claim: From 1997 until the 1999-2000 season, Chris Mullin played with the Indiana Pacers.
evidence: The San Francisco , Napa and Calistoga Railway , later briefly reorganized as the San Francisco and Napa Valley Railroad , was an electric interurban railroad in the U.S. State of California .. electric. Railway electrification. interurban. interurban. railroad. railroad. U.S. State. U.S. State. California. California. Napa Valley Railroad. California Pacific Railroad#Napa Valley Railroad. San Francisco. San Francisco. Calistoga. Calistoga, California. Napa. Napa, California. In 1901 , Col. J.W. Hartzell and his brother H.F. Hartzell secured a franchise to build an electric railway line , which allowed them the right to build on city streets and along county roads .. electric. Railway electrification. The line paralleled much of the already existing route of the Napa Valley Railroad .. Napa Valley Railroad. California Pacific Railroad#Napa Valley Railroad. Napa. Napa, California. In April 1902 , the Benicia , Vallejo & Napa Valley Railroad Company was incorporated .. Napa Valley Railroad. California Pacific Railroad#Napa Valley Railroad. Vallejo. Vallejo, California. Napa. Napa, California. The line originated at the port of Vallejo where it met the ferry connecting to San Francisco .. Vallejo. Vallejo, California. ferry. Ferries of San Francisco Bay. San Francisco. San Francisco. From there , it headed northwards for a total of 41.7 mi to terminate at Calistoga , passing through Napa , Yountville , Oakville , Rutherford , and St. Helena .. Calistoga. Calistoga, California. Napa. Napa, California. Yountville. Yountville, California. Oakville. Oakville, California. Rutherford. Rutherford, California. St. Helena. St. Helena, California. Construction of the railroad commenced in 1903 and trains began running from Vallejo to Napa following a grand opening on July 4 , 1905 .. railroad. railroad. Vallejo. Vallejo, California. Napa. Napa, California. The line was extended to Yountville by 1907 and on January 1 , 1908 the line extended St. Helena and followed by Calistoga on September 2 , 1908 .. Calistoga. Calistoga, California. Yountville. Yountville, California. St. Helena. St. Helena, California. The railroad went through several reorganizations and name changes throughout its lifetime .. railroad. railroad. It was named San Francisco , Vallejo & Napa Valley Railroad in 1906 and 1911 it was renamed San Francisco , Napa & Calistoga Railway Company .. Napa Valley Railroad. California Pacific Railroad#Napa Valley Railroad. Vallejo. Vallejo, California. San Francisco. San Francisco. Calistoga. Calistoga, California. Napa. Napa, California. The railroad remained in operation until 1936 .. railroad. railroad. In 1938 22 mi of track and power lines between Napa and Calistoga were removed .. Calistoga. Calistoga, California. Napa. Napa, California. The electrically powered railroad was the first west of the Mississippi River to operate on alternating current .. railroad. railroad. alternating current. alternating current. Much of the early passenger equipment consisted of graceful wooden cars manufactured by Niles and very similar to some equipment of the Sacramento Northern Railway .. Niles. Niles Car and Manufacturing Company. Sacramento Northern Railway. Sacramento Northern Railway. By 1931 the line operated 9 motor passenger cars with 5 unpowered trailer passenger cars , and one electric locomotive with twenty freight cars .. electric. Railway electrification. freight. freight. The line used 25 Hz AC at 3,300 Volts rather than the direct-current equipment used on most interurban railroads .. interurban. interurban. Hertz. alternating current. Volts. Volts. Two steel cars built in 1933 were the last traditional interurban cars built in the United States before PCC streetcars were designed .. interurban. interurban. Passenger service continued despite several setbacks until 1937 , when the ferry service was discontinued ; without the ferry traffic , the line could not survive .. ferry. Ferries of San Francisco Bay. The last passenger trains operated on September 12 of that year , and the last mail trains on September 30 .. On February 13 , 1938 , a farewell excursion train was operated between Vallejo and Napa for the Electric Railway Historical Society of California .. California. California. Vallejo. Vallejo, California. Napa. Napa, California. Following the end of passenger service , the company continued with bus service to San Francisco , but sold it to Greyhound in 1942 .. Greyhound. Greyhound. San Francisco. San Francisco. A stretch of track north of St. Helena was taken over by the Southern Pacific and used as a freight spur into the 1980s .. St. Helena. St. Helena, California. freight. freight. The freight service to Mare Island Naval Shipyard remained and was taken over by the Navy Department in 1956 .. Navy Department. Navy Department. freight. freight. Mare Island Naval Shipyard. Mare Island Naval Shipyard. In 1957 the company was dissolved .. The parallel SFNCR and SP rights of way can still clearly be seen in Calistoga , where the terminus of the SFNCR track is still visible in the pavement on Washington Street just southeast of Lincoln Avenue , whereas the SP Depot is a block farther northeast on Lincoln at Fair Way -LRB- formerly Railroad Avenue -RRB- .. Calistoga. Calistoga, California. There is an historical marker across the street from the Calistoga Fire Department , which is on the location of the SFNCR depot .. Calistoga. Calistoga, California. The railroad 's former car barn located at Sixth Street and Soscol Avenue in Napa is still standing .. railroad. railroad. Napa. Napa, California