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Historic Packing Houses, Packing Sheds and Other Industrial Structures Eastside Lines: Southern Pacific, Santa Fe and Visalia Electric Copyright 2008 by James E. Lancaster, Ph.D. Web Page Created December 2, 2008  Joint SP-ATSF Exeter Branch  Richgrove, CA All photos are copyrighted. They remain the property of the individual contributors and may not be used without permission.  February 1974 SPINS Diagram. (James Lancaster collection)  Richgrove-Jasmine Citrus Assn in 1923 (shown as Citgrove Corp. on the SPINS diagram). The two tracks at the left are the mainline and a siding of the Exeter Branch looking toward Famoso. The curving track at the right is the north leg of the wye for the Richgrove Branch. (John Signor collection)  The former Richgrove-Jasmine Citrus Assn in July 2006. (James Lancaster photo)  The south side of the former Richgrove-Jasmine Citrus Assn in July 2006. Note the juice bin on the left and the faded Sunkist sign at the center of the building. (James Lancaster photo)  The former Richgrove-Jasmine Citrus Assn in March 2008. (James Lancaster photo)  The west side of the former Richgrove-Jasmine Citrus Assn in March 2008. The curving track is the south leg of the Richgrove Branch wye. The only visible remains of the north leg are the longer ties at the right of the photo. (James Lancaster photo)  V. B. Zaninovich in September, 2008. Note all the former loading doors. The track next to the building has been rremoved. (James Lancaster photo)  The north part of V. B. Zaninovich in September, 2008. (James Lancaster photo)  Entrance to the Kovacevich Cold Storage in September, 2008. (James Lancaster photo)  The east side of the Kovacevich Cold Storage in September, 2008. Since there are no loading doors these buildings were probably built after the demise of rail service. (James Lancaster photo) If you have any comments or questions please feel free to contact me at ljames1at (i.e., @) ix.netcom.com (no spaces). |