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eR1c location: Nor-Cal Gender: Male \| \|	Oakland Amtrack Station... < on 8/9/2005 8:40 PM >

	hey, I found this on a website and was curious if it still exists? or has been demolished? The photos are from 2003. I know about the new Oakland Amtrack station, but this one seems to be in a different location than the new station. It looks really really cool. Any info would be appreciated..i'd love to go explore this area http://www.multipl....com/gallery/train -also note that this site has links to photos of other noteworthy areas in the bay area to explore.

nostra-YOUPPI! Umpire location: Shahre:'on Kaybec Bonsoir et cest partie \|	Re: Oakland Amtrack Station... <Reply # 1 on 8/9/2005 9:50 PM >

	cool find! one thing dont mean to nitpick, amtrak has no C Montreal Expos 1969-2004 Forever Proud Lets Keep The Dream Alive

eR1c location: Nor-Cal Gender: Male \| \|	Re: Oakland Amtrack Station... <Reply # 2 on 8/9/2005 10:03 PM >

	oops, thanks, i mean "Amtrak"!! I need to get out there soon.

Yuichi Kanai location: Oakland, CA Gender: Male \|	Re: Oakland Amtrack Station... <Reply # 3 on 8/10/2005 12:10 AM >

	awesome!!!! There's also the old Carnation factory, just blocks away at 14th/15th and Mandela.

eR1c location: Nor-Cal Gender: Male \| \|	Re: Oakland Amtrack Station... <Reply # 4 on 8/10/2005 1:01 AM >

	old carnation factory... sounds cool. have you explored it? [last edit 8/10/2005 5:15 PM by eR1c - edited 1 times]

eR1c location: Nor-Cal Gender: Male \| \|	Re: Oakland Amtrack Station... <Reply # 5 on 8/11/2005 8:24 PM >

	hoping to check it out tonight... will post photos...

Yuichi Kanai

location:
Oakland, CA
Gender: Male

Re: Oakland Amtrack Station...
<Reply # 6 on 8/12/2005 12:57 AM >

Posted by eR1c
old carnation factory... sounds cool.

have you explored it?

Yes, Carnation has got some really good grafitti, multiple warehouses, 3 story office (?), a squatter & a junk pile. I just noticed that the front door that was open has been boarded over. For my second trip there, I found the guy that sleeps there re-opened the fence, cool.

I've also been to the Amtrak station too, but only partially. It took me a really long time to figure out how to get to it without walking miles. I found out you could just park right at the residential hotel next door; convenient... My trip inside went like I couldn't get into the main lobby like you see in the pictures (can you see them?). I did go on the tracks and I did look inside the lobby from the second floor tracks. Uh, there's some guy taking photo's with a pro setup (lights cables, backdrops, etc). I wonder what he thought all the noise was... I did almost get in, through the front door that he went through, but I chickened down!! I did go into the add-on kitchen area, which had a lot of cooking stuff. There was a passage way from the kitchen to the lobby, but it looks like they used railroad ties to board the opening.

At Grand and Mandela, there's a place that used to be "Pacific Pipe Company". They have an alarm but I wouldn't know about that except it freaked me the fskc out when it went off. Stay away from the garage doors, they got motioin sensors. The power is on, the refrigerator is on, and so is the alarm, heh. There is about 1 grafitti I noticed, and it was on the outside. The inside had a currently registered Jeep, but I doubt it would run and a pile of furniture in an actual jumble, as if dumped from a dumptruck. (oh yeah, the McAfee Colliseum Homebase has a jeep too - it's on Hegenberger).

eR1c

location:
Nor-Cal
Gender: Male

Re: Oakland Amtrack Station...
<Reply # 7 on 8/12/2005 9:11 PM >

Success!
I made it into the Amtrak station last night.
Was able to get many photos and videos.

Yes, i did walk around quite a bit to get in...
I found a round about way to get in through several holes in several fences.

I was actually most scared of any possible guard dogs in the neighboring junk yard... appartently there was no guard dog. Just something that I feared!

In any case, I think I must have got lucky as the door to get into the train depot was unlocked... the lock on the end of the chain was dangling... on my way out I thought to check that lock, the lock was a 4-digit numbered combo lock. It was left on the combo. Someone forgot to lock the door, as well as shuffle the combo. After I was totally out of the area I went back to my car and figured at this point I was already out, so there would be nothing wrong.. no crime in fiddling with the main lock on the main gate. I had a hunch that lock may have the same combo as the one to get inside the depot building. It did!! So I unlocked it quickly, opened the gate and walked in just a few feet to snap a few quick photos of the outside of the building. I figured if anyone saw me snapping a few photos at several feet within the entrance of the gate I'd just say I found it open and walked in to snap a few photos... The lock obviously wasn't cut, so they'd have to believe that someone left if opened and I just happened to wander by and step in...

I locked the gate on my way out...

There were some people that would occasionally walk around the neighborhood... but they didn't see me, nor did I think they'd care. The building doesn't seem to be alarmed, ...I did notice some janitorial supplies around the building that looked pretty fresh. My guess is that someone was doing some cleaning or something and left the train depot and lock unlocked accidentally?

here are a few of the photos...

click to view

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eR1c

location:
Nor-Cal
Gender: Male

Re: Oakland Amtrack Station...
<Reply # 8 on 8/12/2005 9:12 PM >

..and a few more photos..

click to view

eR1c location: Nor-Cal Gender: Male \| \|	Re: Oakland Amtrack Station... <Reply # 9 on 8/13/2005 12:38 AM >

	I am signing off for the weekend... Now that I have the combo I plan on going back and getting in much easier next time... ..oh, if anyone wants to view the rest of the photos and the video: http://directory.g...om/g.aspx?g=107471 [last edit 8/13/2005 3:40 AM by eR1c - edited 1 times]

rapcw location: Antioch, CA Gender: Male \|	Re: Oakland Amtrack Station... <Reply # 10 on 8/13/2005 8:42 PM >

	Nice pictures it looks like a neat location to explore.

Code_Finder location: SF,CA Gender: Male North of Nellis AFB access rd east of Rachel \| \|	Re: Oakland Amtrack Station... <Reply # 11 on 9/5/2005 8:36 PM >

	ERIC, KANAI you two seen like the only other explorers willing to actually explore rather than play tourist lets team up and do a real location. The GG? The tunnels under downtown? George Lucas Ranch, hell I don't care as long as its a challenge. Fuck I just thought about it! The BART TUBE! Or the lower muni lines. Fuck this sightseeing crap, I know you two got some balls, what do you think?

Code_Finder location: SF,CA Gender: Male North of Nellis AFB access rd east of Rachel \| \|	Re: Oakland Amtrack Station... <Reply # 12 on 9/5/2005 8:37 PM >

	Oh and great pics by the way.

eR1c location: Nor-Cal Gender: Male \| \|	Re: Oakland Amtrack Station... <Reply # 13 on 9/6/2005 6:07 PM >

	thanks code_finder! yep, the drive to see these places is too much to just sit around and look at others photos! i am game to get together sometime. I am going out of town for 3 weeks in September, but will be back at the end of the month. Let's try to plan a day in October? i still haven't fully explored Skaggs Island, could start with that? SF underground sounds cool also? oh, the abandoned army hospital in the Presidio... have you been inside? The day I went to explore it, the firedepartment was doing some training, so I had to call the trip off... still want to go in though?

lopix

location:
Ontario
Gender: Male

I survive on the poison you're feeding me

Re: Oakland Amtrack Station...
<Reply # 14 on 9/6/2005 8:27 PM >

Posted by Code_Finder
ERIC, KANAI you two seen like the only other explorers willing to actually explore rather than play tourist lets team up and do a real location. The GG? The tunnels under downtown? George Lucas Ranch, hell I don't care as long as its a challenge. Fuck I just thought about it! The BART TUBE! Or the lower muni lines. Fuck this sightseeing crap, I know you two got some balls, what do you think?

I know there would be lots to explore with... if you lived a good 5,000km northeast...

I'm not angry - just focused :: No human opinion is higher than the truth
http://www.lopix.com :: http://www.dkphotogroup.com

eR1c location: Nor-Cal Gender: Male \| \|	Re: Oakland Amtrack Station... <Reply # 15 on 9/6/2005 8:48 PM >

	yep, 5000km is a little far... i'd have to ask for time off work to go explore the toronto area!

bo2krocketman

location:
Berkeley, Ca
Gender: Male

5104lyfe!

Re: Oakland Amtrack Station...
<Reply # 16 on 10/1/2005 9:17 PM >

Posted by eR1c
i still haven't fully explored Skaggs Island, could start with that? SF underground sounds cool also? oh, the abandoned army hospital in the Presidio... have you been inside? The day I went to explore it, the firedepartment was doing some training, so I had to call the trip off... still want to go in though?

The hospital in the Presidio was a big UE site around here for a long time. They've added security, so it's become harder to get in. It's a really cool UE though.

BTW: I too am interested in UEing the MUNI tunnels, or any other cool location (George Lucas ranch?)

My photos, but bigger, with a nice browser for them: http://www.flickr....tos/bo2krocketman/

UEjoe21

location:
Nacogdoches TX
Gender: Male

Re: Oakland Amtrack Station...
<Reply # 17 on 10/3/2005 8:53 AM >

Posted by eR1c
..and a few more photos..

click to view

Cool, is that a Rolls in the bottom right picture? My self, I usually just take the Bentley when exploring (but thats just a matter of personal taste) lol.

eR1c location: Nor-Cal Gender: Male \| \|	Re: Oakland Amtrack Station... <Reply # 18 on 10/3/2005 6:08 PM >

	yes that was a rolls in the neighboring junk yard!!! The body looked pretty good, I figure if the owner restored it, they might not need to run a junk yard anymore! That's ashame about the presidio hospital being difficult to get into... I thought it was just the main stairwell in the center of the hospital that was alarmed?

totensiebush

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Berkeley, CA
Gender: Male

neophyte

Re: Oakland Amtrack Station...
<Reply # 19 on 10/4/2005 4:21 AM >

Posted by eR1c
yes that was a rolls in the neighboring junk yard!!! The body looked pretty good, I figure if the owner restored it, they might not need to run a junk yard anymore!

That's ashame about the presidio hospital being difficult to get into... I thought it was just the main stairwell in the center of the hospital that was alarmed?

There are other places alarmed too (read the thread about it to see comments). Also, a lot more windows are boarded up than used to be.

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