Santa Fe Passenger and Freight Depot - Shafter, CA
Posted by: saopaulo1
N 35° 30.334 W 119° 16.643
11S E 293453 N 3931494
A former station in Shafter, CA.
Waymark Code: WMNJZ9
Location: California, United States
Date Posted: 03/25/2015
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"The station was built in 1917 to serve Shafter, which was at the time a small farming community.
The building's design followed the "standard combination freight depot" Number 2-A plan developed by Santa Fe Railroad engineers in 1911. The design originally included a porch supported by columns, a ticket office, a waiting room, a freight room, and a baggage room.
In 1938, the porch was enclosed and became the new waiting room so the inside of the station could be used for office space, which was needed to handle increased freight service.
The Santa Fe Railroad closed the station in 1978." (
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