S & PR 07 Abandoned Ditch Traditional Cache
S & PR 07 Abandoned Ditch
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The Oldest Rail Line West of the Mississippi
Hopefully I got my history mostly accurate, correct me if I’m grossly wrong but please no picking of nits and of course -politely please- I’m very sensitive. Remember this is just a silly game.
This stretch of the line was never officially part of the Sacramento Valley Railroad (SVR), but it was part of what the SVR morphed into. The original line ran from Sacramento to Folsom. For some reason the tracks were 7 inches wider than standard gauge, which was based on the Roman Chariot, sorry I digress. SVR began operation in 1856, which makes it the oldest rail line west of the Mississippi. The first president of SVR was William Tecumseh Sherman, yep the same guy who marched on Atlanta, several years later.
Several mergers and consolidations later SVR became the Sacramento and Placerville Railroad. Only to be acquired by the Northern Railway a subsidiary Southern Pacific (SP), then of course the SP… Sometime in the late 50s passenger rail service stopped along this line but lumber was being hauled down this line from Camino until 1986 on the Camino Placerville & Lake Tahoe Railroad
Today the right of way belongs to Sacramento Placerville Transportation Corridor Joint Powers Authority, the El Dorado County sections is open to the public from Camino to the El Dorado/Sacramento county line.
In some areas the rails have been removed, “Rails to Trails” and other spots the rails have been left in place “Trails and Rails” The debate continues on which is the best… We SHANT debate it here!
To the north/east of this location was part of a ditch system. What it fed into I don't know. When and if I find out, you too will know. One of the things I did think odd about this area, the amount of "clankers" the solid almost rock like sludge that came out of steam engines. Odd
Information obtained from:
Wikipedia, trainweb.org, fedshra.org, PSVRR.COM, facebook.com/eldoradotrail, numerous conversations, my observations.
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