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State of California—The Resources Agency Primary# DEPARTMENT OF PARKS AND RECREATION HRI# PRIMARY RECORD Trinomial NRHP Status Code Other Listings Review Code Reviewer Date Page 1 of 3 *Resource Name or#: LEC-1;Segment of the Western Pacific Railroad P1. Other Identifier: *P2. Location: 0 Not for Publication ❑ Unrestricted *a.County: San Joaquin and(132b and P2c or Ptd. Attach a Location Map as necessary.) *b. USGS 7.5'Quad: Lodi South Date:1968,photo revised 1976 T 3N; R 6E ;W 1/2 of Sec 20; M.D. B.M. c. Address: City: Zip: d. UTM: Zone: 10 ; 645483 mE/ 4216639 mN (G.P.S.) NAD 27 e. Other Locational Data: (e.g.,parcel#,directions to resource,elevation,etc.,as appropriate)Elevation: From the SR-12 exit off I-5, turn south onto West Thornton Road.At DeVries Road,turn northeast.Take DeVries to West Armstrong Road and turn east.The recorded section of the Western Pacific Railroad crosses West Armstrong approximately 0.5 mile east of the intersection of DeVries Road and West Armstrong. *P3a. Description: (Describe resource and its major elements. Include design, materials,condition, alterations, size, setting, and boundaries) This historic resource consists of a segment of the Old Western Pacific Railway Company main line.This line is now a part of the Union Pacific Railroad (UPRR). The recorded section is limited to the section which bisects West Armstrong and extends approximately 50 feet north and south of the crossing. The historic UPRR constructed in the late 1880's represented the westernmost portion of the Transcontinental Railroad between Sacramento and San Jose. These rail lines are recorded elsewhere in San Joaquin County with the following site numbers: Southern Pacific, P-39-000002, CA-SJO-000250H; Western Pacific, P-39-000098, CA-SJO-00292H; and Tidewater- Southern, P-39-000015, CA-SJO-00256H. The Western Pacific Railroad Company (WPRR)was founded in 1903 and built between 1905 and 1909.The rail line ran from Oakland,through the San Joaquin Valley and into the Sierra Nevadas to Salt Lake City by Feather River Canyon and Beckwourth Pass.The WPRR ran the California Zephyr passenger train and was the first large western railroad to eliminate steam locomotives and replace them with diesel locomotives. The WPRR merged with the UPRR in 1983,two months before its 80'anniversary.Shortly after,the UPRR began a series of improvements to the Old WPRR track to enable larger locomotives and heavier freight cars running at higher speeds to run on the WPRR.The improvements included heavier rails,new ties,and improving the railbeds to permit higher tonnage. *P3b. Resource Attributes: (List attributes and codes) AH 7(Railroad grade) *P4. Resources Present: ❑Building ❑Structure ❑Object x❑Site ❑District ❑Element of District ❑Other(Isolates,etc.) P5a. Photo or Drawin Photo required for buildings,structures,and ob'ects. P5b. Description of Photo: (View, date,accession#) View of the railroad grade to the east from West Armstrong. *P6. Date Constructed/Age and Sources:❑x Historic ❑Prehistoric ❑Both 1905-1909 '- *P7. Owner and Address: Union Pacific Railroad,1416 Dodge Street, A' Omaha,Nebraska 68179 ?' *P8. Recorded by: (Name, affiliation,and address) Natalie Lawson,CH2M HILL,3 Hutton Centre Drive,Santa Ana, , . CA 92707 *P9. Date Recorded: July 25,2008 *P10. Survey Type: (Describe) Pedestrian survey *P11. Report Citation: (Cite survey report and other sources,or enter"none.") Lodi Energy Center Project(LEC);Cultural Resources Assessment *Attachments: ❑NONE ❑O Location Map []Sketch Map ❑Continuation Sheet ❑Building, Structure, and Object Record ❑Archaeological Record ❑District Record ❑x Linear Feature Record ❑Milling Station Record ❑Rock Art Record ❑Artifact Record ❑Photograph Record 0 Other(List):