Berkeley Branch Railroad
The Berkeley Branch Railroad was a 3.84-mile (6.18 km) long branch line of the Central Pacific Railroad (CPRR) from a junction in what later became Emeryville called "Shellmound" to what soon became downtown Berkeley, adjacent to the new University of California campus.
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| Locale | East Bay | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Dates of operation | 1876–1888 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Successor | Southern Pacific Railroad | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Track gauge | 4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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