tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2151799760990306051.post3670788279757992120..comments2023-06-04T04:11:05.291-07:00Comments on Santa Cruz Trains: Stations: MeehanDerek Whaleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17715926686413316877noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2151799760990306051.post-47269950000406206952019-03-12T02:17:10.971-07:002019-03-12T02:17:10.971-07:00If you check the history of Santa Cruz mountain si... If you check the history of Santa Cruz mountain side then you would know about the <a href="https://www.property-maps.org/ca-santa-cruz-county/" rel="nofollow">Santa Cruz County Property Maps</a> and how things build from the very long time and how it has been going on right now.Lesley Jocelynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16221893854396609755noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2151799760990306051.post-78185344844309411712018-06-18T20:21:02.216-07:002018-06-18T20:21:02.216-07:00Wow that land must be beautiful. I’ve always loved...Wow that land must be beautiful. I’ve always loved it up there. I grew up in the east foothills of San Jose, near alum rock park. It’s nice there but I prefer the Santa Cruz mountains. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16596952284704439067noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2151799760990306051.post-78939474608280495272018-05-26T11:05:56.679-07:002018-05-26T11:05:56.679-07:00The spur to Dougherty's Mill did indeed leave ...The spur to Dougherty's Mill did indeed leave the "main line" 0.4 <br />of a mile south of Meehan at Bench Mark 525 and Milepost 69. This <br />is also 0.3 of a mile north of the Eccles tunnel. When I walked<br />through this area many years ago, it was very easy to locate the<br />site of this junctionDuncan Nanneynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2151799760990306051.post-27068696941298800252012-11-26T09:36:28.367-08:002012-11-26T09:36:28.367-08:00I never received them. My email address is whaleyl...I never received them. My email address is whaleyland (at) gmail.com. I look forward to checking out these images.Derek Whaleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17715926686413316877noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2151799760990306051.post-18658435540849336462012-11-26T09:24:36.013-08:002012-11-26T09:24:36.013-08:00He gave permission and I sent the images to you Fa...He gave permission and I sent the images to you Facebook email, but I don't know if you ever received them. If you let me know your direct email address I can send them to you.C. DeWittnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2151799760990306051.post-51306376200743065112012-11-16T20:45:05.110-08:002012-11-16T20:45:05.110-08:00Thank you, thank you, thank you! That's awesom...Thank you, thank you, thank you! That's awesome! I truly hope you can get permission for me to post it. If not, please feel free to take a photo for me for my private collection of photographs. I'd love to see this even if I can't release it. But publishing the photo is my hope. Thank you and best of luck.Derek Whaleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17715926686413316877noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2151799760990306051.post-80801653288919854552012-11-16T19:59:02.305-08:002012-11-16T19:59:02.305-08:00Hi Derek - I found a photo of Meehan in Stephen M....Hi Derek - I found a photo of Meehan in Stephen M. Hayes' book "Southern Pacific Depots in California, Vol. 1. It's an undated photo of track and the Meehan sign. It shows no structure and shows a siding that had clearly fallen into disuse by the time the photo was taken. I have exchanged a few emails with Mr. Hayes, so I'll ask him if you can post the image.C.DeWittnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2151799760990306051.post-26450406672684209172012-10-31T17:47:52.108-07:002012-10-31T17:47:52.108-07:00No, our part of the railroad right of way just loo...No, our part of the railroad right of way just looks like a fire road. We can't develop it because another property owner has easement rights on it. C. DeWittnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2151799760990306051.post-1607023305368285112012-10-28T20:03:40.757-07:002012-10-28T20:03:40.757-07:00Have you developed anything directly on the old ri...Have you developed anything directly on the old right-of-way? I seem to remember a short strip of property north of the Eccles tunnel that was not a fire road. There was a big wash-out along the route in one of those spots. Regarding the stationhouse, it was probably very small but I known nothing about it except one existed there. Cement blocks probably served as the foundation. A metal detector could maybe find something, but most of the route was built with cement and wood except the tracks and spikes.<br /><br />The posts along the side of the creek in that area was, if I remember correctly, telegraph lines and later telephone lines. They are all over the place along that route. More complex board arrangements were usually intended to hold up the hillsides since the entire stretch was prone to slides. There are a few spots between Eccles and Clems tunnels that you can see the hillside supports in (perhaps too) vivid detail.Derek Whaleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17715926686413316877noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2151799760990306051.post-43502689324981732112012-10-28T14:16:56.305-07:002012-10-28T14:16:56.305-07:00We did see a number of posts along the RR bed on t...We did see a number of posts along the RR bed on the creek side. Do you know if those were built anywhere as a type of guard rail, or might it be associated with the location of a station house or siding?<br /><br />C. DeWittnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2151799760990306051.post-75467305165814344872012-10-28T13:58:43.834-07:002012-10-28T13:58:43.834-07:00Hi Derek -- we bought two parcels there in 2009, o...Hi Derek -- we bought two parcels there in 2009, one of which is the old right of way starting at Western Stated and the other is alongside it on the creek side. If you hike there you have no doubt seen our water tans and storage shed to the left of the RR grade just past Western States. <br /><br />We just took a walk out there and tried to visualize where a stationhouse might have been and it's hard to say. There isn't much area left wide enough. I wonder if we used a metal detector if we might find some things that could be a clue.C. DeWittnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2151799760990306051.post-33987023637139617632012-10-28T09:23:31.330-07:002012-10-28T09:23:31.330-07:00Greetings Ms. DeWitt, it is very interesting to kn...Greetings Ms. DeWitt, it is very interesting to know that you live on or near that 200' segment of right-of-way. To the best of my knowledge, the entire segment is owned by the Santa Cruz Co. Water District. How is it that you own it? I don't doubt your honesty, I've just walked the fire road along that entire route and never had to bushwack through a yard. Do you just leave the route open there?<br /><br />I love seeing the old culverts as I walk the route. Last time I walked it, I found two or three and brushed away the mud and dirt to check the dates. Most along the route date between 1910 and 1914. Archaeologically speaking, I can't think why that segment specifically would have significance except that there may be foundations for the Meehan Stationhouse around there. I have never seen the station in photographs so I have no idea where it was specifically or how big or small it was. Olympia's station was a tiny little bus stop-sized structure. Country records should have something if the site has been noted as being archaeologically significant, but I don't know how to follow up on that.Derek Whaleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17715926686413316877noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2151799760990306051.post-83636312054663032692012-10-27T22:53:04.335-07:002012-10-27T22:53:04.335-07:00We own this parcel from the old railroad right of ...We own this parcel from the old railroad right of way, and have recently been exploring the SPC history, looking for tunnel portals, etc. I had wondered why a portion of the right of way was 200' wide rather than the standard 100'. Fascinating. Let me know if you want to go exploring out there with us to look for evidence of Meehan. We do have a 1913 culvert and some other evidence of the train infrastructure on our property. The parcel was listed in county records as having some kind of archeological significance. I didn't know if that referred to the right of way itself, the culvert or even something else...do you know if the county records might have more detail somewhere?C. DeWittnoreply@blogger.com