Comments on: (US) Mount Tamalpais & Muir Woods Railway

By: Jon Jochims

Jon Jochims — Wed, 07 Sep 2011 13:32:27 +0000

This is great being able to see all of the old pictures and videos! I really enjoyed checking out everything.

Uncle Leo

By: Funimag

Funimag — Sat, 16 May 2009 00:10:08 +0000

Marcel> Thank you for the PDF file!

By: Marcel Marchon

Marcel Marchon — Fri, 15 May 2009 17:36:09 +0000

Yes, the old grade of the railway is now a nice trail. Lots of bikers on that one. Check the map on page six of this PDF: http://www.parks.ca.gov/pages/471/files/MtTamalpaisBrochure.pdf

It’s the trail marked “Old Railroad Grade Fire Rd”. It passes by the West Point Inn, where there is also a sign that has some information about the railroad.

By: Funimag

Funimag — Mon, 04 May 2009 22:00:26 +0000

Martin> All the rails and tracks were completely and definitively removed in 1930 and converted in car trails! Today I guess there is no problem to use the old tracks as bike-trail.

By: Martin

Martin — Mon, 04 May 2009 20:17:52 +0000

Whats about the railroad today? Due to the satellite-photo it must be a fine bike-trail (with a quite smooth gradient – Or is it steeper than 6%)?

By: Funimag

Funimag — Mon, 04 May 2009 17:42:56 +0000

Yes of course… the steam trains were running on all the tracks, green and yellow…. but not the red track!

By: Tijmen Stam

Tijmen Stam — Mon, 04 May 2009 13:06:20 +0000

The first picture is interesting as it is taken down in Mill Valley, not in Muir Woods, as you can see by the dual-gauge track. Gravities didn’t run down here regularly with passengers, so it could be this is just a “promo shot” or a special ride. Note that normal steam trains didn’t just run the “green” part of the map, but also the yellow parts.