Niles Canyon Railway

Niles Canyon Railway
Locale	Alameda County, California, USA
Commercial operations
Built by	Western Pacific Railroad (1862-1870)
Original gauge	4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge
Preserved operations
Owned by	Alameda County
Operated by	Pacific Locomotive Association
Reporting mark	NICX
Stations	2 (plus 1 planned)
Length	9.2 mi (14.8 km)
Preserved gauge	4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge
Commercial history
Opened	1869
Closed	1984
Preservation history
1987	Lease from County and start of reconstruction
1988	Began operation
Headquarters	Fremont, California
Website
http://www.ncry.org/
Niles Canyon Transcontinental Railroad Historic District
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
U.S. Historic district
Area	Approximately 200 acres
Built	1865–1869
Architectural style	Other-standard gauge railroad; Other-Warren Truss (bridge); Other-Pratt Truss (bridge); Stick (depot)
NRHP reference No.	10000843
Added to NRHP	October 13, 2010
Route map Legend Distance from San Francisco Capitol Corridor to Sacramento 29.2 mi 47 km Niles (Fremont) Capitol Corridor to San Jose SR 238 Mission Blvd 29.5 mi 47.5 km Niles Junction 30.6 mi 49.2 km Merienda (San Jose Jct.) SR 84 Niles Canyon Blvd Dresser Bridge over Alameda Creek 30.9 mi 49.7 km Dresser Farwell Bridge over Alameda Creek SR 84 Niles Canyon Blvd 31.7 mi 51 km Farwell 32.7 mi 52.6 km Mayborg Niles Canyon Rd 33.6 mi 54.1 km Estates crossing 33.7 mi 54.2 km Brightside crossing 33.5 mi 53.9 km Brightside restoration yard 34.9 mi 56.2 km Farmers crossing 35.6 mi 57.3 km Sunol 35.63 mi 57.34 km Kilkare Rd 35.8 mi 57.6 km Bond St Arroyo de la Laguna 37.2 mi 59.9 km Bonita ACE to San Jose Hearst Siding Union Pacific Oakland Sub. & ACE to Stockton 38.3 mi 61.6 km Verona Happy Valley Rd Sunol-Pleasanton Rd I-680 Valley Rd Bernal Ave 40.6 mi 65.3 km Pleasanton planned This diagram: view talk edit

The Niles Canyon Railway (NCRy) is a heritage railway running on the first transcontinental railroad alignment (1866, 1869) through Niles Canyon, between Sunol and the Niles district of Fremont in the East Bay of the San Francisco Bay Area, in California, United States. The railway is listed on the National Register of Historic Places as the Niles Canyon Transcontinental Railroad Historic District.^[1] The railroad is operated and maintained by the Pacific Locomotive Association which preserves, restores and operates historic railroad equipment. The NCRy features public excursions with both steam and diesel locomotives along a well-preserved portion of the first transcontinental railroad.