries. The Dixon Electric Railway line was closed after several years. |
Date |
1913 |
Title |
Electric Train |
Collection |
Dixon Public Library Archive Photo Collection |
Caption |
Dixon Electric Train |
Search Terms |
Electric Railroad Sacramento Valley Electric Railroad Dixon Auto Service People Dixon Auto Garage |
Subjects |
Railroads People Garages. Auto |
Classification |
Railroads People Structures |