Post by SP 9811 on Jun 20, 2007 6:27:11 GMT -5
Woodford, my favorite location in the Tehachapi's, is the last east (uphill) siding before the Tehachapi Loop. In the steam era, Woodford hosted a section foreman's house, depot, signal house, signal maintainers and operators cottage's, and assorted other buildings. Some of the traces of the steam era lived on.
Wooden water tank foundation. Water tank number three. Feeding water column no.3 that was between the main and house track.
Foundation of 50,000 gallon steel water tank. Feeding water column no.4.
Woodford was used as a water stop. There were 4 water columns along the siding. Crews could water the head end and the helper at the same time.
Gaurding the house track is this cantilever signal bridge. The original siding at Woodford ended near here. The siding was later extended to near the 4th crossing of the Tehachapi creek. The house track can be seen to the left in this photo. A classic cylindrical concrete phone booth stood near where the signal is. It had the famous "bucket head" painted inside. A nick name for a hogger that had a "incident" in the 80's. I have a pic of the booth, but I can't find it.
An SP steam era equipment shed at Woodford
Wooden water tank foundation. Water tank number three. Feeding water column no.3 that was between the main and house track.
Foundation of 50,000 gallon steel water tank. Feeding water column no.4.
Woodford was used as a water stop. There were 4 water columns along the siding. Crews could water the head end and the helper at the same time.
Gaurding the house track is this cantilever signal bridge. The original siding at Woodford ended near here. The siding was later extended to near the 4th crossing of the Tehachapi creek. The house track can be seen to the left in this photo. A classic cylindrical concrete phone booth stood near where the signal is. It had the famous "bucket head" painted inside. A nick name for a hogger that had a "incident" in the 80's. I have a pic of the booth, but I can't find it.
An SP steam era equipment shed at Woodford
