▁Pacific ▁Rail road ▁subs idi ary , ▁acqu ires ▁the ▁San ▁Francisco - S ac r amento ▁Rail road . ▁ 1 9 3 0 ▁Bridge ▁connecting ▁Ben icia - Mart ine z ▁was ▁completed , ▁elimin ating ▁rail road ' s ▁need ▁for ▁rail road ▁fer ry ▁" Sol ano " ▁and ▁" Cont ra ▁Costa " ▁between ▁Ben icia ▁and ▁Port ▁Costa , ▁California . ▁Jul ▁ 1 9 3 0 ▁Sac r amento ▁Northern ▁connect s ▁SN ▁main line ▁at ▁Cre ed ▁with ▁V ac av ille ▁Branch ▁that ▁was ▁built ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 4 ▁by ▁Northern ▁Electric ▁by ▁construct ing ▁a ▁ 9 - mile ▁branch . ▁▁ 1 9 5 0 - present ▁ 1 9 5 4 ▁Sac r amento ▁Northern ' s ▁fer ry ▁" R am on " ▁was ▁scra pped ▁after ▁failing ▁to ▁pass ▁Coast ▁Guard ▁safety ▁ins pection . ▁ ▁The ▁Ram on ▁fer ried ▁Sac r amento ▁Northern ▁trains ▁across ▁the ▁Car qu ine z ▁Stra it ▁from ▁about ▁ 1 9 1 5 ▁to ▁ 1 9 5 4 . ▁ 1 5 ▁Aug ▁ 1 9 5 6 ▁Mare ▁Island ▁Fre ight ▁Line ▁Company ▁sold ▁to ▁the ▁U . S . ▁Government . ▁ 1 9 5 7 ▁Last ▁passenger ▁train ▁operated ▁between ▁El mi ra ▁and ▁Esp arto ▁on ▁Southern ▁Pacific ' s ▁Esp arto ▁Branch ▁( ex ▁V aca ▁Valley ▁Rail road ). ▁ ▁Late ▁ 1 9 8 0 s ▁Winter s ▁Branch ▁( ex