Foothill Rails--Misc.--Penryn

Foothill Rails--Misc.--Penryn Penryn

Street, aerial, and depot fire insurance maps. Both the street and aerial maps are marked to match the images below.

1. A spur to the Griffith granite quarry leaves the mainline here, follows English Colony Way, and crosses Taylor Road to the quarry itself.
2. A view of the Penryn depot looking east.
3. The Southern Pacific section house seen on the insurance map still stands as a private residence.

4.-5. From the drawings in images 4a and 5a, rails can be seen serving the quarry. Images 4b and 5b are contemporary views of the drawings.

6. Privately owned PFE #12384 reefer along Taylor Road.
7. Mandarin Hill Orchards has this little mining tank car on display.

==================================================
This page, these images and underlying code ©2001-2024 Barnhill Web Design unless otherwise noted.