Jim Wrote:
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> Yes, this is a great site. I've bookedmarked it
> in the past. Once minor correction to the Vasona
> Branch. It was abandoned in January 1964, not
> 1962 as stated. Also, it did not pass through the
> Stanford Campus. It was several miles away. It
> was used by a daily commuter train until it's
> abandonment, as has been discussed by me and
> others here.
>
> The abandoned section is often called the Los
> Altos Branch, and the surviving section from San
> Jose to Vasona to Permanente is what is usually
> referred to as the Vasona Branch. This is
> splitting hairs and someone can correct me if you
> don't agree.
>
> I've found a few minor errors here and there, but
> it is basically a very fascinating web site.
> Thanks.


Correct. When SP operated the branch between Mayfield and Vasona, they referred to is as the Los Altos Branch, and sometimes as the "Mayfield Cutoff" since it was originally a shortcut between San Francisco and Los Gatos, and beyond to Santa Cruz. After abandonment of a portion of the line between Alta Mesa and Simla, the section of the old San Jose-Santa Cruz line, plus the remnanat of the Los Gatos Branch, became the Vasona Branch.

Tony