542 ECHOS-1996-267 eng Delaplane, Kristin Railroad brings Solano on track in 1860s Jan 07, 1996 Information for this article came from the Vacaville Heritage Council and Vacaville Public Library. First in a series The advent of rail had a deep and lasting effect on Solano County. Hubs sprang up that had never before existed. The town of Dixon was created solely to take advantage of the railroad as was Elmira, both succeeding as central shipping locations for the wheat and fruit-growing districts. vacahc@gmail.com 267 53783467322 Publication/Article CaVaHC http://www.solanoarticles.com/history/index.php/vhcdb/267/ Read Article http://www.solanohistory.net/articles/267/267.1.pdf PDF Document