Agnew Depot - Train Stations/Depots on Waymarking.com

Constructed around 1877, the Agnew Depot originally served a narrow gauge rail line (South Pacific Coast Railroad) that ran between Alameda and Santa Cruz. A branch line from this depot served the Lick Paper Mills and a State Asylum.

The building was later purchased by the California Central Model Railroad Club in 1963 and was dedicated as an historical landmark by order of the Santa Clara City Council in 1988.

The building resides as 4185 Bassett St. in Santa Clara County and can be reached by heading north on Montague Expressway from I-101 for 0.38 miles, 148 yards west on Mission College Blvd., 142 yards north on Burton Drive, 0.28 miles south-east on Wyatt Dr., then 0.24 miles north along Bassett St. to the station.

Is the station/depot currently used for railroad purposes?: No Is the station/depot open to the public?: No If the station/depot is not being used for railroad purposes, what is it currently used for?: As of 2007, it was reported to house a model railroad layout ('California Central' by Rick Mugele) but I could not confirm whether the station house's doors are open to the public on the first Friday of the month. What rail lines does/did the station/depot serve?: Formerly the narrow gauge South Pacific Coast Railroad and then the Southern Pacific Railroad Station/Depot Web Site: Not listed

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