▁ ▁The ▁track ▁was ▁built ▁using ▁ 3 5 / 4 0   lb ▁steel ▁rails . ▁ ▁On ▁March ▁ 1 5 , ▁ 1 8 8 8 ▁the ▁San ▁Jo aqu in ▁& ▁Sierra ▁Nev ada ▁was ▁cons olid ated ▁into ▁Southern ▁Pacific ▁Rail road ' s ▁( SP ) ▁subs idi ary , ▁the ▁Northern ▁Railway ▁Company . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 8 9 7 , ▁the ▁Northern ▁Railway ▁abandoned ▁the ▁track ▁between ▁Wood bridge ▁and ▁Bra ck ' s ▁Land ing ▁and ▁converted ▁the ▁rest ▁of ▁the ▁line ▁to ▁. ▁ ▁The ▁following ▁year , ▁the ▁Northern ▁Railway ▁was ▁cons olid ated ▁into ▁the ▁Southern ▁Pacific . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 2 5 / 1 9 2 6 , ▁Southern ▁Pacific ▁extended ▁the ▁branch ▁line ▁ 8 ▁miles ▁east ▁into ▁the ▁S ier ras ▁to ▁its ▁ending ▁point ▁known ▁as ▁Kentucky ▁House ▁( or ▁Kentucky ▁Home ). ▁ ▁The ▁last ▁ 4 ▁miles ▁of ▁the ▁branch ▁at ▁Kentucky ▁House ▁were ▁sold ▁to ▁the ▁C ala ver as ▁C ement ▁Company ▁on ▁April ▁ 2 8 , ▁ 1 9 2 9 . ▁ ▁The ▁C ala ver as ▁C ement ▁Company ▁closed ▁the ▁plant ▁at ▁Kentucky ▁House ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 4 . ▁ ▁Prior ▁to ▁ 1 9 8 4 , ▁the ▁SP ▁was ▁operating ▁three ▁fre ight ▁trains ▁per ▁week ▁between ▁L odi ▁and ▁Kentucky ▁House . ▁ ▁The ▁branch ▁was ▁listed ▁in ▁Southern ▁Pacific ▁tim et ables ▁as ▁the ▁Kentucky ▁House ▁Branch ▁and ▁inter