tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2151799760990306051.post5651606127906070245..comments2023-06-04T04:11:05.291-07:00Comments on Santa Cruz Trains: Moss LandingDerek Whaleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17715926686413316877noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2151799760990306051.post-37912329934059966412017-07-23T14:56:28.402-07:002017-07-23T14:56:28.402-07:00I expect most structures at the highway and south ...I expect most structures at the highway and south of Dolan have something to do with the Kaiser Refractory Brick Plant. If one likes, there is a 1951 movie online to watch titled 'Bricks from the Sea: Kaiser Refractories, Moss Landing, CA' (about 37 minutes long with a railcar - Southern Pacific open hopper #13592 - at the 19 minute mark). Some of the smaller circles on the map were probably the purging pools used in a process.Grantnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2151799760990306051.post-73116584719371354142017-05-23T15:34:06.725-07:002017-05-23T15:34:06.725-07:00Vista del Mar was a town that existed where the po...Vista del Mar was a town that existed where the power plant is now. It is shown on the 1898 'Official Map of Monterey County' compiled by Lou. G. Hare (I found this map at the UCSC digital archives). There is no trace of it on either the 1877 county map or the 1914 USGS map, but it was a five block by eight block town, and may have been a stop for the PVC RR. Grantnoreply@blogger.com