Northwestern Pacific Railroad interurban lines

Northwestern Pacific Railroad interurban
The former B Street station in 2018
Overview
LocaleMarin County
Service
TypeInterurban
SystemNorthwestern Pacific Railroad
Services4
History
OpenedAugust 21, 1903
ClosedFebruary 28, 1941
Technical
Characterstreet running and private right of way with a ferry connection
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+12 in) standard gauge
Electrification550 V DC third rail
Signallingautomatic block
Route map

Manor
Fairfax
Pastori
Lansdale
Yolanda
San Anselmo
Highland
West End
B Street
Bolinas
San Rafael
California Park
Ross
Green Brae
Kentfield
Detour
Escalle
Larkspur
Baltimore Park
Corte Madera
Mill Valley
Chapman
Park Avenue
Locust Avenue
Alto
High School
Almonte
Manzanita
Waldo
Pine
Sausalito
Hyde Street Pier
Ferry Building

The Northwestern Pacific Railroad (and its predecessor North Shore Railroad) operated a network of electric interurban lines in Marin County, California from 1903 to 1941. The lines ran to Sausalito at the southern tip of the county, where connecting ferries ran to San Francisco. Trains consisted of electric multiple units powered by third rail electrification. The lines were the first third-rail electrification in California, and the first major railroad to use alternating current signals.