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Santa Fe Depot (Grist) 13 inches deepDescription
In March 1881, the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railroad reached Southern California, turned northward, crossed the Tehachapi Mountains, and went into the great San Joaquin Valley. At Stockton, it veered west toward Oakland and San Francisco, dealing with swampland, Delta waterways, and the hills and valleys from Martinez to Pinole on its way to Point Richmond. It provided freight and passenger service, connecting to San Francisco by barge. In 1901, the railroad known today as BNSF (Burlington Northern Santa Fe) built a red train depot at the northeast corner of Charles Street. It burned down in 1944 while a new depot adjacent was being built.
The final Santa Fe depot, designed by H. L. Gilman and built in 1945, replaced the one serving Pinole from 1901-1944, when it burned to the ground. Gilman’s design was developed for Santa Fe depots on the Coast Lines during World War II. The Pinole depot was demolished by the railroad in August 1998.Copyright
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Pinole Historical Society