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Oakland Army Base, Railroad Engine Shop, Engineer Road & Wake Avenue, Oakland, Alameda County, CA

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Oakland Army Base, Railroad Engine Shop, Engineer Road & Wake Avenue, Oakland, Alameda County, CA

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Summary

Significance: The Railroad Engine Shop, provided both housing and maintenance for OARB's locomotive engines. The conveyance, by rail, of troops and materiel to the shipping berths was important in fulfilling the Installation's wartime mission.
Survey number: HAER CA-125-M
Building/structure dates: 1942 Initial Construction

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Date

1933 - 1970

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Historic American Engineering Record, creator

Historic American Engineering Record

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Location

West Oakland (Oakland, Calif.), 37.82327, -122.29792

Google Map of 37.8232689, -122.2979159

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