Nevada on behalf of its parent company, the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway (see "paper railroad"). Santa Fe wanted the California & Nevada to gain access to Oakland from the Santa Fe's terminal at Richmond, California. The track beyond Richmond (from a point just north of today's El Cerrito Del Norte BART Station) to Orinda was abandoned. In 1903, Santa Fe converted the narrow gauge to standard track gauge between Richmond and Oakland. Upon completion of the standardization, on May 16, 1904, the Oakland and East Side Railroad was leased to the Santa Fe. That same day, the first Santa Fe train passed over the line. Route Oakland Emerys (Emeryville) Berkeley Albany El Cerrito Richmond San Pablo Oak Grove (El Sobrante) Fargos Orinda Park Bryant The right-of-way today The track from San Pablo to Orinda follows much of the route of the San Pablo Dam Road through El Sobrante. The Santa Fe line between Richmond and Oakland was abandoned by the Santa Fe in the early 1980s when the Santa Fe obtained trackage rights into Oakland via Southern Pacific Railroad's parallel line to the west – it was subsequently converted into the Richmond Greenway. Today, the Ohlone Greenway runs along the original California & Nevada right-of-way between El Cerrito Del Norte Station and Albany. A bicycle path follows the course of the tracks while a BART aerial line runs along the western edge, within the old right-of way. In fact, for a few years, BART and Santa Fe trains ran simultaneously there. See also Rail trail References External links Pacific Coast Narrow Gauge: California & Nevada Railroad John Hall: California & Nevada Railroad Defunct California railroads 3 ft gauge railways in the United States Narrow gauge railroads in California Predecessors of the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway History of Alameda County, California History of Contra Costa County, California History of the San Francisco Bay Area Railway companies established in 1884 Railway companies disestablished in 1902