Southern Pacific 1931 Siding List
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This list, dated August 1, 1931, shows the industrial sidings on the Southern Pacific in the San Jose area.
Original document from the collection of History San Jose.
Zone 2
| Siding number | Business | Address | Siding capacity | Industry loading spots | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 224 | Teresini Bros. Co | Ryland St. | 10 | 4 | |
| 225 | J.S. Inderriedden | Ryland St. | 5 | 5 | |
| 226 | Warren Dried Fruit Co. | Ryland St. | 5 | 5 | |
| 227 | Pacific Fruit Products Co | San Pedro St. | 3 | 3 | |
| 226 | American Fruit Growers | Ryland St. | 5 | 5 | |
| 228 | Levy-Zentner | San Pedro St. | 4 | 4 | |
| 228 | Ben Moceo (later buyer Greco) | San Pedro St. | 5 | 5 | |
| 229 | Pacific Fruit Exchange | N. First St. | 4 | 4 | (former Sunsweet / Warren) |
| 230 | Golden Ripe Fruit Co | N. First St. | 5 | 5 | |
| 232 | Borchers Bros | N. First St. | 5 | 5 | |
| 233 | Hunt Bros (inside track) | N. Fourth St. | 4 | 4 | |
| 234 | Hunt Bros (Outside track) | N. Fourth St. | 3 | 3 | |
| 235 | Security Warehouse and Cold Storage | N. First St. | 6 | 6 | (non-perishable) |
| 236 | Security Warehouse and Cold Storage | N. First St. | 6 | 6 | (perishable) |
| 237 | Security Warehouse and Cold Storage | N. First St. | 3 | 2 | (perishable) |
Zone 3
| Siding number | Business | Address | Siding capacity | Industry loading spots | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 302 | Barron-Gray Packing Company | 5th and Martha | 9 | 6 | |
| 303 | California Prune and Apricot Growers Plant #4 | 4th and Virginia | 3 | 3 | |
| 303 | C.J. Vath Warehouse (beer) | 4th and Virginia | 2 | 2 | |
| 303 | Shaw Family Inc. | 4th and Virginia | 5 | 3 | |
| 303 | California Prune and Apricot Growers Plant #17 | 4th and Margaret | 5 | 5 | |
| 304 | Beechnut Packing of Calif | 4th and Martha | 6 | 3 | |
| 305 | American Can Company | 5th and Martha | 23 | 23 | |
| 306 | American Can Company | 5th and Martha | 23 | 23 | |
| 307 | California Canning Peach Growers | 4th and Keyes | 8 | 8 | |
| 307 | Pacific Coast Canners Plant #1 | 4th and Keyes | 8 | 8 | |
| 307.5 | Pacific Coast Canners Plant #1 | 4th and Keyes | 6 | 4 | |
| 307 | Gladding Bros | 4th and Keyes | 18 | 10 | |
| 308 | Work Track | South 4th St. | 13 | 13 | |
| 309 | Valbrick team track | Monterey Road | 8 | 8 | |
| 309 | Prentiss Paving Co. | 4th and Keyes | 6 | 6 | |
| 310 | Western Pac Interchange | South 4th Street | 13 | ||
| 311 | Southern Lumber Co. | South 1st St. | 4 | 4 | |
| 312 | Bisceglia Brothers Canning | Monterey Road | 22 | 17 | |
| 313 | Calif Concrete Products | Monterey Road | 8 | 6 | |
| 313 | McVean-Raine Oil Co. | Monterey Road | 1 | 1 | |
| 314 | Luther Spur Team Track | 15 | |||
| 314 | Geo Buzzell Lueher | 1 | 1 | ||
| 315 | Alpine Oil | Luther | 1 | 1 | |
| 314 | Frank Di Salvo Oil Co. | Luther | 1 | 1 | |
| 314 | Sierra Oil Co. | 1 | 1 | ||
| 315 | Richfield Oil Co. | Monterey Road | 2 | 2 |
Zone 8
| Siding number | Business | Address | Siding capacity | Industry loading spots | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 823 | Work track | ||||
| 825 | Pac Gas Elec. (Poles) | Otterson St. | 7 | 7 | |
| 826 | Team track | 8 | 8 | ||
| 827 | Team track | 5 | 5 | ||
| 829 | Calif Pkg Corpn Plant #51 | San Fernando St. & Bush | 15 | 15 | |
| 830 | Calif Pkg Corpn #51 | San Fernando St. & Bush | 15 | 15 | |
| 831 | Pacific Shingle and Box | 654 Park Ave. | 6 | 2 | |
| 832 | San Jose Paving Co. | West San Carlos St. | 15 | 3 | |
| 832.5 | San Jose Paving Co | West San Carlos St. | 6 | 2 | |
| 833 | Higgins-Hyde Packing Co | West San Carlos St. | 4 | 4 | Former Pacific Fruit Products packing house. |
| 834 | Work track | West San Jose | |||
| 834.5 | Pacific By-Products Company | Sunol St. | 10 | 5 | Southwest corner of Del Monte cannery property. |
| 835 | Calif Pkg Corpn Plant #3 | ||||
| (whse) (w/WP) | West San Carlos | 9 | 9 | ||
| 835.5 | Calif Pkg Corpn Plant #3 | West San Carlos | 9 | 9 | |
| 835.8 | Calif Pkg Corp Plant #54 (w/WP) | West San Carlos | 3 | 3 | |
| 836 | Calif Pkg Corp #3 | West San Carlos | 6 | 6 | |
| 837 | Calif Pkg Corp #3 | West San Carlos | 7 | 7 | |
| 838 | Tilden Lumber and Mill | West San Carlos St. | 13 | 6 | |
| 839 | Tilden Lumber and Mill (w/WP) | West San Carlos St. | 12 | 10 | |
| 840 | Standard Oil (w/WP) | Sunol St. | 9 | 7 | |
| 841 | Peninsular Railway Exch | San Salvador St. | Future Auzerais St. team track. | ||
| 842 | California Packing Corp Plant #23 | Lincoln Ave. | 8 | 8 | Possibly Virden Packing? |
| 843 | California Packing Corp Plant #23 | Lincoln Ave. | 4 | 4 | |
| 844 | Sunsweet Plant #6 | Lincoln Ave. | 3 | 3 | |
| 845 | Sunsweet Plant #6 (w/WP) | Lincoln Ave. | 5 | 5 | |
| 846 | Sunsweet Plant #6 | Lincoln Ave. | 4 | 4 | |
| 847 | Hershel Cal Fruit Prod | Race and Moorpark | 7 | 5 | |
| 848 | U.S. Products | Race and Moorpark | 10 | 5 | |
| 849 | U.S. Products | Race and Moorpark | 13 | 13 | |
| 850 | San Jose Brick Co. | Foyle Station | 18 | 17 | |
| 851 | San Jose Brick Co. | Foyle Station | 15 | 15 |
Campbell
| Siding number | Business | Address | Siding capacity | Industry loading spots | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ainsley Packing Co. Plant #1 | 11 | 11 | ||||
| Ainsley Packing Co. Plant #2 | 6 | 6 | Probably "box factory" on east side of tracks. | |||
| California Canners Co. | 15 | 15 | ||||
| Sunsweet Plant #1 | 3 | 3 | ||||
| Hyde Co. - Geo. E | 10 | 9 | ||||
| Pac Coast Aggregate | 28 | 1 |
Vasona
| Siding number | Business | Address | Siding capacity | Industry loading spots | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sewall S. Brown | 7 | 7 |