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A passenger train on the Niles Canyon Railway. SP 5623 on the NCRy Sunol Depot at MP 35.6 Farwell, California, ca1866, from Robert N. Dennis collection of stereoscopic views Farwell Bridge across Alameda Creek, California, ca1866, from Robert N. Dennis collection of stereoscopic views
The route runs through Niles Canyon, parallel to the Niles Canyon Railway, Highway 84, and the Hetch Hetchy Aqueduct. The line passes through a 0.75-mile (1.21 km) long tunnel which cuts off one of the canyon's horseshoes. This tunnel was modified from its original configuration to accommodate intermodal double-stack freight trains.
Niles Canyon is a canyon in the San Francisco Bay Area formed by Alameda Creek, known for its heritage railroad and silent movie history. The canyon is largely in an unincorporated area of Alameda County , while the western portion of the canyon lies within the city limits of Fremont and Union City .
Between 1988 and 1994, track laying through the Canyon continued to Vallejo Mill Park, just short of Niles. Rails were extended to downtown Niles on September 19, 1998. Today the PLA operates the NCRy, a seven-mile railroad through the well-preserved and scenic Niles Canyon, and tens of thousands of people visit the railroad annually.
Charter train crossing Alameda Creek, October 2005. 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 ...
Napa Valley Wine Train – between Napa and St. Helena [13] Niles Canyon Railway – between Fremont and Sunol [14] Roaring Camp & Big Trees Narrow Gauge Railroad; Santa Cruz, Big Trees and Pacific Railway
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The railroad as it crosses the freeway in the Altamont Pass. The Oakland Subdivision is a Union Pacific Railroad line in the U.S. state of California.It extends from Stockton in the east to Oakland, [1] crossing the Diablo Range at Altamont Pass and traversing Niles Canyon.