Marin & Napa Railroad
| Founder |
| James M. Donahue |
| Founded |
| August 17, 1886 |
| Operated |
| June 1, 1888 to March 13, 1889 |
| Predecessor |
| None |
| Disposition |
| Sold on March 13, 1889 |
| Successor |
| San Francisco & North Pacific Railroad |
History
In 1886 the management of the Sonoma Valley Railroad company again organized a subsidiary, the Marin & Napa Railroad, to build west from Sears Point (possibly now Black Point), about three miles above Sonoma Landing, to connect with the SF&NP main line at Ignacio. The narrow-gauge connection of somewhat under eight miles was built between June 9, 1887 and May 7, 1888.1 It took a year to build this short, level track because the whole route was over tide flats and mostly on pilings and bridges.2 Thereafter, passengers for Sonoma used the SF&NP from Tiburon, changing at lgnacio, and the line to Sonoma Landing was used only for freight.3
Lines and Depots
- On June 1, 1888 the Marin & Napa Railroad extended the Sonoma Valley narrow-gauge 8 miles from Sears Point landing to a San Francisco & North Pacific rail connection at Ignacio.
The first published timetable, dated December 2, 1888:
| 7:45 a.m. |
| Ignacio |
| 4:20 |
| Sonoma |
| mp |
| 15 |
| 10:25 |
| Glen Ellen |
| 21 |
| 1:15 p.m. |
Map
See Also
- Railroads
- Sonoma Valley Railroad
- Poor's 1889, pg. 900.
- Sacramento Daily Union, June 9, 1887
- The Santa Rosa Democrat, May 9, 1888
References
- George Woodman Hilton, American narrow gauge railroads, pg. 335 (1990).
- Donald B. Robertson, Encyclopedia of Western Railroad History: California, Volume 4 (1998).
Footnotes
1. Hilton, pg. 335.
2. Robertson, pg. 149.
3. Hilton, pg. 335.
