SACRAMENTO NORTHERN ON-LINE

AN IMPORTANT MESSAGE TO ALL SN ON-LINE READERS

After twelve or so years, I have decided to discontinue writing new stories for SN On-line. I've said just about all that I wanted to say, or at least all that I have the necessary photos to make into a good story. Frankly, the quarterly rush to create a good story has taken its toll on my enthusiasm. I am now heavily into period archery and medieval reenactments, which at the moment are of far more interest than trains. SN On-line remains open for updates, corrections, or even complete revisions of existing stories (for example, a major rewrite of the caboose pages with larger photos is coming).

I still welcome stories submitted by you, the readers, and can put your raw text into a professionally readable form. I would especially like to explore Oroville, Colusa, the Chico airport extension, or the Transbay Terminal. Historic photos (and maps, as appropriate) for any of these topics are an absolute must.

SN On-line will be available until at least June 2013, when I plan to retire from the University of Virginia. Unlike faculty, we lowly staff members must surrender our server space upon retirement. I may be able to find another home for SN On-line at that time. We'll see.

It has been a pleasure to serve y'all over these years, and I greatly cherish the friendships SN On-line has brought. Best wishes to you all.

Your editor, in service,

Garth G. Groff

SACRAMENTO NORTHERN ON-LINE FEATURES

UPDATED FOR JANUARY 2009!

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ADDRESSES AND OTHER MUNDANE DETAILS

SN On-line is maintained by Garth G. Groff
If you want to contact me try this E-mail address:
ggg9y (AT) virginia.edu

I regret that spambot harvesting forced me to remove the direct e-mail link and deformat the address. Sorry, but you will have to enter the address manually and change "at" to "@".

Special thanks to the many contributors who have offered corrections and additional information to improve SN On-line: Thom Anderson, Josh Apte, Drew Atcheson, Steve Bechtold, Christa Beebout, Henry Bender, Thomas Beutel, Rick Borgwardt, William Brandt, Frank Brehm, William Burg, Robert Burrowes, Sandy Burton, Biff Byrum, Robert Campbell, Robert Codeglia, Mike Collins, Roger Colton, Ron Dieffenbacher, Loren Dunlap, Jim Eager, Mark Effle, David Epling, Dallas Gilbertson, Jim Harrison, Ken Harrison, Ken Harstine, Richard Hendrickson, Peter Hinckley, George Huckabee, Tom Irion, Ed Kaminski, Duane Karam, Roger Kirkpatrick, Don Marenzi, Jimmy Matta, George McKenzie, Jim Middleton, Ted Miles, Jim Moore, Bart Nadeau, Andrew Phillips, Don Olsen, Terry Schmidt, Bill Shippen, Andy Sperandeo, Terry Stefani, Kent Stephens, Scott Trostel, Eugene Vicknair, Grant Vogel, Eugene Volz, Robyn Watkins, Roy Weil, Will Whittaker, Guy C. Wilber, Jeffrey Williams, Douglas F. Wilkinson, Brian Witt, Allen Wood, Kyle Williams Wyatt, Ina Young, Richard Young, and Robert Zeman. My thanks to you all, and apologies to anyone whose name I have forgotten to include here.

The facts presented in SN On-line are in the public domain, or were gleaned from published sources cited on our bibliography page under fair use doctrines. However, the design of these pages and presentation of this material is Copyright 2009 by Garth G. Groff. This is the editor's personal web site and is not considered the intellectual property of its host server's owner, the University of Virginia. All photographs are from the editor's personal collection unless otherwise noted. All other photos are used with the permission of the photographer or current collection owner. If you want to reuse any material from SN On-line, please ask first. With the exception of loaned photos, you will find me very accommodating.