Collection context
Summary
- Title:
- San Francisco, Napa and Calistoga Railway records
- Dates:
- 1904-1916
- Creators:
- San Francisco, Napa and Calistoga Railway
- Abstract:
- Extent:
- 5 boxes
- Language:
- Preferred citation:
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San Francisco, Napa and Calistoga Railway records. California State Railroad Museum Library and Archives
Background
- Scope and content:
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These records are minimally processed and are organized by company and consist mostly of miscellaneous invoices and vouchers for the Vallejo, Benicia & Napa Valley, San Francisco, Vallejo & Napa Valley, and the San Francisco, Napa & Calistoga. A few folders contain material relating to specific subjects such as construction or wrecks. In addition, there is a small amount of legal documentation and correspondence in the collection.
- Biographical / historical:
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The San Francisco, Napa & Calistoga Railway came about in 1911 for the purchase and operation of the San Francisco, Vallejo & Napa Valley Railroad, which had itself been organized to extend the Vallejo, Benicia & Napa Valley Railroad. The Vallejo, Benicia & Napa Valley Railroad had been organized in 1903 to build from Vallejo to White Sulfur Springs, and from Napa to Jackson's Soda Springs. The line was completed to Calistoga in June 1907. The San Francisco, Napa & Calistoga was again reorganized in 1935 as the San Francisco & Napa Valley and survived until 1956.
- Acquisition information:
- Gift of Robert H. Power, 1978.
Indexed terms
About this collection guide
- Date Prepared:
- 1904-1916
- Date Encoded:
- This finding aid was produced using Record Express for OAC5 on July 14, 2025, 2:55 p.m.
Access and use
- Restrictions:
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This collection is open for research at our off-site storage facility with one week's notice. Contact Library & Archives staff to arrange for access.
- Terms of access:
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Copyright has not been assigned to the California State Railroad Museum. All requests for permission to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted in writing to the District Collections Manager. Permission for publication is given on behalf of the CSRM as the owner of the physical items and is not intended to include or imply permission of the copyright holder, which must also be obtained by the reader.
- Preferred citation:
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San Francisco, Napa and Calistoga Railway records. California State Railroad Museum Library and Archives
- Location of this collection:
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111 I StreetSacramento, CA 95814, US
- Contact:
- (916) 323-8073