‘Rail to Trail’

‘Rail to Trail’

By Angela Cotey | September 2, 2024

| Last updated on August 7, 2025


A stagecoach, steam locomotive, and F7 in Southern Pacific’s “black widow” paint scheme gather at a “Rail to Trail” pageant in Sacramento, Calif., celebrating the 100th anniversary of SP’s earliest predecessor, the Sacramento Valley Railroad, which began operation in 1856.
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