The Railyards & R Street

The Sacramento Railyards cover about 244 acres at the western end of the first transcontinental railroad. The Central Pacific began building east from here in 1863 and joined the Union Pacific at Promontory, Utah, on May 10, 1869. (Wikipedia) (Wikipedia)

The Central Pacific merged with the Southern Pacific in 1870, and its shops here repaired and sometimes built locomotives for decades. Union Pacific ended rail operations in the yards in 1999. (Wikipedia)

Sacramento Valley Station, at 401 I Street, was built in 1926 on the site of China Slough, in the Renaissance Revival style. It is among Amtrak’s busiest stations in the country. (Wikipedia)

South of the tracks, light rail runs along R Street through Midtown’s old warehouse blocks. (Wikipedia)