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Emeryville Train Lines part 1 Traditional Cache

Hidden : 6/25/2022
Difficulty:
2 out of 5
Terrain:
1.5 out of 5

Size: Size:   other (other)

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Geocache Description:


I think people do not know about the areas of town. So I hid one in the Golden Gate area. This is a fun little hide.This cache falls on the former Stanford rail line.

 

The East Bay Electric Lines began operation in 1911 using the Southern Pacific's mainline tracks and a series of branch lines to various East Bay cities. The "Berkeley Branch Line" ran along Stanford Avenue from the Southern Pacific mainline to downtown Berkeley, and the former rail spur that eventually became the Emeryville Greenway linear park and bicycle path was originally an East Bay Electric interurban line running to Solano Avenue in Albany. These lines operated up until the late 1950’s for public transportation and closed in 1978 for freight use.

 

Now the Spur line has been transformed into a multi use park; opening  in 1992, it includes a dog run, basketball court, open grass area and a Children’s park.

Good job to Nerdlove for the FTF

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