▁the ▁combining ▁of ▁the ▁California ▁Pacific ▁Rail road ▁Ext ension ▁Company ▁and ▁the ▁California ▁Pacific ▁Rail ▁Road . ▁▁ 1 8 7 0 s ▁ 1 8 7 0 ▁California ▁Pacific ▁reaches ▁Sac r amento . ▁ 2 1 ▁Feb ▁ 1 8 7 3 ▁El mi ra ▁establish es ▁post ▁office . ▁ 1 ▁May ▁ 1 8 7 3 ▁The ▁California ▁Central ▁N arrow ▁G au ge ▁Railway ▁was ▁organized ▁to ▁build ▁from ▁Ben icia ▁to ▁Te h ama ▁with ▁an ▁extension ▁to ▁Red ▁Bl uff . ▁ ▁A ▁small ▁amount ▁of ▁construction ▁comm enced ▁but ▁the ▁project ▁was ▁abandoned ▁in ▁ 1 8 7 4 . ▁ 2 6 ▁Aug ▁ 1 8 7 5 ▁V aca ▁Valley ▁Rail ▁Road ▁completed ▁from ▁V ac av ille ▁- ▁Winter s . ▁ 3 0 ▁Jun ▁ 1 8 7 6 ▁California ▁Pacific ▁operated ▁by ▁Central ▁Pacific ▁Rail road . ▁ 1 9 ▁Feb ▁ 1 8 7 7 ▁V aca ▁Valley ▁Rail ▁Road ▁becomes ▁V aca ▁Valley ▁and ▁Clear ▁Lake ▁Rail road . ▁ 1 ▁May ▁ 1 8 7 7 ▁V aca ▁Valley ▁& ▁Clear ▁Lake ▁Rail road ▁completed ▁from ▁Winter s ▁- ▁Mad ison . ▁▁ ▁In ▁later ▁years ▁additional ▁track ▁would ▁be ▁built ▁from ▁Mad ison ▁to ▁Rum sey ▁in ▁Y olo ▁County . ▁ 6 ▁Dec ▁ 1 8 7 9 ▁Central ▁Pacific ▁comple tes ▁track ▁between ▁Fair field / S uis un ▁and ▁Ben icia , ▁elimin ating ▁need ▁to ▁use ▁route ▁between ▁Fair field ▁and