Photo: Merced County Courthouse Museum The original El Capitain Hotel next to the Central Pacific railroad tracks. Served as depot for the railroad.

Photo: Authors Collection Letter head from the old El Capitain Hotel

Post Card: Merced County Courthouse Museum Southern Pacific Depot at right with a south bound train in the foreground taking on water at the watering plug. The depot was moved south several hundred feet and became the Railroad Express Agency when the new depot was built.

Photo: E. P. Charlton & Co. Postcard The Central Pacific/Southern Pacific Depot at the turn of the 20th century.

Photo: unknown Postcard The Central Pacific/Southern Pacific Depot 1911 hand tinted.

Photo: Authors collection The Central Pacific/Southern Pacific Depot Carts loaded with milk and luggage awaiting the train.

Photo: Authors collection The Central Pacific/Southern Pacific Depot Picture taken the same time as the above photo, note the bundles of newpapers

Photo: Authors collection The Central Pacific/Southern Pacific Depot

Photo: Demoro Archives- Ken Meeker collection Last Southern Pacific Station Currently used by Merced Chamber of Commerce

Photo: Authors collection Last Southern Pacific Depot, the Railway Express Agency, the old depot at far right.

Photo: Authors collection September 4, 1944 a "Double Header" passing the Merced depot. Motive power supplied by CP #1802 & SP #1814 locomotives.