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operator stated: "It's so old that if you touch it, it crumbles." Ultimately, the Rail
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determined that it was a safety hazard, no longer meeting river navigation safety requirements. The bridge became the subject of a lawsuit between the Rail
Authority and the barge company, with the rail authority seeking compensation for collision damage to the bridge. Quoted in 2005, the barge
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Ignacio, crossing Petaluma River at Black Point on a railroad bridge and extending on to Sonoma and Glen Ellen. Black point was a stopping point, with drawbridge tenders and other railroaders living
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