amazing hash opportunity today, but....

[Funky Tuba]

Today's SJ hash is in the Drawbridge, CA ghost town in the sloughs
between Alviso and Fremont.

I'm definitely not going. I also advise anyone who would consider it
that it's on the less-legal and more-dangerous side of things. One
would have to risk dodging trains, getting fined for being on the
tracks and sinking into mud to get there (especially in today's
weather).

Apparently it can be attempted somewhat less-illegally by boat, but
then you gotta have a boat and go at high tide.

Read up on http://www.yelp.com/biz/drawbridge-ghost-town-fremont and
check your ACE train schedules before attempting.

--FunkyTuba

[Anne Ogborn]

Avctually, that's public land. The tracks aren't used, there's a public trail out there along the tracks.

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[FunkyTuba]

Begging your pardon, Anne,

If you follow those tracks south in Google maps, you'll find that they go down to the Great America Capitol Corridor/ACE train station and a number of freight destinations. That track is heavily used indeed. (Read the yelp reviews for confirmation)

While the land itself may be public, the tracks used to access that land are controlled by the railroads (with good reason).

In any event, use caution if you decide to attempt this hash

[Anne Ogborn]

The drawbridge is out of service and permanently open, hence the tracks are disused.

(Also, I used to be more into trains stuff, and additionally had a friend make this trip once and tell me about it).

There's tracks in Marin county, too, and they're not used, either. As well as many other places.

Nonetheless, certainly we should research before going. 

And indeed, it looks like the town's off limits anyway, not because of trains but because it's in an environmentally
sensitive area.

http://www.ghosttown.info/ca/drawbridge/

http://www.sfgate.com/bayarea/article/Ghost-town-of-Drawbridge-is-going-down-into-bay-3269448.php

[JC Dill]

Although the drawbridge is no more, there are ACE trains, Capitol Corridor trains, and freight trains (unscheduled) that cross the (non-drawbridge) tracks thru Station Island and pass the ghost town of Drawbridge many times daily.

As it happens, a few weeks ago I put together a list of scheduled (ACE and Capitol Corridor) trains that go thru Alviso daily, to help with scheduling photos of the trains on the tracks in and near Alviso.

Alviso Train schedule
CC = Capitol Corridor
ACE = Altamont Commuter Express
Train	Direction	Apx Time
ACE 01	WB-weekday	06:03 AM
CC 524	EB-weekday	07:04 AM
CC 521	WB-weekday	07:06 AM
ACE 03	WB-weekday	07:18 AM
CC 523	WB-weekday	08:06 AM
CC 724	EB-weekend	08:14 AM
CC 723	WB-weekend	08:16 AM
ACE 05	WB-weekday	08:23 AM
ACE 07	WB-weekday	08:48 AM
CC 528	EB-weekday	09:29 AM
CC 527	WB-weekday	09:36 AM
CC 728	EB-weekend	10:14 AM
CC 727	WB-weekend	10:16 AM
CC 532	EB-weekday	12:44 PM
CC 535	WB-weekday	12:46 PM
CC 734	EB-weekend	01:14 PM
CC 733	WB-weekend	01:16 PM
CC 736	EB-weekend	02:44 PM
CC 537	WB-weekday	02:46 PM
CC 737	WB-weekend	02:46 PM
CC 538	EB-weekday	03:44 PM
ACE 04	EB-weekday	03:59 PM
CC 542	EB-weekday	04:44 PM
CC 742	EB-weekend	04:49 PM
CC 741	WB-weekend	04:51 PM
ACE 06	EB-weekday	04:59 PM
ACE 08	EB-weekday	05:59 PM
CC 544	EB-weekday	06:14 PM
CC 744	EB-weekend	06:14 PM
CC 543	WB-weekday	06:17 PM
CC 743	WB-weekend	06:17 PM
ACE 10	EB-weekday	07:02 PM
CC 546	EB-weekday	07:39 PM
CC 748	EB-weekend	08:14 PM
CC 747	WB-weekend	08:16 PM
CC 547	WB-weekday	08:24 PM
CC 549	WB-weekday	11:30 PM	Estimate – arrives in San Jose 11:55 pm
CC 749	WB-weekend	11:30 PM	Estimate – arrives in San Jose 11:55 pm