The record-union., 1896-04-05
OVER IN WONDERLAND
AND AMONG
RAILROAD SHOP TOILERS.
Building Cars and Locomotives
Amount Of Money Expended Here.

material used from 1868 to the first of
the present year we have SS1,6O0OO0.
Were it possible to itemize the mate
rial used since the shops were first
built, the list would reach from Sacra-
mento to New York, but a general idea
may be had by stating that the iron
rolled at the shops from 1880 to 1895,
inclusive, foots up total of 94, 1919
tons net; that the foundry has in the
same time consumed 56, 1876 tons net,
and that the brass foundry has worked
up of brass in the same period 4,12o
tons net.
Thus it will be seen that the statement
made further back that "those same car
shops are one of the things that have
made it possible for Sacramento to be-
come the city she is' was not made
without authority-solid, substantial
authority-based on estimates extracted
from the books of the Southern Pacific
Company, and backed up by the past
growth and the present wealth Of the
city.
And with all the noise, and hustle,
and life, and labor that prevadeS the
shops, something must have been ac-
complished. 1t would be impossible to
even estimate the number and quality
of the cars that have been brought
in for repairs. and it would be equally
impossible to give an estimate of the
work done upon them. It will answer
to say that by far the greater part of
work performed in the shops has been
repair work. But there have been cars
built from the ground up, and that
interest alone has given employment
to a great many men. 1t will be of in
tereSt to know the number and quality
of the cars turned out since the shops
have been in this city, and the Rec
rd-Union," through the courtesy of
Fl. j. Small, Superintendent of Motive
Power and Machinery, is able to do so.
1t is safe to say that this is the first
authorized list of the kind ever given
to the public.
There were built in Sacramento
In 1868, 10 fiat cars u. q. :. 10
In 1864, 10 box and combination,
52 fiat, 8 passenger and ca
boose. rs
In 1865, % box and combination
and l baggage, mail and express "a
In 1866, 43 box and combination,
40 fiat, l snow plow and 26
dump. :. :. :. :. :. :. -. :. 125
In 1867, SO box and combination,
135 fiat, 4 passenger and 26
dump. :. :. :. :. :. :. :. :. 24S
In 1868, 127 box and combination,
S23 fiat, baggage, mail and ex-
press and 43 dump. :. :. -. 99S
In 1869, 341 box and combination,
224 fiat, 10 passenger and 10
baggage, mail and express. .. 500
nd h
and baggage, mail and ex-
press. -. :. :. :. :. 142
In 1871, 352 box and combination,
/ office, baggage, mail and ex-
press, 20 caboose and l derrick. 3S7
In 1872, 5S2 box and combination,
10 fruit, 163 fiat, ] office and 81
caboose.. :. >. :. E. ;. 792
In 1873, 341 box and combination,
fiat and 2 caboose. go. 345
In 1874, fiat and 2 baggage, mail
ana express. :. .. 3
In 1875, 64 box and combination.
% passenger 20 emigrant, 8 ca
boose, 1 snow plow and 2 pile
OTlVeIS.. .. liz
In 1876, 316 box and combination,
{ HAT, baggage, mail and ex-
press, caboose, 1 snow plow,
derrick and 3 pile drivers 1856
In 1877, IL box and combination,
1O4 fiat, 2 officers, 2 passenger,
L baggage, mail and express, 8
caboose and 1 derrick. -. :. 129
In 1873, 304 fiat, 1 road, - pas
senger, 2 baggage, mail and ex-
press, pile driver and 4 station 324
In 1879, L fiat, 1 road, 1S pas
senger. = baggage, mail and ex-
press and II dump IS
In 1880, 10 passenger, 6 baggage,
mail and express, - tourist 10
caboese and so other cars. :. 81
In 1881, 19 baggage, mail and ex-
pres, 8 caboose, II tourist, 1 ca
boose, box, 3 fruit and 40 other
cars. :. :. :. -. 81
In 1882, 1 officers, passenger,
: baggage, mail and express, 20
caboose and 30 other cars. Sc
In 1888, 10 passenger, s baggage,
mail and express, II caboose, II
tourist and other cars 10
In 1884, l baggage, mail and ex-
press and 1 other car. 2
In 1885, 2 passenger and Off
GERS. :. 4
In 1886, 1 officer and 4 unclassi-
Heu.. -. 5
In 1881, 1 passenger, % baggage.
tourists, IS caboose, 100 coal.
2OO fiat, l push snow plow and
other cars. :. 366
In 1888, % baggage, 90 tourist, A
caboose, 100 coal, 200 refriger-
ator and fruit and 81 others. 4SS
In 1889, passenger, baggage.
mail and express, z tourist, 4
caboose and other cars. q
In 1890, II baggage, mail and ex-
press, 10 ice Hangers, 8 caboose
and other cars. az
In 1891, baggage, 1 caboose and
20 combination cars. 27
In 1892, 4 baggage, mail and ex-
press, 70 caboose, 11S box. 2
combination, 100 furniture, l
coal, 229 fiat and 13 other cars. 4S7
In 1888. baggage, 2 caboose, 80
box, 1O1 combination, 81 coal,
10 flat, 26 refrigerator and fruit
and Is other cars. 32o
In 1884, 2 baggage, 300 box, COM
bination, 3 furniture and l re-
frigerator and fruit car. a1o
In 1895, 13 caboose 121 box.
combination, 1 coal, fiat and
other car. 1870
So that since 1863 there have been
constructed at the shops in this civ
eight Offloprc' norc ia