THE SURVIVING DEPOTS
OF THE SOUTHERN PACIFIC

The Southern Pacific Railroad and its subsidiaries provided passenger service from the 1860's until May 1, 1971. On this date, with the birth of Amtrak, most passenger service by the S.P. ended, although commuter trains on the San Francisco peninsula continued until the 1980's. For many years prior to this, however, passenger service had been steadily declining, leading to the closing of many passenger depots. Many freight depots were also closing due to declines in business and the abandonment of branch lines. As a result, many of the depots were destroyed either by the company, by fire, or by new developments. These are the survivors.

EP&SW, NCO, NPC, and SPC were bought by SP.  The T&NO was merged into SP.
The NWP and the SD&AE were subsidiaries.

Depots of the following companies related to the Southern Pacific may be found on their own sites:
St. Louis-Southwestern, Northwestern Pacific, Pacific Electric and the Southern Pacific Narrow Gauge.

NOTE: if you know of a depot not listed, or you can provide an address, please notify the host.

This page is part of David Coscia's SP site
January 22, 2012

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
Members of the SP e-mail list.
"SP Trainline" articles and letters from The Mail Bag.
California, Oregon, and other states: Erik Halstead, John Lee, Bill Shippen, John Sweetser, and Kyle Wyatt
Texas depots: Carl Codney, Art Fisher, Dennis Hogan, Jim King, Ben Kroger, and others.  
Texas depots:  "Texas Trains" by Richard Troxell, published in 2002 by Republic of Texas Press 

RAILROAD ABBREVIATIONS

.

AE - Arizona Eastern

NPC - North Pacific Coast

AT&SF - Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe

NRHS - National Railroad Historical Society

GH&SA - Galveston, Harrisburg & San Antonio

SA&AP - San Antonio & Aransas Pass

HE&WT - Houston East & West Texas

SD&AE - San Diego & Arizona Eastern

H&TC - Houston & Texas Central

SLSF - St. Louis - San Francisco

I&GN - International & Great Northern

SPC - South Pacific Coast

MKT - Missouri, Kansas, and Texas

TM - Texas Midland

MP - Missouri Pacific

T&NO - Texas & New Orleans

MTA - Metropolitan Transit Authority (Los Angeles)

T&P - Texas & Pacific

NCO - Nevada, California, and Oregon

UP - Union Pacific

 

ARIZONA

.

Benson

replica, now the Benson Chamber of Commerce

Clifton

a replica built at the Scottsdale McCormick-Stillman Railway Park

Douglas

EP&SW depot

Florence

freight depot moved to Avondale; in the middle of a tank manufacturing company yard

Globe

Gila Valley, Globe & Northern; later AE; being renovated by volunteers;

the freight room was renovated two years ago; the café was damaged by a fire and demolished

Litchfield

CS #22; purchased by City of Goodyear and moved to Roscoe Park at 15600 W. Roeser (Feb 4, 2009)

Miami

passenger depot with adjacent freight shed

Patagonia

now the city hall

Phoenix

Union Station, now Amtrak Thruway bus stop only

Red Rock

now a residence painted white, across I-10

Rillito

appears to be standing next to former rail line; wooden depot is in bad shape but is for sale

Safford

.

Tempe

now a restaurant

Tombstone

now county library

Tucson

EP&SW, now a restaurant

Tucson

now Amtrak, owned by City of Tucson, used as a transportation hub

Willcox 

rebuilt

Yuma freight

abandoned but in good shape


 

CALIFORNIA

.

Agnew

SPC, home to California Central Model RR

Alturas

NCO

Alviso

SPC, moved, now private residence

Arbuckle

still trackside, section cut on north side, used for painting large trucks and trailers

Arcadia freight

moved to Travel Town Museum in Los Angeles

Auburn

now the Chamber of Commerce, track one

Auburn

on track two

Bakersfield passenger

next to the yard

Bakersfield freight

at 2lst and R streets, damaged in a fire

Bena

moved to the Kern County Museum, on Chester Ave in Bakersfield

Benicia

now offices and a gift store, home of a group wishing to revitalize the town

Berkeley West

at 3rd and University; in danger now that restaurant went out of business

Broadway

.

Burlingame

Mission style.

Burrel

now a store east of Riverdale at 700 Mt. Whitney Ave.

Caliente

office burned, freight part moved .7 miles east of RR Xing on Caliente-Bodfish Rd., now a barn

Calistoga

redeveloped as shops, including railcars outside

Campbell

SPC freight depot, looks like one in Felton

Campo

SD&AE, part of San Diego RR museum

Capay

private residence

Capitola

moved, now the Inn at Depot Hill; 250 Monterey Street

Centerville

ACE and Amtrak California; 37260 Fremont Blvd; Fremont, CA

Chico

Amtrak, Greyhound, and retail space; trackside at 5th Street

Chowchilla

moved, now a VFW post; 245 South 5th Street

Colfax passenger

being restored as an Amtrak stop and a museum

Colfax freight

now an auto parts store

College Park

.

Colma

now Colma's Historic Train Depot; 1500 Hillside Blvd.

Corning

two walls of wood freight section standing several miles from town, passenger portion destroyed

Cottonwood

passenger section a retail store at Brush Street and Front Street;

freight section a welding shop, location unknown

Coyote passenger

now a private residence

Coyote freight

now a feed store

Crockett

now a museum

Danville

moved, now the Museum of the San Ramon Valley

Davis

now Amtrak

Dinuba

Moved, now the "Alta District Historical Society - Depot Museum" at 289 South "K" Street

Durham

Modified and covered in stucco; 9418 Midway north of Durham-Dayton Highway

Earlimart

CS #22 Freight portion located at Front/Center; now a hardware store, turned 90 degrees from tracks

East Oakland

moved to the Embarcadero along the Oakland Estuary

Edison

looks like a shack, depot in bad shape, next to track between two large packing plants

El Centro passenger

now the UP dispatch center for the Imperial Valley

El Centro freight

boarded up with large metal bars with locks across the doors

Esparto

now private residence; for sale

Estelle

Moved to the Imperial Valley Pioneers Museum in El Centro

Fellows

office portion only in private residence; 30360 Orange Street (look for blue mail box),
0.2 miles west of Shafter Avenue in Shafter

Felton freight

moved to  Roaring Camp & Big Trees RR

Fillmore

now a historical museum

Folsom

now the chamber of commerce

Fowler

moved, now antique store on Clovis Avenue .6 mile north of Hwy. 99

Fremont

see Centerville

Fresno

at 1713 Tulare Street; now an office building


 

CALIFORNIA

.

Gilroy

being restored

Glendale

now Amtrak

Goleta

now the South Coast Railroad museum

Grenada

Along the tracks south of Highway A12; now a private residence

Gridley

California & Oregon depot from 1870; located in the city park at 194 Washington Street

Hanford

portion of it located in park southwest of SP/SF diamond

Healdsburg

Cal Northern

Hillsdale

on old Bayshore route, passenger depot and shelter

Hollister

now a restaurant

Holtville

moved to a local museum

Hood freight

abandoned

Inyokern

moved to County Line Auto Wrecking in Ridgecrest

Ione

still in yard, now the office and warehouse for a small resins plant

Jacumba

SD&AE, now a private residence

Kenwood

now a meeting hall

King City

moved to San Lorenzo Park, many original furnishings in the depot

Kingsburg

at California and Draper; city making attempt to purchase and restore

La Mesa

SD&AE, now San Diego Trolley stop

Live Oak

Being restored as a community center; Elm Street and Live Oak Boulevard

Livermore

now Coldwell Banker real estate

Locke

freight depot, built in 1916 for trans-loading barges and railcars

Lodi

now the transit center and Amtrak, moved one block south from original location in the year 2000.

Lone Pine

now a private residence

Long Beach

now a laboratory; 1475 San Francisco Avenue

Loomis

depot not destroyed, moved to park and ride lot, in process of being restored

Los Altos

now retail stores

Los Angeles

Union Station: home to Amtrak, Metrolink, MTA Red Line subway, and MTA Gold Line light rail

Los Molinos

Moved south of town to Highway 99 and Sherman Street; private residence

Madera

at Yosemite and E Street; now the Chamber of Commerce

Magalia

now a restaurant

Martinez

now Amtrak

Maxwell

moved to Forest Ranch, east of Chico on Hwy 32

Menlo Park passenger

now the Chamber of Commerce

Merced

at 16th Street and N Street; now the Chamber of Commerce

Millbrae

home of the Millbrae Train Museum; at California and Murchison

Modesto

at J Street and 9th; now the Modesto Transportation Center

Montague

moved, now Montague Depot Museum; 230 South 11th Street

Montague freight shed

moved out of town, now a barn

Monterey

now a boat shop

Moorpark

demolished long ago; the structure that looks like a depot is a former feed elevator

Mount Shasta passenger

now a private residence near Black Butte

Mount Shasta freight

Modified but identifiable; Mt. Shasta Boulevard and Alma Street

Mountain View

replica CS #18 to be built

Mulford

covered in stucco; photo on web from 2003

Newman

moved to Hwy 132, east of Hwy 33, near Vernalis; now a produce stand and deli

New Pine Creek

NCO, moved off track, private

Niles

now a historical society and a model railroad club

North Hollywood

at Chandler and Lankershim; owned by MTA

Oakland

16th Street, plans for land redevelopment and restoration are ongoing

Oakdale

second depot built in 1897, restored

Oceano

along the tracks, being restored

Oil Junction

moved to Orange Empire Railway Museum

Orland

moved to Glenn County fairgrounds, used as fair offices and museum.

Oxnard

in use by UP MoW; 273 East Fifth St.

Oxnard

only second story of #22, now a house, on North Oxnard Blvd next to railroad tracks


 

CALIFORNIA

.

Palms

former SP Santa Monica branch became PE in 1911; now in Heritage Square; Highland Park

Palo Alto

1940's art deco style, Cal Train stop, being restored

Paradise

Restored and now used as a railroad museum

Paso Robles

damaged by a fire

Patterson

freight portion on Las palmas east of town and passenger portion of the No.22 on Northmead

Petaluma freight

restored, photo from 2005 on web

Pixley

Streamline Moderne-style depot, moved to Sam Davis Towing,
1575 N. Park Drive in Pixley, possible future museum

Pleasanton

retail store

Pomona

at 101 West 1st Street; now Downtown Pomona depot for Amtrak, Metrolink, and bus lines

Porterville freight

moved to Old River Rd, 2.2 miles south of I-5, now private residence in Kern County

Porterville passenger

now a museum

Ravendale

NCO, moved off track, private

Redding

Amtrak and UP train crew office; along the tracks at Yuba Street

Redding freight

was the original passenger depot, dismantled and parts stored in various locations

Riverdale

a portion is still located on its original site, complete with signboards on both ends

Roseville

replica built in 1994, original was a different style

Routier

now a real estate office on Folsom near Rancho Cordova

Rutherford

trackside, not in good shape

Sacramento

now Amtrak

Salinas

now Amtrak, and a UP crew office

Sanger

moved to city park, now a museum

St. Helena

restored and converted into offices

San Carlos

now a restaurant; built in 1888 of Almaden sandstone, has the original Victorian filigree decorations
and the original dark grey slate roof

San Diego

SDAE used the ATSF depot from 1916-1951

San Francisco

4th & Townsend, built 1975, cement and glass

San Jose

Cahill station, now the Ron Diridon station

San Leandro

1302 Orchard Ave, San Leandro Historical Railway Society

San Luis Obispo

now Amtrak

San Luis Obispo freight

built in 1894; soon to be the San Luis Obispo Railroad Museum

Santa Barbara

now Amtrak

Santa Clara

now a museum and Santa Clara Model Railroad Club

Santa Paula

now the Chamber of Commerce, Art Gallery, Historical Society meeting hall

Santa Susana

now a model railroad club

Saticoy

now a lumber yard office

Saugus

moved to Hart Park in Newhall, now Santa Clarita Historical Society

Schellville

Cal Northern

Seguro

converted to residence, lettering says Oildale; on Norris east of North Chester

Selma passenger

at 1935 E. Front Street; now the police station

Selma freight

moved to Selma Pioneer Village; on Highland north of 99, behind Cattlemen Restaurant

Shingle Springs

now an antique store

South Sausalito

recently "found" by Art Fisher, awaiting further details

Stockton

on Weber Street; building for sale

Strathmore

moved to Lemoore; to be transit station on E. Street between Fox and Follett

Suisun-Fairfield

Amtrak; 205 Main Street, Suisun City

Sunol

being restored

Susanville

passenger and ticket area restored after a fire, depot located on the "Bizz" Johnson Rail Trail

Tarpey

4th and Clovis in Clovis, restored

Truckee

trackside

Turlock

at East Main Street and Golden State Blvd.; now a restaurant, can eat in caboose and freight cars

Valley Springs

now a real estate office

Vina

Tracks and 5th Street; private residence


 

CALIFORNIA

.

Visalia passenger

now a restaurant

Walnut Creek

now a restaurant

Waterford

now a restaurant, "Ice Cream Junction," on Hwy 132 about 1/4 mile East of E Street

Watsonville

owned by GraniteRock; used as storage

Watsonville Junction

now a UP crew office

Wendel

.

Whittier

moved to Greenleaf Avenue near Mar Vista St., now Transit Center

Willow Ranch

NCO, moved off track, private

Woodland

moved, under restoration

Yountville

moved, now a business

Yuba City

moved to the County Fairgrounds, may become a museum


 

LOUISIANA

.

Baldwin

moved outside New Iberia along US Highway 90

Eunice

restored as a museum next to the old right of way

Gretna

freight depot; now Gretna Welcome Center, 739 4th St.

Gretna

T&P passenger depot; now Louisiana Railroad Museum, 739 3rd St.

Lafayette

.

Lake Charles

.

New Iberia

now the general offices of the Louisiana and Delta Railroad

New Orleans

Union Passenger Terminal; now Amtrak

Paradis

moved across the road from the tracks, now a Texaco storage space

Schriever

now an Amtrak stop

Sulphur

Brimstone Museum at 900 South Huntington


 

NEVADA

.

Elko freight

now a store

Fallon

freight portion near Depot Casino; passenger portion inside Depot Casino

Fernley

moved to Main St.

Lovelock freight

now a private business

Lovelock passenger

being restored as chamber of commerce and tourist center

Reno

now Amtrak

Reno

NCO, east of downtown, bought by WP, never SP

Sparks

depot in Victorian Square is a reproduction built in 1976, per Dale Darney

Wabuska

moved to Nevada State Railroad Museum

Wadsworth

moved to Sparks in 1905, still in use as yard office with tower added


 

NEW MEXICO

.

Ancho

moved to highway US 54; now a museum My House of Old Things

Carrizzo

pre-fab? used by UP

Coalora

moved to Capitan; now park storage

Columbus

intersection of Route 11 and Route 9; now the Columbus Railroad Depot Museum

Corona

moved 1991 N. White Sands Blvd. in Alamogordo; now Toy Train Depot

Deming

moved to Country Club Road between I-10 and Business I-10 on east side of town

Hachita

moved several miles north of town, now a private residence

Tucumcari

Main St, N. 2nd St./East Railroad Ave


 

OREGON

.

Albany

now used by Amtrak and Willamette & Pacific

Ashland

moved, now a business

Aurora

now an antique shop

Brooks

moved to the Oregon Electric Railway Museum

Brownsville

now the Linn County Historical Society museum

Canby

moved to Clackmas County Fairgrounds, now a museum

Carlton

passenger section an antique shop, freight section a grain warehouse

Chemult

in use by the UP MOW

Corvallis

Red Electric passenger depot is a restaurant along the Willamette River

Corvallis freight

meeting rooms downstairs, rental apartments upstairs

Dillard

moved, now on display at museum in Roseburg

Eugene

now Amtrak

Forest Grove

Oregon Electric brick depot substantially modified and barely recognizable

Garibaldi

used as a museum, owned by the Lions Club

Gaston

.

Gaylord

Moved to Powers, OR

Glendale

moved, now a meeting hall and senior citizen center

Halsey

now a multi-use community building; top half of two story building is the depot, bottom is not

Hillsboro

used by Portland & Western MOW

Klamath Falls

now Amtrak

Lakeview

NCO, now a used car lot and living quarters

Lebanon

community meeting rooms

Mapleton

moved to Florence, OR;

now the Waterfront Depot Restaurant & Bar at 1252 Bay Street

McMinneville

used by Willamette & Pacific

Medford

now a restaurant and micro-brewery

Mill City 

now The Canyon Life Museum, operated by the North Santiam Historical Society

Monroe

freight section exists on original location

Mt. Angel

restored, now antique shop

Oswego

small cinder-block building used by Willamette Shores Trolley excursion ticket office

Perrydale

was to be preserved, too far gone, still standing though, see osrm.org

Portland

Amtrak, neon "Southern Pacific, Go By Train" sign still functional

Powers

now a logging railroad museum

Reedsport

.

Rockaway Beach

moved, used as hotel

Roseburg

now a restaurant

Salem

used by Amtrak, owned by Oregon Department of Transportation

Sheridan

replica, now the city hall and used by the sheriff

Silverton

freight section original, office section a replica

Springfield

moved, chamber of commerce office

Tangent

only freight section exists, moved and now a private residence

Tillamook

.

Toledo

used by Willamette & Pacific

West Scio

moved, now a local museum

Woodburn

moved to St. Luke's Church on 5th and Harrison, used as a youth group center

Woodville

former Oregon & California depot, originally built in 1884;
currently in pieces, remains to be rebuilt at the Medford Railroad Park; Medford, OR


 

TEXAS

.

.

On March 1, 1927, GH&SA, H&TC, and T&NO merged into T&NO.

.

Any depot built before that date could be GH&SA, H&TC, SA&AP, or T&NO. 

.

Any depot built after that date is TNO.

.

TM merged into T&NO on April 1, 1928.  EP&SW merged into SP.

Alpine

now Amtrak

Anna

.

Austin

A&NW, then H&TC, 504 E. 5th, now the Depot Hotel, built 1871-1872

Bertram

former SA&AP depot from Orange Grove, TX

Brenham

H&TC; on South Market St. east of Commerce

Brownsville

T&NO, now the Historic Brownsville Museum; 6th & E. Madison Sts.

Burton

H&TC; on Railroad Street

Caldwell

H&TC freight, now a restaurant which looks like feed store, which it once was.

Cameron

SA&AP

Carmine

H&TC; being restored

Cleveland

SP/ATSF, moved from the tracks, now a private residence

Columbus

GH&SA freight depot, one-story, now a museum

Comfort

T&NO

Commerce

TM

Cooper

TM, now the Patterson Memorial Delta County Museum

Cushing

T&NO, now the Cushing Library; moved to 778 Walnut

Dallas

Union Station, 400 S. Houston St.

Dallas

H&TC passenger depot from 1903 to 1916; relegated to yardmasters office after the opening of Union Station in Dallas. 
Moved to Fair Park in August, 1963; now the office for the Age of Steam Railroad Museum

Del Rio

restored brick station, owned by the city and called the Transportation Center;100 W. Ogden

Eagle Lake

GH&SA passenger

Eagle Pass

GH&SA freight

Edinburg

chamber of commerce

Edna

GH&SA

El Paso

Union Passenger Station, southwest corner of Coldwell and San Francisco

El Paso

EP&SW freight depot

Elgin

TNO and MKT passenger depot; now the Elgin Depot Museum and Archive at 14 Depot Street

Elgin

H&TC freight depot located trackside a few hundred yards from the Union depot.

Ennis

ticket/baggage and express buildings used as a museum, depot burned in 1930's

Ferris

now the city mayor's office; Ovilla Road and FM 664

Flatonia

SA&AP passenger depot, now the signal maintainer tool house

Flatonia

SA&AP freight depot; wooden building one block north of US-90; severely damaged by wind storm June 3, 2007

Floresville

SA&AP depot on a nearby ranch.  Plans are to move it to town and restore it

Frankston

T&NO; now a library and museum; on SH 155

Galveston

Union Depot; now the Galveston Island Railroad Museum

Giddings

H&TC

Giddings

SA&AP freight depot or freight house

Giddings

Union passenger depot, used by H&TC and SA&AP

Gonzales

now headquarters of the Texas Gonzales & Northern RR

Gregory

under threat of demolition, currently standing

Harlingen

former passenger & freight district office; SP freight depot when the passenger depot was torn down

Hearne

H&TC joint station with I&GN, being restored as a depot museum

Hondo

now the Medina County Museum; moved to 2202 18th Street

Houston

now Amtrak; 902 Washington Ave.

Ingleside

SA&AP depot owned by the Chamber of Commerce

Jacksonville

TNO freight, now Harris' Feed Store behind police station

Kerrville

SA&AP

Kingsland

SA≈ moved from Muldoon, now the antique shop at the Antlers Hotel

Kosse

H&TC; moved to Saginaw.  Located on Main Street and is now the Chamber of Commerce


 

TEXAS

.

Lacyville

"Jim Crow" flag stop, two waiting areas: an open porch and one enclosed; now a hunter's cabin

Lancaste

H&TC freight depot

La Porte

.

Leander

moved to where?

Liberty

TNO

Louise

TNO

Lozano

moved to Combes, intersection of US77 and TX107, private property

Luling

standing as of 9-29-2002 in Lockhart (is this a depot or tool house?)

Mabank

moved, now a café

McAllen

chamber of commerce, 100 S. Bicentennial

McDade

now a general store

Mackay

TNO

Marathon

standing, needs restoration, which railroad built it?

Marble Falls

801 U.S. 281 at Avenue H

Midlothian

H&TC, moved

Moscow

moved to Nacogdoches, next to the Nacogdoches freight depot

Moulton

SA&AP, now a bridal shop, "The Bridal Rail"

Muldoon

SA&AP depot, moved to The Antlers Hotel in Kingsland, TX

Nacogdoches

HE&WT freight

Nacogdoches

T&NO passenger, being restored; corner of North Old Tyler Road and West Main St.

Orange

.

Paige

H&TC, moved, now the community center located on Hwy 290 East

Paris

Union Depot

Ponta

TNO, moved to Cushing; now a residence, barely recognizable

Pine Flat

also known as Hoya, on Rockland subdivision

Port Arthur

.

Port Lavaca

intersection of Railroad St. and Virginia St

Poth

SA&AP, a farm and ranch museum

Reklaw

TNO, now a residence, barely recognizable 

Richmond

.

Rockdale

SA&AP freight

Rockport

SA&AP, 105 S. Magnolia

Rosser

TM

San Antonio

restored, at the St. Paul Square

San Leon

now a private residence, moved to 631 Clear Lake Road, Clear Lake Shores

Sanderson

abandoned

Seguin freight

now used as a feed and farm supply store

Sheridan

T&NO, now a lumber company

Sierra Blanca

GH&SA, moved off track; now the Hudspeth County Historical Society Museum

Simonton

SA&AP, south of town on FM 1489 on Sanders Rd.; now private residence with additions

Sugar Land

now the Fort Bend County Chamber of Commerce; moved to 445 Commerce Green Blvd.

Terrel

TM freight, red brick depot built circa 1897

Waco

H&TC passenger depot; 209 Taylor St., built by Waco & Northwestern in 1872

Wallis

SA≈ moved into pasture outside town

Waring

SA≈ now a private residence

Weimar

109 E. Jackson Ave.

Wharton

GH&SA depot

Yorktown

only freight house portion exists; was dismantled and may not be standing on farm south of town


 

UTAH

.

Ogden

Union Station

Transfer

at the north end of the Ogden yards