SP Ione Branch local westbound pulling onto the main in Galt
The Ione Branch, under SP ownership was operated out of Lodi (hence the Lodi Local name). The connecting tracks were configured so that a train from Lodi could easily enter the siding and head east without the need for running around the train. Same process worked on the return leg. The palm trees indicate the location of the historic Galt Station (gone by 1981). The Galt water tank. which is still extant in 2021, is visible to the right side of the picutre. Today the local servicing this branch runs out of the Proctor and Gamble Yard in east Sacramento and a bit more time is necessary to run around the train in Galt both coming and going.
SP Ione Branch local westbound pulling onto the main in Galt
The Ione Branch, under SP ownership was operated out of Lodi (hence the Lodi Local name). The connecting tracks were configured so that a train from Lodi could easily enter the siding and head east without the need for running around the train. Same process worked on the return leg. The palm trees indicate the location of the historic Galt Station (gone by 1981). The Galt water tank. which is still extant in 2021, is visible to the right side of the picutre. Today the local servicing this branch runs out of the Proctor and Gamble Yard in east Sacramento and a bit more time is necessary to run around the train in Galt both coming and going.