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Ownership of Niles Canyon Railway
Author: Espee99
Date: 07-05-2015 - 11:29
It appears that the right of way was not railbanked. In an application for National Historical designation I found the following. So it seems that Alameda county is the controlling party, if they want NCRY to stay and they allow UP to use their rails UP cannot dictate the circumstances.
The proposed Niles Canyon Transcontinental Railroad Historic District totals approximately 200 acres. Most is stretched out 11.6 miles between the Niles District in the City of Fremont and the City of Pleasanton. This portion of the property varies in width from 100 feet to 400 feet along its length depending upon the manner in which the railroad acquired it.
About ten acres of the property are a portion of the former Niles rail yard. The property boundaries are detailed in the PLA lease (County of Alameda License Agreement C-2007-137)which is derived from four deeds recorded at the Office of the Recorder of Alameda County. The deeds are;
1) Southern Pacific Transportation Company, recorded April 23, 1985, document No. 85-077991
2) Southern Pacific Transportation Company, recorded June 23, 1988, document No. 88-150572
3) Southern Pacific Transportation Company, recorded December 31, 1997, document No. 97-348924
4) Union Pacific Railroad, recorded June 4, 2003, document No. 200321121
(See Continuation sheets for complete verbal and legal boundary description.)
These boundaries were selected in that they are the original properties of the Transcontinental Railroad (WPRR, CPRR, SPRR) in this segment. They are currently owned by The County of Alameda and leased to the non-profit Pacific Locomotive Association for its preservation and use as an operating railroad museum.
Other portions of right of way also owned by The County of Alameda are not included herein, as they are neither contiguous nor currently subject to preservation and/or conservation.
This 11.6 mile-long railroad right-of-way segment not only maintains a high level of integrity for its period of significance, its setting and feeling reflects that of late-19th and early 20
th century rural Northern California. As a result, a direct relationship may be seen between the railroad’s 1860s engineering and the scenic and rugged setting it was designed to
traverse.
The proposed Niles Canyon Transcontinental Railroad Historic District totals approximately 200 acres. Most is stretched out 11.6 miles between the Niles District in the City of Fremont and the City of Pleasanton. This portion of the property varies in width from 100 feet to 400 feet along its length depending upon the manner in which the railroad acquired it.
About ten acres of the property are a portion of the former Niles rail yard. The property boundaries are detailed in the PLA lease (County of Alameda License Agreement C-2007-137)which is derived from four deeds recorded at the Office of the Recorder of Alameda County. The deeds are;
1) Southern Pacific Transportation Company, recorded April 23, 1985, document No. 85-077991
2) Southern Pacific Transportation Company, recorded June 23, 1988, document No. 88-150572
3) Southern Pacific Transportation Company, recorded December 31, 1997, document No. 97-348924
4) Union Pacific Railroad, recorded June 4, 2003, document No. 200321121
(See Continuation sheets for complete verbal and legal boundary description.)
These boundaries were selected in that they are the original properties of the Transcontinental Railroad (WPRR, CPRR, SPRR) in this segment. They are currently owned by The County of Alameda and leased to the non-profit Pacific Locomotive Association for its preservation and use as an operating railroad museum.
Other portions of right of way also owned by The County of Alameda are not included herein, as they are neither contiguous nor currently subject to preservation and/or conservation.
This 11.6 mile-long railroad right-of-way segment not only maintains a high level of integrity for its period of significance, its setting and feeling reflects that of late-19th and early 20
th century rural Northern California. As a result, a direct relationship may be seen between the railroad’s 1860s engineering and the scenic and rugged setting it was designed to
traverse.
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Espee99 | 07-05-2015 - 11:29 |
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E | 07-05-2015 - 12:12 |
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Re: Would a parallel track work?
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BOB2 | 07-05-2015 - 12:43 |
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Re: Would a parallel track work?
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mook | 07-05-2015 - 20:18 |
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Re: Would a parallel track work?
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BOB2 | 07-05-2015 - 20:46 |
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Radum?
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The Curious | 07-05-2015 - 21:14 |
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Re: Radum?
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Fred | 07-05-2015 - 22:25 |
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Re: Would a parallel track work?
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mook | 07-05-2015 - 23:22 |
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Re: Would a parallel track work?
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fkrock | 07-06-2015 - 07:10 |
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Re: Ownership of Niles Canyon Railway
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Steamfan | 07-06-2015 - 11:12 |
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wsabo | 07-06-2015 - 19:53 |
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Stash | 07-06-2015 - 21:53 |