Editing Berkeley, Calif.

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<h1>Berkeley, California</h1> <h2>Related Pages</h2> <p>[link key_system Key System]<br /> [link ac_transit AC Transit]<br /> [link interurban_electric Interurban Electric]<br /> [link BART BART]<br /> <a href="http://oberail.org/map.php?id=57">Santa Fe</a></p> <h2><a href="http://www.oberail.org/map.php?id=28">General Photos and Vintage Postcards</a></h2> <h2>Redwood Valley Railroad</h2> <div style="float:left; margin-right:7px;">[photo redwood_valley 350 link]<br />OB&E Photo</div> <p>A few weekends ago, my friend Miles gave me a tour of the 15 inch gauge <a href="http://www.redwoodvalleyrailway.com/rvry.htm">Redwood Valley Railway</a> (a.k.a. the Tilden Park Steam trains). I had not been to them since I was a little kid and the tour was amazing.</p> <p>As we were walking along some service tracks to the roundhouse, the first question that I naturally asked is whether the operation was self-sustaining (since most passenger rail operations aren't). Miles not only answered that the $2 fares sustained the entire operation, but he also said that almost everything that the railroad does is in-house. The railroad machines the parts and built all of their engines from scratch. I guess that the railroad machines its parts and has volunteers really reduces the railroad's costs.</p> <p>I also learned about the up and coming Mountain Division, which will bring passengers onto a hill for picnics. I learned about the extremely interesting North Point Division, which would add a four to five mile extension out into the wilderness. The route is completely graded and hopefully will be in within the next 10 years or so.</p> <p>I really loved seeing the railroad again and you should visit and enjoy the 12 minute scenic ride through a miniature world. Every single building is to scale and is filled with artistic details. The railroad is a true masterpiece.</p> <br clear="all" /> <h2>Maps</h2> <p><a href="http://maps.lib.msu.edu/mapscan/berkeley2.htm">Berkeley Map (ca. 1942)</a></p> <p><a href="http://lcweb2.loc.gov/cgi-bin/query/r?ammem/papr:@filreq(@field(NUMBER+@band(lcmp003+m3a29754))+@field(COLLID+sanfran))">Berkeley Earthquake and Fire</a></p>

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