Just joined UER and decided to upload all of my explorations. Going to upload background information from @Cracked
Drawbridge, (once known as Saline City for its proximity to the salt flats) was created by the narrow-gauge South Pacific Coast Railroad on Station Island in 1876 and consisted of one small cabin for the operator of the railroad's two drawbridges crossing Mud Creek Slough and Coyote Creek Slough to connect Newark with Alviso and San Jose. At one time 10 passenger trains stopped there per day, five going north and five going south. The drawbridges were removed long ago. The only path leading into Drawbridge is the Union Pacific Railroad track. In the 1880s, on weekends nearly 1,000 visitors flocked to the town. By the 1920s, although the town had no roads, it did have 90 buildings, and was divided into two neighbourhoods: the predominantly Roman Catholic South Drawbridge, and the predominantly Protestant North Drawbridge.
After the turn bridge drawbridges were removed and most of the residents had left, the San Jose Mercury News for years incorrectly reported that the town was a ghost town and that the residents left valuables behind. As a result, the people still living there had their homes vandalized. The town's last resident is said to have left in 1979, and Drawbridge is considered to be the San Francisco Bay Area's only ghost town. Drawbridge is now part of the Don Edwards San Francisco Bay National Wildlife Refuge and is no longer open to the public due to restoration efforts, though it can still briefly be viewed from Altamont Commuter Express, Capitol Corridor, and Coast Starlight trains.
I have always been contemplating going and after scouting the area a few times, I decided to go but with someone of course. After learning about the history of the place I was inclined to go. Overall was a fun place to explore and I ended up going back a couple more times hahahaha.
Note in visiting: Bring pants and wear boots (muddy during summertime/brush and plants are tall and will cut you up a bit/)
Watch where you step. I ended up submerging my leg into a hole of mud twice.
Nails and sharp objects sticking out from everywhere in the buildings
Buildings are slowly being eaten up, overall be cautious.
Enjoy these shots (shot on Samsung A71)
https://imgur.com/gallery/Qk7W47Q