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
Ultra, CA

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




1983 CLIC Book Diagram. (Glen Icanberry collection)


Grand View Heights Citrus in November 1992. (Cliff Prather photo)


Looking north toward Porterville with Grand View Heights Citrus on the left. The tank car is on siding #2932 on the CLIC diagram. (Robert Gaddie photo)


Looking north in 2003 with South Valley Citrus Packers (new name) on the left. (John Signor photo)


South Valley Citrus Packers in July 2006. (James Lancaster photo)


Main office of South Valley Citrus Packers in July 2006. (James Lancaster photo)


interior yard of South Valley Citrus Packers showing juice bins in July 2006. (James Lancaster photo)



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