DAVE'S TRAINS AND TREES

~ 5 Mile Railroad ~

~ Occidental, CA ~

Back in the day. 1888

Occidental Depot: The paint scheme is from a later period than what I am modeling,
but the walls were already painted for the later version. Still needs plenty of
weathering and additional details. It has not been attached to the deck yet. 7/11/24

Back in the day. Occidental Depot

Occidental on 5 Mile RR 4/7/24

Occidental on 5 Mile RR 10/1/23

Protype Stats:

Mile post: 67.6

Elevation: 570 ft.

Year track laid: 1876

First passenger train arrived October 16, 1876

Last train: March 29, 1930

The Plan: Add scratchbuilt town buildings, depot, engine house, turntable.

News Articles - Updated: October 27, 2024

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Note: Newspaper articles found on this website are courtesy of: California Digital Newspaper Collection, Center for Bibliographic Studies and Research, University of California, Riverside.