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Thursday Night Market

Thursday Night Market is a weekly street fair which takes place during the Summer months on Sutter Street in Old Folsom.

The event always draws a crowd, and starting this summer has been improved with even more entertainment and attractions.

Musicians to stimulate the aural senses.

The belly dancers demonstrate their skills.

And of course all the shops and restaurants are open.

Labels: folsom, market, street, sutter

posted Wednesday, June 17, 2009 | permalink

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Sacramento Railyard

With groundbreaking commencing this month on the Sacramento Railyards Revitalization Effort, I figured this would be a great time to take one last look at this piece of history.

The first railroad in Sacramento as well as California was the Sacramento Valley Railroad finished in 1856 and engineered by Theodore Judah.

Judah's efforts to realize a transcontinental railroad was transferred to the power of "The Big Four" investors, who created the Central Pacific Railroad.

The First Transcontinental Railroad was completed in 1869, when Central Pacific's line joined Union Pacific's at Promontory Summit. Sacramento's terminus was the primary departure station for the railroad until 1883.

Central Pacific merged with Southern Pacific in 1870, and the former's maintenance yards were expanded with the addition of the Southern Pacific shops.

The shops were used for locomotive repairs, general maintenance and, occasionally, creation.

The yards steadily expanded, becoming the biggest railroad facility west of the Mississippi River and employing approximately one-third of all Sacramento workers in the early decades of the 20th century.

The Dynamometer Car is used for measuring the various aspects of a locomotive's performance. Measurements include pulling force, power, top speed, etc. With the proliferation of computers, the dynamometer car joined the ranks of obsolete equipment like the caboose and steam locomotive.