Sacramento Southern Railroad

I love the Sacramento Southern Railroad. The railroad was first chartered in 1903 and completed all the way to Walnut Grove by 1912. The Sacramento Southern extends far past the limits of the current excursion train which only runs down to baths.

The tracks are still in existence extending for a total of 16 miles down to the delta town of hood. In 1932 the railroad was extended from Walnut Grove to Iselton.

When the line was started they dreamed it would be the straight route all the way to San Francisco. Via Antioch.

The planned route would have extended past Iselton continuing through the delta crossing over the San Joaquin river to Antioch. There it would have linked up with another proposed railroad that basically follows the path of BART which today ends in Antioch.

The old route is the "Donner Pass of the Delta", the most efficient route from Sacramento to the Bay Area.