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description

Summary

Significance: The Railroad Engine Shop, provided both housing and maintenance for OARB's locomotive engines. The conveyance, by rail, of troops and materiel to the shipping berths was important in fulfilling the Installation's wartime mission.

Survey number: HAER CA-125-M

Building/structure dates: 1942 Initial Construction

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date_range

Date

1933 - 1970
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Contributors

Historic American Engineering Record, creator
Historic American Engineering Record
place

Location

West Oakland (Oakland, Calif.) ,  37.82327, -122.29792
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Source

Library of Congress
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Link

http://www.loc.gov/
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No known restrictions on images made by the U.S. Government; images copied from other sources may be restricted. http://www.loc.gov/rr/print/res/114_habs.html

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