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Re: The Mystery of the Santa Fe-SP Connection At Emeryville
Author: Dr Zarkoff
Date: 12-18-2020 - 23:45
> The "Oakland Branch" is the line from Richmond to Wood St. in Oakland on the Santa Fe. Do you have a document listing all of its tracks and customers?
No, other than to say it used to be the California-Nevada Railroad, a 3'6" line which made it as far as Orinda. Borax Smith bought it for the tideland rights to build his Key Pier. He then sold the rest of the line from Emeryville to Ricmond to the Spreckles interests, who incorporated in to a line they were building down the San Joaquin Valley to compete with the SP. This became the Santa Fe Valley Sub.
No, other than to say it used to be the California-Nevada Railroad, a 3'6" line which made it as far as Orinda. Borax Smith bought it for the tideland rights to build his Key Pier. He then sold the rest of the line from Emeryville to Ricmond to the Spreckles interests, who incorporated in to a line they were building down the San Joaquin Valley to compete with the SP. This became the Santa Fe Valley Sub.
