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Western Pacific Railroad Depot

Oakland, California
· 1910 – 1975
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The Western Pacific Railroad Depot received the first Western Pacific transcontinental passenger train, drawn by Engine No. 94, in Oakland via the Scenic Feather River Route on August 22, 1910. The famed California Zephyr began operation in 1949. The depot was adapted to a restaurant in 1975.
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