Re: Will UP re-track the Altamont Route
Author: EE
Date: 08-13-2008 - 08:47
Alfred Doten Wrote:
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> I believe........when UP merged with SP the land
> grant ROW not being used for railroad purposes and
> other lands granted to CP reverted to public
> domain. That's how Niles Canyon evolved, I believe
> through East Bay Regional Parks. BLM in Carson
> City had a transition office to deal with merger
> lands in Nevada for sometime.
> ARD
The old SP right of way is now Alameda County property.
If Regional Parks had their way the Niles Canyon Railway would not exist. There would be a hiking/biking/equestrian trail instead.