California and Nevada Railroad
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Dates of operation | 1884–1903 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Track gauge | 3 ft (914 mm) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The California and Nevada Railroad was a
California & Mt. Diablo Railroad
The first 10 miles (16 km) of the California & Nevada was built by its predecessor, the California & Mt. Diablo Railroad. The California & Mt. Diablo Railroad was organized on March 21, 1881, at Emery's, an unincorporated settlement which later became the city of Emeryville. The
The California & Mt. Diablo Railroad proposed to run from a pier on San Francisco Bay in
The California and Nevada reached San Pablo, California in 1886. It was subsequently extended around the northern end of the Berkeley Hills and the San Pablo Ridge, then southeastward down the valley drained by San Pablo Creek to Orinda, running along what is now the eastern shoreline of San Pablo Reservoir. A shortage of capital and constant problems with washed-out tracks barred further extensions. For most of its duration, the railroad was primarily run for weekend excursions. The railroad reached Orinda (then called "Bryants"), its furthest extent, in November 1891. At this point, it owned and operated 22 miles (35 km) of track.
On May 29, 1896, and again on July 12, 1899, the railroad was placed into receivership. After 1900 the railroad ceased to operate. The railroad was sold at foreclosure on November 29, 1902.
Oakland & East Side Railroad
The nascent pier into
On March 7, 1903, the Oakland and East Side Railroad acquired the right-of-way of the California and Nevada on behalf of its parent company, the
Route
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- Oakland
- Emerys (Emeryville)
- Berkeley
- Albany
- El Cerrito
- Richmond
- San Pablo
- Oak Grove (El Sobrante)
- Fargos
- Orinda Park
- Bryant
The right-of-way today
The track from San Pablo to Orinda follows much of the route of the San Pablo Dam Road through El Sobrante. The Santa Fe line between Richmond and Oakland was abandoned by the Santa Fe in the early 1980s when the Santa Fe obtained trackage rights into Oakland via Southern Pacific Railroad's parallel line to the west – it was subsequently converted into the Richmond Greenway.
Today, the
See also
References
- ^ "ATSF maps and plans - State Archives - Kansas Historical Society". www.kshs.org. Retrieved 2023-04-16.
Sources
- Hanson, Erle C. (1994). The True Story of the California and Nevada Railroad: Narrow Gauge in the East Bay. ISBN 99954-39-81-6.
- Robertson, Donald B. (1998). Encyclopedia of Western Railroad History. Vol. IV. OCLC 13456066.