Santa Cruz County, California

 City

Railroad

Current Location

Type

Current Use

Date Built

Track Status

Bldg. Mat.

Current Railroad

Notes

Field Checked

Capitola

Southern Pacific

moved to 250 Monterey Avenue

C

inn

  1906

none

wood 

none

renovated, The Inn at Depot Hill

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Felton

Southern Pacific

north side of Santa Cruz Mountains near base of cliff, just beyond tourist line 

P

  ?

c1894 

abandoned

wood

none

 

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Felton

Southern Pacific

 

Eh

 

 

gone

brick

none

 

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between Glenwood and Zayante

Southern Pacific

 

Tn

storage vault

 

gone

 

none

Clems Tunnel

 

Mt. Hermon

Southern Pacific

moved to Christian retreat

C

camp

 

none

wood

none

?

 

Rincon

Southern Pacific

 

Tn

sealed

 

gone

 

none

collapsed around 1994, now track is closer to original Santa Cruz and Felton allignment, only retaining wall leading to the south portal is visible

 

Santa Cruz

Southern Pacific Coast

under Mission Hill

Tn

rr

 

in use

 

UP

918 ' long

 

North of Santa Cruz

Southern Pacific Coast

under State Route 17

Tn

abandoned

1880

gone

 

none

Laurel Tunnel, 5793'other tunnels also reportedly exist between here and Santa Cruz

 

North of Santa Cruz

Southern Pacific Coast

north portal was at ghost town of Wright's

Tn

water storage

1880

gone

 

none

Summit Tunnel, 6157', south portal rebuilt due to 1906 earthquake

 

Watsonville

Southern Pacific

West Beach Street/West Walker Street

C

storage 

1895 

in use

wood

UP 

2 story

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.Compiled by M. J. Camp, Bill Holdsworth and Elizabeth Guenzler, Railroad Station Historical Society, Inc.

 Last Updated 12/21/23.

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