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THE SANDIA BRANCH ORITA to 10/26/90 INTRODUCTION OK, so you've
noticed. The rails begin at some
singularly remote location in the midst of the 691.2 Begin Branch (CAL125A6) Speed Limit:
EB 20 MPH -90' AMSL;
+0.0% EB The Orita Feedlot
is located along the east side of the tracks. 691.4 West Switch ORITA Siding State Route
78 Grade Crossing West Switch 0784 fifty feet south of grade crossing Gates, lights bells Stop sign 20' south of crossing BNB 691.4 State Route 78 Crossing Orita Feedlot on northeast side access road (Hastain) connects to SR115 691.6 SR115 Joins the Right-of-way 691.8 0.00:12.13 Private Crossing East-facing
0784 1 crossbuck, fallen in the dirt, south side 692.0 -95' AMSL; +0.1% EB 692.3 Private Grade Crossing This crossing is about 200' north of 1 crossbuck, south side 1 crossbuck, south side. Moiola Bros 693.0 -90' AMSL; +0.0% EB 693.3 private crossing 40' north, service road for IID 1 crossbuck, south side Sheep on east side Alfalfa on east side 1 crossbuck, south side Alfalfa east side 694.0 -90' AMSL; +0.0% EB 694.1 Old CURLEW Station and Siding 1300' siding along east side of rr 694.4 Private Grade Crossing 25' Bridge over Holtville Main Drain crossbucks 695.0 -90' AMSL; +0.1% EB 695.1 Private Grade Crossing homemade, unofficial Lone eucalyptus tree northwest side 1 crossbuck 695.6 Private Grade Crossing Birger Ranches, 3574 Hwy 115. crossbucks only 696.0 -85' AMSL; +0.0% EB 696.3 Lone Eucalyptus Tree on east side no indications - just yellow RR sign w/ buckboards lone house on northeast 697.0 Old Railroad Siding with Cattle Loader Ramp -85' AMSL;
+0.1% EB 697.1 Private Grade Crossing 697.4 West Switch SANDIA (0770) Siding West-facing
0773 Spur off 0770 Siding Old Sandia Siding lay along the west side of the right-of-way
and began at 697.2, ran to 697.6, about 1800' long. 697.5 SANDIA Station Signposted on west side 697.6 East Switch SANDIA (0770) Siding Private
Grade Crossing Two houses, a set of old silos, etc, are accessible
across the grade crossing. There
is also an 0771 spur that branches off the 0773 spur, between the abandoned
chemical dump and the silos. Gates, lights bells 698.0 -80' AMSL; +0.1% EB West rail is broken in the pavement of the crossing. One of the oldest churches in the Valley is just a half-mile
east on Blodgett. Leafy to west Sheep on east pasture 1 crossbuck only 699.0 -75' AMSL; +0.2% EB Painted in red on the rail
also with wig-wag 699.2 West-facing 0763 Siding Siding lies along east side
of tracks about 200 feet south of the canal. 699.4 FULLER Station 700.0 -65' AMSL; +0.3% EB Crossing gate, lights bells Sign on IV Swiss Club Sign Flat agricultural Crossbucks only 701.0 -50' AMSL; +0.3% EB The MP is painted on the west
rail web. Single crossbuck south side 701.6 East Switch 0760 Siding Serves a Grain loader East Switch 0760 Siding Right-of-Way separates to
East -35' AMSL; +0.3% EB 1 Crossbuck north side Land drops off to southwest
very quickly into 702.7 West-facing nnnn Spur Went to grain loaders to the
east 702.9 West-facing nnnn Spur Went to grain elevators to
the east
West-facing nnnn Spur -20' AMSL; -0.1% EB Spur serves packing facility
to east on 703.1 West Leg Espee Wye 703.2 Speed Limit: EB 10 MPH,
WB 20 MPH 703.5 HOLTVILLE Station End ABR Begin Yard Limits 703.6 SR115 Grade Crossing 703.7 0720 Spur Speed Limit: EB 20 MPH, WB 10 MPH 703.9 Wooden Bridge over the
704.0 -25' AMSL; -0.2% EB 704.1 nnnn Spur 704.2 Highway separates from
rr 704.4 West Switch RICO (0712)
Siding 704.5 RICO Station 704.7 0713 Spur 704.9 East Switch RICO (0712)
Siding State Route 115 Grade Crossing 705.0 East Switch 0710 Siding -30' AMSL; -0.3% EB 705.1 Loader 705.2 Silos East Switch 0710 Siding 705.7 Alfalfa along north
side of tracks Road along north side also (dirt) 706.0 -50' AMSL; -0.1% EB 706.4 707.6 MELOLAND Station University of California Imperial
Valley Field Station State Route 111 Grade Crossing Dogwood Road Grade Crossing 713.7 End of Branch Turning Wye Begin Yard Limits Speed Limit: WB 20 MPH |
