Trolley Thursday 5/20/21 - The San Francisco, Napa, & Calistoga Railway

Occasionally on Twice-Weekly Trolley History, we end up finding a rather obscure railroad where information is sometimes hard to come by, so before we start I'd like to thank the close readers who scan through our writing and always help us improve our journalistic merit. I raise a glass to you all... just like I raise a glass to today's wine-country trolley! We may already be familiar with the Napa Valley Wine Train, a lunch and dinner rail service operated as a rolling luxury restaurant, but before that train came another that bore the "NAPA VALLEY" banner with pride. Despite a short and redundant lifespan, the San Francisco, Napa & Calistoga serves as another important and nostalgic chapter in East Bay interurban history, from its oddly-electrified cars to its humble and quiet end.