Sacramento Northern in Canyon
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Up on the right-of-way looking towards southeast.
The Canyon Post Office is located at, or near the spot of the old General Store. The passengers would get off (the tracks were above on the right-of-way) and attend picnics at the picnic grounds near the Canyon School. These picnics were so well-attended, that the Sacramento Northern had to lease cars from the Key System to accommodate all the riders.
This old railroad crossing was installed years after the Sacramento Northern was defunct. It does mark the spot near where the depot stood. The Canyon Post Office is below, where the old General Store stood.
Here is the area where the eastern portal lies buried under the growth and mudslides.
Looking down from the right-of-way, where the Canyon depot once stood, one can see the Canyon Post Office. Pinehurst Road crosses behind the brush.
Behind the growth and mud lies the eastern portal of the Redwood Peaks Tunnel. Sealed in the mid-60's and covered by landslides, this is where the Sacramento Northern entered the 3800' ft tunnel and emerged in Shepherd Canyon.
Although this cross buck sign was not original, it marks the spot where the depot used to be. To the left of where I am standing, is the Canyon Post Office. You can see how high up the right-of-way was.
This guardrail marks the spot where the trestle crossed over from the east side of Pinehurst to the west side before ducking into the tunnel.
This old ticket/phone booth may or may not have been part of the Sacramento Northern Railway system. It stands a few feet from the Canyon Post Office.