North Pacific Coast Railroad

North Pacific Coast Railroad

Postcard view of a train at Monte Rio station
Overview
Headquarters	Sausalito, California
Reporting mark	NPC
Locale	Marin and Sonoma counties, California
Dates of operation	1871–1907
Successor	Northwestern Pacific Railroad
Technical
Track gauge	4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge
Previous gauge	3 ft (914 mm)
Route map Legend 84.3 Cazadero 82.1 Austin Creek 81.x Cazadero Redwoods 77.1 Duncan Mills 77.0 Russian River 75.5 Sheridan 75.x Mesa Grande 74.5 Cascade 73.8 Monte Rio 72.x Tyrone 71.7 71.6 Dutch Bill Creek 71.0 Tunnel 5 70.8 Dutch Bill Creek 70.5 Larry Creek 69.0 Camp Meeker 68.7 Maquire Creek 67.6 Occidental 66.9 Brown Creek 65.2 Salmon Creek 63.7 Freestone 62.7 Salmon Creek 62.2 Bodega Road 61.9 Elbias Creek 59.5 Valley Ford 58.8 Estero Americano 55.2 Fallon 54.9 Stemple Creek 53.7 Tunnel 4 53.1 Tomales 51.9 Tunnel 3 51.x Camp Pistolesi 51.2 Keyes Creek 50.5 Keyes Creek 49.4 Hamlet 45.4 Marshall 40.5 Millerton 36.4 Point Reyes 35.6 Arroyo San Geronimo 31.2 Tocaloma 27.9 Camp Taylor 27.0 Paper Mill Creek Sir Francis Drake Boulevard 25.8 Bottini 25.2 Lagunitas 23.1 San Geronimo 22.0 Woodacre 21.5 Woodacre Lodge 20.7 Tunnel 2 18.8 Manor 18.3 Fairfax 16.5 San Anselmo 14.7 Kentfield 13.4 Larkspur 12.6 Corte Madera 11.7 Alto tunnel 6.5 Sausalito 0 San Francisco This diagram: view talk edit

The North Pacific Coast Railroad (NPC) was a common carrier 3 ft (914 mm) narrow-gauge steam railroad begun in 1874 and sold in 1902 to new owners who renamed it the North Shore Railroad (California) (NSR) and rebuilt the southern section into a standard-gauge electric railway.

The NPC operated in the northern California counties of Marin and Sonoma that carried redwood lumber, local dairy and agricultural products, express and passengers. The NPC operated almost 93 mi (150 km) of track that extended from a pier at Sausalito (which connected the line via ferry to San Francisco) and operated northwest to Duncans Mills and Cazadero (also known as Ingrams). The NPC became the North Shore Railroad (California) (NSR) on March 7, 1902. In 1907 the North Shore Railroad became part of the Northwestern Pacific Railroad (NWP). Southern portions of the line were standard gauged and electrified by the North Shore for suburban passenger service, though tracks north of Point Reyes Station remained 3 ft (914 mm) narrow gauge until abandonment in the late 1930s.