Today, it being Saturday and its August, it means it is Farmer’s Market at the Susanville Depot. However, it was not always scene of lively times.  On October 12, 1979 the Southern Pacific closed the depot.

The depot was built in 1913 and in 1927 a substantial addition was made. In 1955, the railroad track received severe damage from floods between Susanville and Westwood. At the same time, the Fruit Growers Supply Company announced it was closing its sawmill at Westwood. With freight traffic to cease, the Southern Pacific closed down that segment of the rail line.With the decline of lumber shipments from Coin Lumber and Sierra Pacific, the Southern Pacific decided to close the depot.

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