Napa Valley Railroads

The Napa Valley Railroad depot in Calistoga has survived to this day

The situation in Napa Valley was similar to that in Sonoma Valley (as I described here), in that there were two overlapping and competing lines:

  1. Napa Valley Railroad (SP)
  2. San Francisco, Napa and Calistoga Railway

Napa Valley Railroad (Southern Pacific)

The section of this line from Napa to Krug is still in operation, as the Wine Train route.

Stations (from North to South):

  • Calistoga
  • Maple
  • Larkmead
  • Bale
  • Barro
  • Krug
  • St. Helena
  • Crane
  • Thoman
  • Zinfandel
  • Rutherford
  • Oakville
  • Yountville
  • Trubody
  • Oak Knoll
  • Union
  • Napa
  • Imola
  • Soscol
  • Ratto
  • Middleton
  • Napa Junction

West Napa Cutoff (Southern Pacific)

  • Union
  • West Napa
  • Stanley
  • Carneros
  • Buchli

San Francisco, Napa and Calistoga Railway

This was an electric interurban railroad. Its primary function was to facilitate access to Calistoga from San Francisco Bay ferries that docked at Vallejo. Once the Golden Gate and San Francisco Bay bridges were built, its value declined.

Stations (from North to South):

  • Calistoga
  • Barro
  • St. Helena
  • Rutherford
  • Oakville
  • Yountville
  • Trubody
  • Union
  • Napa
  • Vallejo