On: Abandoned railroad routes in North America

[asveikau]

There's tons of spots like this just east of the mission, downhill from Potrero.. lots of oddly shaped buildings and parking lots too.

Near San Bruno Ave near division you can still see railroad tracks on some of the streets, partially covered by street asphalt.

[CoffeeOnWrite → asveikau]

What’s the easiest way to tell the difference between a buried-under-the-asphalt old freight line and a buried-under-the-asphalt old streetcar line?

[asveikau → CoffeeOnWrite]

That's an interesting question. The area north of Potrero didn't become residential until quite recently and I don't think they ran streetcars in the specific place I'm thinking of. They were basically tracks in an industrial part of town headed in the direction of Southern Pacific rail.