Historic Packing Houses, Packing Sheds and Other Industrial Structures
in Central and Northern California

Eastside Lines: Southern Pacific, Santa Fe and Visalia Electric

Copyright 2009 by James E. Lancaster, Ph.D.

Web Page Created June 4, 2009
Last Updated August 27, 2011

  ATSF Porterville-Orosi District

Hillmaid, CA

All photos are copyrighted. They remain the property of the individual contributors and may not be used without permission.




February 1983 CLIC Book Diagram. (Glen Icanberry collection)


Sierra Eagle Packers in 2003. Siding # 2319 on the CLIC diagram served this packing house. (John Signor photo)


Sierra Eagle Packers in July 2006. (James Lancaster photo)


Sierra Eagle Packers in 2003. The Visalia Electric once crossed the Santa Fe from left to right at approximately the spot where John Signor was standing when he took this photo. (John Signor photo)


Sierra Eagle Packers in July 2006. (James Lancaster photo)


Sierra Eagle Packers in July 2006. (James Lancaster photo)



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