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12th And Imperial, Blue/Orange Line

Transfer Station
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Blue Line and Orange Line trolleys both stopped at this station forming a transfer point between the two lines.


12th & Imperial Blue/Orange Lines SDMTS Station   •  San Diego Metropolitan Transit System external link   •  12th Street at Imperial Street, San Diego, California   •  (Photo posted Thursday 1 September 2011)   •  (Photo taken 13:45:04 Saturday 10 October 2010)   •  © 2011 Bryan Costales Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #BCY_0914
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Out Of Service
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An out-of-service train about to enter the station.


12th & Imperial Blue/Orange Lines SDMTS Station   •  San Diego Metropolitan Transit System external link   •  12th Street at Imperial Street, San Diego, California   •  (Photo posted Thursday 1 September 2011)   •  (Photo taken 13:48:26 Saturday 10 October 2010)   •  © 2011 Bryan Costales Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #BCY_0915
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System Map
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On a sidewalk next to the tracks was a sign that showed the upcoming improvements, a system map, and an timetable for that particular route. Here the route was for the orange line.


12th & Imperial Blue/Orange Lines SDMTS Station   •  San Diego Metropolitan Transit System external link   •  12th Street at Imperial Street, San Diego, California   •  (Photo posted Thursday 1 September 2011)   •  (Photo taken 13:49:28 Saturday 10 October 2010)   •  © 2011 Bryan Costales Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #BCY_0916
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Tree-Lined Station
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Trees lined the sidewalk alongside this trolley stop. Notice to the left was a maintenance yard.


12th & Imperial Blue/Orange Lines SDMTS Station   •  San Diego Metropolitan Transit System external link   •  12th Street at Imperial Street, San Diego, California   •  (Photo posted Thursday 1 September 2011)   •  (Photo taken 13:49:33 Saturday 10 October 2010)   •  © 2011 Bryan Costales Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #BCY_0917
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San Francisco Trolleys
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Inside one of the car barns for the trolleys was found two antique trolley cars. One was from the San Francisco MUNI system.


12th & Imperial Blue/Orange Lines SDMTS Station   •  San Diego Metropolitan Transit System external link   •  12th Street at Imperial Street, San Diego, California   •  (Photo posted Thursday 1 September 2011)   •  (Photo taken 13:50:08 Saturday 10 October 2010)   •  © 2011 Bryan Costales Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #BCY_0918
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A Sign
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The sign at the transfer station read:

12TH & IMPERIAL
TRANSFER STATION
TO CONVENTION
CENTER, DOWNTOWN,
EL CAJON & SANTEE
And at its bottom was the same sign in braile.


12th & Imperial Blue/Orange Lines SDMTS Station   •  San Diego Metropolitan Transit System   •  12th Street at Imperial Street, San Diego, California   •  (Photo posted Thursday 1 September 2011)   •  (Photo taken 13:52:58 Saturday 10 October 2010)   •  © 2011 Bryan Costales Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #BCY_0920
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Gillespie Field
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An Orange-Line trolley arrived on its way to a terminus of Gillespie Field.


12th & Imperial Blue/Orange Lines SDMTS Station   •  San Diego Metropolitan Transit System external link   •  12th Street at Imperial Street, San Diego, California   •  (Photo posted Thursday 1 September 2011)   •  (Photo taken 13:54:47 Saturday 10 October 2010)   •  © 2011 Bryan Costales Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #BCY_0922
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