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The Niles Canyon Railway ran its first passenger train from Sunol on May 21, 1988. Passenger trains once again connected Sunol and Niles starting on April 9, 2006. The organization continues its work to extend and maintain the track along the line; restore its collection of railroad equipment; and operate historic demonstration trains for the ...
The Niles Subdivision also hosts several passenger trains. Amtrak operates the Coast Starlight and Capitol Corridor along the route, and the San Joaquins terminates at the northern segment of the line. The Altamont Corridor Express runs over the southern segment between Newark and Fremont. Fourteen daily passenger trains run over the line. [5]
The Niles Canyon Railway Sunol Depot was built in 1884, and is the last surviving example of a Southern Pacific standard design known as a "One-Story Combination Depot #7." The building has been restored and is operated by the Pacific Locomotive Association. Niles Canyon Road runs westward from Sunol and is a scenic 7-mile (11 km) drive to Fremont.
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Niles Canyon Railway; Nut Tree Railroad; Pacific Coast Railroad in Santa Margarita; Pacific Southwest Railway Museum; Placerville & Sacramento Valley Railroad, oldest railroad west of the Mississippi [1] Port of LA Waterfront Red Car, a rebuilt part of the original Pacific Electric Railway system (Closed in 2015) Poway–Midland Railroad
A PLA excursion, Labor Day 1971. Pickering Lumber Company Shay #7, Northern California, between Lyons Dam and Tramway.. The Pacific Locomotive Association, Inc. (PLA) is a non-profit organization [1] dedicated to the preservation of the physical aspects and atmosphere of Pacific Coast railroading during the period from 1910 to 1960.
Two railroads also follow the same route down the canyon from Sunol to Niles: the old Southern Pacific track along the north side, now the Niles Canyon Railway, and the newer Union Pacific (formerly the Western Pacific) track a little to the south. At the west end of the canyon are the ruins of the Vallejo Flour Mill, which dates to 1853.
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