fkrock Wrote:
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> SN track east of Dozier was abandoned because of
> construction of the Sacramento Deep Water Ship
> Channel. If the track had not been abandoned, a
> very expensive railroad bridge would have been
> required for SN track to cross the ship channel.
>
> SN received trackage rights on SP to Canon so it
> had access to its own line. At one time a
> deepwater port was proposed for the Sacramento
> River near the SN line. The old SN line in Solano
> County was maintained for many years with almost
> no traffic other than an occasional car to or from
> Rio Vista Junction so it could serve this port in
> the future.
>
> When it became clear that this port never would
> happen, UP donated the SN right of way to the
> Western Railway Museum that bought the track for
> salvage value. This track today is not legally
> abandoned but is embargoed.
>
> The line extension ends where it crosses Birds
> Landing Road about 1/4 mile from downtown Birds
> Landing.
>
> Western Railway Museum owns 4 acres of land
> adjoining the track at Molena. This land probably
> is big enough to allow a loop here however some
> museum "purists" were opposed "because SN never
> had a loop there."
>
> About 1/4 mile west of Molena is a burned out
> trestle. Restoring the line beyond Molena would be
> very expensive to replace the trestle although
> track is mostly intact as far is Fire Engine Road
> where a very long trestle went across salt marsh.

Actually, track east of Saxon was abandoned because of the ship channel; the track from Dozier to Saxon wasn't abandoned at that time, simply unused.