Napa Valley Wine Train

Napa Valley Wine Train
Locale	Napa County, California, USA
Connections	Union Pacific Railroad and California Northern Railroad
Commercial operations
Original gauge	4 ft 8 1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge
Preserved operations
Operated by	Napa Valley Railroad
Reporting mark	NVRR
Stations	4
Length	18.0 mi (29.0 km)
Preserved gauge	4 ft 8 1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge
Commercial history
1864	Started
1869	Purchased by California Pacific Railroad Extension Company and becomes California Pacific Railroad
1895	leased to Southern Pacific Railroad
1898	Southern Pacific Railroad takes over
1905	Electrification and renamed San Francisco, Napa and Calistoga Railway
1985	Southern Pacific Railroad Southern Pacific notified the ICC of its intent to abandon
1987	Freight service ceased
Closed to passengers	1929
Closed	1987
Preservation history
1987	NVRR established
1987	NVRR acquires right-of-way
1989	Began operation
Headquarters	Napa, California
Website
http://www.winetrain.com
Napa Valley Wine Train Calistoga Krug Winery St. Helena Sulphur Springs Creek SR 29 / SR 128 (St. Helena Hwy.) Grgich Hills Grgich Hills winery tours Rutherford Yountville Domaine Chandon winery tours SR 29 (St. Helena Hwy.) Napa Napa River maintenance yard This diagram:

Napa Valley Wine Train
Calistoga Krug Winery St. Helena Sulphur Springs Creek SR 29 / SR 128 (St. Helena Hwy.) Grgich Hills Grgich Hills winery tours Rutherford Yountville Domaine Chandon winery tours SR 29 (St. Helena Hwy.) Napa Napa River maintenance yard This diagram:

The Napa Valley Wine Train is operated by the Napa Valley Railroad (reporting mark NVRR). The train is a privately operated excursion train that runs between Napa and St. Helena, California. Much of the rail line parallels State Route 29 after leaving the City of Napa and passes the towns of Yountville, Rutherford and Oakville. The route passes by many the region's vineyards and wineries located in Napa County.

The railroad's track is part of what was originally the Napa Valley Railroad founded by early California pioneer Samuel Brannan in 1864. Brannan established it to bring tourists to the resort town of Calistoga, California which he also founded. The railroad's 42 miles (68 km) of track ran from Calistoga to Vallejo, California where it connected with San Francisco Bay Area ferry boat service. California Pacific Railroad Extension Company purchased the Napa Valley Railroad Company at a foreclosure sale on June 9, 1869. Later that same year on December 23, the railroad was renamed the California Pacific Railroad. The track was leased to Southern Pacific Railroad on April 1, 1885 and was soon connected to their main line in Suisun, California. California Pacific Railroad was acquired by Southern Pacific on April 14, 1898. The line was extended to Benicia, California in 1904. The electric interurban railroad San Francisco, Napa and Calistoga Railway was built parallel to the NVRR and opened in 1905 until the 1930s. The NVRR track was utilized by Southern Pacific as a freight branch line for the following 58 years until 1987 when the railroad petitioned for abandonment.

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