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Unincorporated community in California, United States From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
California Park is an unincorporated community in Marin County, California, United States, and a suburb of San Rafael. It lies north of San Quentin State Prison. Marin Sanitary Service is the largest tenant in the area.
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The community is in ZIP code 94901 and area codes 415 and 628.
Overview | |
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Location | California Park, California |
Coordinates | 37°57′03″N 122°30′37″W |
Start | California Park |
End | Larkspur |
Operation | |
Opened | 1884 |
Closed | c. 1960s |
Rebuilt | 1924 |
Reopened | 2010 (pedestrian path) 2019 (rail) |
Owner | Sonoma–Marin Area Rail Transit |
Operator | Sonoma–Marin Area Rail Transit |
Character | single bore parallel rail/pedestrian pathway tunnel |
Technical | |
Length | 1,106 feet (337 m) |
No. of tracks | 1 (formerly 2) |
Track gauge | 4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge |
The Cal Park Hill Tunnel runs for 1,106 feet (337 m) through the hill to Larkspur.[1] It opened in 1884 and was a double-track train tunnel owned by Northwestern Pacific Railroad.[1] Train service stopped in the 1960s.[1] It is now owned by Sonoma–Marin Area Rail Transit (SMART).[1] After a $27-million project, jointly funded by SMART and Marin County, half of the tunnel reopened on December 10, 2010, as a bicycle and pedestrian path.[1] Sonoma–Marin Area Rail Transit uses the other half to connect the line from downtown San Rafael to the Larkspur Ferry Terminal.[1] Originally estimated to cost $4 million,[2] the tunnel was rehabilitated for pedestrian access at a cost of $28 million in 2010; additionally the rail line was extended from its temporary terminal at San Rafael Transit Center at a cost of $55.4 million.[3]
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