Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
S. Sacramento Southern Railroad; Sacramento Valley and Eastern Railway; Sacramento Valley Electric Railroad; Sacramento Valley Railroad (1852–1877) San Bernardino and Eastern Railway
San Francisco and Napa Valley Railroad abandoned, in phases during period 1938–1956. ... California Railroads. San Marino, California: Golden West Books.
Abandoned Berkeley Branch Railroad: SP: 1876 1888 Northern Railway: Black Diamond Coal Mining Railroad: ... California Railroads. San Marino, California: Golden West ...
Railroads have been abandoned in the United States due to historical and economic factors. In the 19th century, the growing industrial regions in the Northeast, the agrarian regions in the South and Midwest, and the expansion of the country westward to the Pacific Ocean all contributed to the explosive growth of railroad companies and their rights-of-way across the entire country.
On September 8, 1981, Bryan Whipple purchased the soon-to-be abandoned northern end of the Northwestern Pacific mainline from Willits, California to Eureka, California.His Eureka Southern Railroad holding company purchased the segment of the line from the Southern Pacific Railroad for $5 million, and commenced operations on November 1, 1984. [1]
Pages in category "Heritage railroads in California" The following 42 pages are in this category, out of 42 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. ...
As a stopgap, passengers in Sacramento could transfer to California Transportation Company riverboats in Sacramento to continue on to San Francisco. [7] The NER went into bankruptcy in 1914, and was reorganized into a new corporation named the Sacramento Northern Railroad (SNRR). [3] Northern Electric Railway car 100
Abandoned buildings in Drawbridge in 2012. Drawbridge was created by the narrow-gauge South Pacific Coast Railroad on Station Island in 1876 and consisted of one small cabin for the operator of the railroad's two drawbridges crossing Mud Slough and Coyote Creek to connect Newark with Alviso and San Jose. At one time 10 passenger trains stopped ...