Combine the freedom of cycling with a love of trains and you get railbiking, now available at a track near Cloverdale.
CLOVERDALE -- As people search for eco-friendly ways to get around, cycling has grown in popularity. Now, a group in the North Bay has combined the love for cycling with a love of trains. The result is Russian River Railbikes.Someday, the SMART commuter train service hopes to extend to an already existing depot in Cloverdale . But, just beyond it, lies a golden opportunity for a group of railroad enthusiasts.
The track was ripped up in that spot in the early 2000s because of a fire in a nearby tunnel. Officials had to plug it up with dirt to extinguish the blaze, effectively creating a dead end for the rail line. That left the remaining three mile stretch of track as good fortune for the railbikes.'Usually somebody owns them or they're abandoned and they're torn up. So, to find rail tracks like this -- it's a nice distance, not too far' said Railbikes co-founder Manly Hyde.
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