The Southern Pacific Railroad Sacramento Shops were the largest and most comprehensive railroad heavy repair facilities in the Western United States. The unusually self-sufficient Sacramento Shops repaired locomotives and cars throughout its life and built new ones as late as 1937.
Sacramento Shops Overview & History
Buildings at the Sacramento Shops:
Sacramento Shops Erecting and Machine Shop
Sacramento Shops Boiler Shop
Sacramento Shops Blacksmith Shop
Sacramento Shops Car Machine Shop
Sacramento Shops Car Shop No. 3
Sacramento Shops Planing Mill
Sacramento Shops Paint Shop
Other features at the Sacramento Shops:
Privy, Water Tower, Turntable, Pitless Transfer Table
