San Rafael
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Trackage 1
San Ans Yards
San Raf Yards
Howe Truss Brg

North Pacific Coast Garden Railroad

Sausalito Tunnel to San Rafael

This is the initial phase of NPC exterior construction.  The goal is to have trains running in this section by the fall of 2007.  This section of the railroad is made up of the following projects.

bulletTrackage1 - The trackage in this section includes the main line from Sausalito to San Anselmo, the San Anselmo Junction and yards, the branch line from San Anselmo to San Rafael, the San Rafael yards, and the branch line from San Rafael to San Quentin Landing.  San Quentin Landing will extend into a water feature scheduled for construction in the spring of 2008.  So this line will be connected to the main line heading out of San Anselmo and running through the lower tunnel.  This temporary connection will allow for continuous loop operation in the summer of 2007.
bulletHowe Truss Bridge - This bridge will allow the branch line from San Anselmo to San Rafael to pass over the stream portion of the water feature planned for the summer of 2008.  The bridge piers will be constructed as part of road bed construction (Trackage 1) and the bridge assembled and placed in the fall of 2007.
bulletCorte Madera Tunnel - The main line will enter the house through a basement window protected by a culvert.  The culvert will be covered by a hill.  The train will pass through a tunnel in the hill, The Corte Madera Tunnel.
bulletSan Anselmo Yards - The yard trackage will be laid as part of the Trackage 1 project.  Structures were very limited in San Anselmo in the period being modeled and will focus primarily on railroad structures.  These will be built in the winter of 2007-8 for installation in the Spring of 2008.
bulletWater Feature - The water feature will run along the main line through San Anselmo.  The stream will represent San Anselmo Creek.  The lower pond will serve as the water surrounding San Quentin Landing.  This water feature is scheduled for the Spring of 2008.
bulletTrackage 2 - This project will extend the branch line from San Rafael coming through the lower tunnel to San Quentin Landing.  The landing will be constructed as part of this project.  The loop created in Trackage 1 will continue to exist but in a modified form, allowing the main line to enter the lower part of the railroad. 

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