Tehachapi Depot Burnt Down

daniel3197

Member since
August 2004
109 posts

Posted by daniel3197 on Friday, July 4, 2008 3:46 PM

Here is the new and now OFFICIAL website for the Tehachapi Depot rebuild project in California (Socal area).

This offical depot page has the basic info about the very sad fire on June 13, 2008:

http://www.sdrm.org/tehachapi/

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TheS.P.caboose

Member since
March 2005
From: Canoga Park (Los Angeles)
494 posts

Posted by TheS.P.caboose on Friday, July 4, 2008 6:16 AM

Over at http://sptco.proboards107.com they have a story stating that it was caused by the illegal use of fireworks. I think it's in the general discussion part of the forums.

Regards Gary

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goofymike01

Member since
November 2005
From: California City
10 posts

Posted by goofymike01 on Friday, July 4, 2008 5:20 AM

Well, I am a kid in my 30's but I was raised with respect for other peoples property, they probably had no idea they were destroying a historical monument. It is just wrong. Do you have a link to that post?

1 Grandpa Great Northern/DM&IR 1 Grandpa SOO 1 Great Grandpa SOO I guess it's in my blood.

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CShaveRR

Member since
June 2001
From: Lombard (west of Chicago), Illinois
13,681 posts

Posted by CShaveRR on Friday, July 4, 2008 5:05 AM

Mike, we had a thread on this a week or so when it happened. "Kids" (in their 30s!) setting off fireworks was the cause. They hope to rebuild.

Carl

Railroader Emeritus (practiced railroading for 46 years--and in 2010 I finally got it right!)

CAACSCOCOM--I don't want to behave improperly, so I just won't behave at all. (SM)

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goofymike01

Member since
November 2005
From: California City
10 posts

Tehachapi Depot Burnt Down

Posted by goofymike01 on Friday, July 4, 2008 4:33 AM

I went to Tehachapi today to get some stuff from home depot, on my way through town I saw that the Southern Pacific depot that the local club was restoring, burnt down. Broke my heart. Has anyone heard weather it was arson or electrical?

1 Grandpa Great Northern/DM&IR 1 Grandpa SOO 1 Great Grandpa SOO I guess it's in my blood.

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