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Railfanning around San Francisco/Oakland California Area??
Railfanning around San Francisco/Oakland California Area??
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mudchicken
Member since
December 2001
From: Denver / La Junta
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Posted by
mudchicken
on Wednesday, March 16, 2005 6:50 PM
Noah:
They all talk about Pinole & Martinez and missed an obvious one......The BNSF Stockton Sub going through Martinez right next to CA Hwy4.....3 Tunnels, one huge viaduct and The John Muir House (National Park Service) all in one spot. Get the folks to spend a night at the Best Western John Muir Inn at Martinez, CA (CA Hwy 4 at Pine St. Exit)
Highway 4 goes over Tunnel 1 at the Pine St. exit, the north portal of tunnel 1 is right at the end of the motel parking lot. You can see tunnel 2 and the viaduct from the parking lot. Tunnel 3 is a short run up Franklin Canyon Road (Which runs close to the John Muir House, a huge old mansion).....This is inland from the UP/SP/Amtrak station at Martinez up Main Street.....
Muddy Feathers
Mudchicken Nothing is worth taking the risk of losing a life over. Come home tonight in the same condition that you left home this morning in. Safety begins with ME.... cinscocom-west
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Noah Hofrichter
Member since
January 2004
From: Reedsburg WI (near Wisconsin Dells)
3,370 posts
Posted by
Noah Hofrichter
on Thursday, March 17, 2005 3:54 PM
Mudchicken,
Thanks much for the advice. I hope we can make it up that way, I think I can convince them. Good last minute advice, we will be leaving early Saturday Morning.
Noah
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