Feather River Route
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The Feather River Route was a scenic transcontinental rail line through California’s Feather River Canyon, renowned for its gentle grades and role as the Western Pacific Railroad’s primary connection between the San Francisco Bay Area and the American interior.
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
freight rail corridor
ⓘ
railway line ⓘ transcontinental rail route ⓘ |
| builtBy | Western Pacific Railroad NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| builtFor | competitive transcontinental access ⓘ |
| competedWith | Southern Pacific Overland Route NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| connects |
American interior
ⓘ
San Francisco Bay Area NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| crosses |
Middle Fork Feather River
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
North Fork Feather River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| elevationCharacteristic | relatively low summit elevation for a Sierra crossing ⓘ |
| engineeringGoal | minimize grades and curvature ⓘ |
| follows | Feather River Canyon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| gauge | standard gauge ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
low ruling grades
ⓘ
numerous tunnels ⓘ steel bridges ⓘ |
| hasStructure | Keddie Wye NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| heritageUse | subject of railfan excursions and photography ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance | key western link of Western Pacific’s transcontinental line ⓘ |
| knownFor |
engineering through Feather River Canyon
ⓘ
gentle grades ⓘ scenic views ⓘ |
| laterOperatedBy | Union Pacific Railroad NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
California, United States
ⓘ
surface form:
California
United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| openedBy | Western Pacific Railroad NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| operatedBy | Western Pacific Railroad NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
Western Pacific main line
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
transcontinental rail network ⓘ |
| passesNear |
Keddie, California
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Oroville, California NERFINISHED ⓘ Portola, California NERFINISHED ⓘ Quincy, California NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| passesThrough | Feather River Canyon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryRouteOf | Western Pacific Railroad NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | Sierra Nevada NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| scenicReputation | popular with railfans ⓘ |
| status | still in use in major segments (freight) ⓘ |
| terminusNear |
Oakland, California
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Salt Lake City connection area ⓘ |
| trafficType |
bulk commodities
ⓘ
interchange freight ⓘ |
| usedFor |
freight transport
ⓘ
passenger transport (historical) ⓘ |
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