THE SIERRA WESTERN
& SANTA FE RR

RED BLUFF

• Red Bluff is where the Southern Pacific's mainline crosses under the Santa Fe. Beginning at Red Bluff and continuing north the two railroads parallel each other until reaching the outskirts of Redding, where they cross at grade
• At Red Bluff there is a Santa Fe standard design woodframe depot, a house track behind the depot, and two sidings - one off the mainline and the other off the house track. The passing siding ends about 1/2 mile north of the depot
• The SP mainline heading to the south crosses under the Santa Fe south of the Red Bluff station and disappears into a deep cut on the west side of the Santa Fe mainline. This is the beginning of the hidden track approaching the SP staging tracks and reverse loop.
• The visible portion of the SP mainline represents Glade on old SP timetables