Sacramento Light Rail Ride Gold Line - Historic Folsom Station - Mather Field/Mills Station

[@thebroadcaster730]

Great ride… I usually get on the train at Mather/Mills, so I’ve never ridden east of there.

[@sweetspice03]

Interesting how the train departing announcement inside is a bit late. The train I rode today (1/6) from Mather to 29th Street had it announced before it took off.

[@ThatoneVTArailfanner]

How come the UP line ends at hazel? I might’ve asked this before

[@MobileRailSpotterRxR]

The UP Placerville Branch was split from the section that is now owned by the P&SVRR in the 80s after development in Folsom widened Folsom Blvd and new intersections were built in the 90s along Folsom Blvd (Iron Point Rd, Natoma Station Dr, Parkshore Dr, and Glenn Dr). The track was abandoned east of Rancho Cordova back then which is why they built over the former right of way of the SP Line and the active section ended just east of Birkmont Dr after devepment even though thatbsection still wasn't used anymore back then as trains only went to Aerojet on the now non existing Aerojet Spur. When construction started on the Folsom SACRT Gold Line Phase 3 Extension construction in 2004/2005, they cut the line again to the Hazel Station as a tail track and thats only because the Aerojet Spur was still active off the line in its final days as years later in 2008 or 09, the spur was removed but its turn out is still attached to the Placerville Branch. Today, trains do not pass Nimbus Rd on that line since 2009. Only if really needed as I only caught it once past Nimbus Rd. The Hazel Section will be removed in the future when the light rail gets double tracked at Hazel Station.

[@moviewatcher1239]

I feel like I'm right there

[@tonyschimke4263]

the train is departing please stand clear

[@shawniceflynn976]

I went there to get a toy on that train

[@ArdenFairEinstein2003]

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