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 8, 2009
Last Updated August 27, 2011

 ATSF Visalia District from Visalia to Lone Star  

Reedley, CA

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


Reedley was served by both the Southern Pacific Exeter Branch and the Santa Fe Visalia District. The tracks of the two railroads were parallel and relatively close. Photos from the Southern Pacific side are on a separate web page.


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Royal Valley Fruit Growers Assn in 1983. It was on siding #2148 on the CLIC diagram.
(Randy Sunada photo)


The track side of the former Royal Valley Fruit Growers Assn is now a park. March 2008. (James Lancaster photo)


Loading dock of the former Royal Valley Fruit Growers Assn. (James Lancaster photo)


Maxco Supply, Inc., shown in May 1990, was at one time a Sun Maid Raisin Growers Assn warehouse. The Southern Pacific served the opposite side of the building. (Bob Chaparro photo)


A long westbound train of reefers passes the old raisin warehouse.
(Randy Sunada photo)


The south end of the former Maxco Supply warehouse is shown here in March 2008. (James Lancaster photo)


The north end of the former Maxco Supply warehouse is shown here in March 2008. (James Lancaster photo)


The former Peloian Packing Co. is shown here in March 2008. It was on siding #2172 on the CLIC diagram. There is now a park where the Santa Fe tracks used to be. (James Lancaster photo)


Opposite side of the former Peloian Packing Co. March 2008. (James Lancaster photo)


Youngstown Grape Distributor in May 1990. It was on siding #2172 on the CLIC diagram. (Bob Chaparro photo)

Former Youngstown Grape Distributor building in March 2008. (James Lancaster photo)


Former Youngstown Grape Distributor building in March 2008. (James Lancaster photo)


Backside of the former Youngstown Grape Distributor building in March 2008. (James Lancaster photo)


Unidentified building photographed in May 1990. May have been on the Southern Pacific side of Reedley. (Bob Chaparro photo)


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