Shelter Shed/Flag Stop Vendor Open Station Vendor Station w/Walls & Doors Vendor Station w/Extensions Vendor Station w/Extensions Vendor Years Fair Oaks Flag Stop/Shelter Shed
First Atherton Station thru glass
walled Glamour Period/WWII Commuter Era Station Close/covid 1863-1912 1912-1939 1939-1951 1951-1980 1980-2020
General Description
Fair Oaks Flag Stop/Station Shed
with benches and lattice back wall Dave Haehn
Basic Station Dimensions with
eight (8) columns Dave Haehn
Basic Station w/Columns, Glass
Walls & Glass Doors Dave Haehn
Basic Station w/Glass Walls (3
sides but reduced wall on train
side) and wall extensions Dave Haehn
full station with wings as it looked
in 2020 at closing Dave Haehn
Image Source Data
2-3 photos of flagstop and Janet
McGovern Book, 14 x 20 foot
open shelter w/lattice partition
Extrapolation from photo of men in
open station Extrapolation from photos
Dinskpeal photo with band, other
50s photos & color video photo train closing
Color Palette Natural Wood Tones
Beige Columns with red trim
colors Green with Dark Trim Current Color Scheme Current Color Scheme Train (Y/N) Y N Y Y Y
Train Description/Type
Wood Engine, The Menlo Park
Locomotive #11 of the SF&SJ. 462 Pacific Oil 1920s
484 or 444 Northern Engine
Oil/Steam (Daylight) FPYO Diesel w/Caltrain first electic train or 2020 train Station Interior Items
Fair Oaks Sign, lattice along back
wall with bench Dave Haehn
Atherton sign, 2 sets of back to
back benches w/hole in back of
bench Dave Haehn
Atherton sign, 2 sets of back to
back benches w/hole in back of
bench Dave Haehn
Atherton signs, bulletin boards
w/Ticket Info, Ads, and Timetable,
Newspaper Vend Stands, 2 sets
of back to back benches w/hole in
back of bench Dave Haehn
Atherton signs, bulletin boards
w/Ticket Info, Ads, and Timetable,
Newspaper Vend Stands?, 2 sets
of back to back benches w/hole in
back of bench Dave Haehn
Possible Station Items None Haehn/Vargas None Haehn/Vargas planters on ends Haehn/Vargas planters on ends Haehn/Vargas a tesla in paring lot Haehn/Vargas 2 slat benches on track side exterior benches person with a covid mask Possible Area Items
wagon with produce being
unloaded Vargas horse and wagon Vargas newspaper racks Vargas trash can Vargas 2 trash cans and street light Vargas man flagging down the train Model T vehicle Era-specific autos mailbox mailbox? women dressed up with suitcase
People standing around (as
shown in photo) street lights bicycle racks bicycle racks? dirt road split rail fence (different than St. One) road trees trees split rail fence dirt road Caltrain Sign
exterior bulletin board exterior bulletin board
window displays train closure sign
Key Story points
images station
image train https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/San_
Northern Display Case Southern Display Case
Station One Station Two Station three Station Four Station five 1850s the Gold Rush brought gold-seekers and
wealth to the area). The first stop in the display
case would depict the first fifty years including a
wood-burner engine, Fair Oaks Flag Stop
shelter, passagner horse and buggy and a
produce wagon and a person in period clothes
flagging down a train. The audio would play
period music and sounds, and tell a brief
overview of the time period. The model wood
burning engine could incorporate smoke and
sounds.
Tell the visual story of people using the train to
travel into the city, transporting building
supplies, post-earthquake.This stop in the
display case would feature a Steam Engine, the
first Atherton Train Station with 8 posts and terra
cotta roof. The audio will describe that period
and include the train’s use in the 1906
earthquake.
During this period the station went though a
stages where walls are added and varous
changes in color. We could have some still
images on a time line dispalced on tha case to
show this visual transision and the audio will
also explain these changes.
This stop in the display case would feature a
Daylight Train, the Atherton station with 8 posts,
fully enclosed by glass walls and glass doors,
with a newspaper stand outside. The audio
would describe the period and include the role of
the train in
World War II.
Tell the visual story of development,
modernization of the region, newspaper
headlines, WWII, glamorous travel
This stop in the display case would feature a
Diesel Engine. The Atherton station expanded with
15-foot extensions on either side, taking its final
shape, with a full parking lot. The model could
bring to life the image of Dinkelspiel with a band
and kids or depict the daily commuters. This is the
busiest time for the Atherton train station in its
history. The audio would feature music and a
period description. This stop on the tracks (or half
way between) would feature a QR code to a
section on the birth of Silicon Valley told in audio
and still images. It will cover the 1980-2000 period
of limited station use as business changes it’s
focus from San Francisco to Silicon Valley
Tell the story of the station closure and the
pandemic. At this final stop in the display case,
there could be the first test a Cal train Electric
Engine displayed or the trains in ervie in 2020 The
model would show the Atherton station as it
appeared when it was closed in December 2020.
Use clsoing piture and video. The people would
have face masks marking the covid era and there
would be a tesla in the parking lot. The place is
pretty empty a deserted The audio would describe
the period and final closing of the train station.