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

Strathmore, CA

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February 1983 CLIC Book Diagram. (Glen Icanberry collection)


Strathmore Co-op Assn in the 1980s. (Randy Sunada photo)


Strathmore Co-op Assn in November 1992. FGE "Solid Gold" reefers had replaced the earlier Santa Fe reefers. The two track bumpers are for sidings #2902 and #2903 on the CLIC diagram. (Cliff Prather photo)


Strathmore Co-op Assn in October 1993. (Cliff Prather photo)


Strathmore Co-op Assn in August 2006. (James Lancaster photo)


Strathmore Co-op Assn in August 2006. (James Lancaster photo)


Strathmore Co-op Assn in August 2006. (James Lancaster photo)


Strathmore Co-op Assn juice bin in August 2006. (James Lancaster photo)


Golden Maid Packers in August 2006. This packing house was also on siding #2902 before the track was removed. G Street is in the foreground. (James Lancaster photo)


Golden Maid Packers in August 2006. (James Lancaster photo)


Golden Maid Packers sign in August 2006. (James Lancaster photo)



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