Sonoma & Santa Rosa Railroad
| Founder |
| Presumed to be James M. Donahue |
| Founded |
| March 2, 1881 as subsidiary of Sonoma Valley Railroad |
| Operated |
| August 15, 1882 to August 7, 1885 |
| Predecessor |
| None |
| Disposition |
| Consolidated on August 7, 1885 |
| Successor |
| Sonoma Valley Railroad |
History
On March 2, 1881 the Sonoma Valley Railroad company organized a subsidiary, the Sonoma & Santa Rosa Railroad to build a line six miles north from Sonoma along Sonoma Creek to Glen Ellen. The extension opened on August 15, 1882 and, three years later, on August 7, 1885, was merged into the Sonoma Valley Railroad. The railroad carried mainly agricultural products and basalt from the Schocken Quarry.1
The first published timetable (according to Robertson) was November 5, 1883:
| 9:00 a.m. |
| Sonoma Landing |
| 4:30 |
| 10:00 |
| Sonoma |
| 3:30 |
| 10:35 |
| Glen Ellen |
| 3:10 p.m. |
Lines and Depots
The railway had one line which ran from Sonoma to Glen Ellen. Was this just an operating company?
- The Boyes Springs Depot was established in ???? by ????.
- The Fetters Springs Depot was established in ???? by ????.
- The Eldridge Depot was established in ???? by ????.
- The Glen Ellen Depot was established in ???? by ????.
Map
See Also
References
- Tenth Annual Report of the Board of Railroad Commissioners of the State of California for the year ending December 31, 1889
- The Twelfth Annual Report of the Board of Railroad Commissioners of the State of California for the year ending November 1, 1891
- Donald B. Robertson, Encyclopedia of Western Railroad History: California, Volume 4, pg. 236, (1998).
Footnotes
1. George Woodman Hilton, American narrow gauge railroads, pg. 335 (1990).
