Sofia had a garden and raised 200 chickens each year for the family table. Later she ran the boarding house. The family included the seven children that came to Garden City plus the six who were born later in the Trona hospital. By 1965 when Jose was killed in a car accident, only Sofia's home was left here and that burned the following year. Today nothing remains of the Garden City she knew.
Engines occupy all of the four bays.
We climb up the ladder of number 3001 and tour the cab. Next to 3001 on the shop floor are a traction motor and some fans under repair. Each aisle has a little pile of dirt and debris swept up by the workers just before they left on Friday. As we run past Westend the early set-off crowd is visible on the highway with their tow vehicles going home. The hottest part of the day is past.