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California Northern Railroad now operates the northern section of the line from Tracy to Los Banos. [2] SJVR operates the southern section of the line from Oxalis to Fresno and was at one time owned by Port Railroads, Inc. (PRI; also a Kyle subsidiary) and operated by the SJVR. On April 24, 1996 the PRI was merged into the SJVR.
In 1880, the South Pacific Coast Railroad narrow gauge network completed its line from Alameda to Los Gatos, then over the mountains to Felton, absorbing the Santa Cruz & Felton to complete the line to Santa Cruz. In 1887, the Southern Pacific purchased the South Pacific Coast and converted it to standard gauge over the course of more than a ...
The Northern Railway was a non-operating subsidiary of the Southern Pacific Railroad during the 19th century, created primarily as a device to consolidate the management of a number of smaller subsidiary railroads. The initial railroad opened in 1876 from Woodland, California, to Williams; and extended to Willows in 1878, and to Tehama in 1882.
The Sierra Northern Railway (reporting mark SERA) is a common carrier railroad company operating in California. The company owns several rights of way originating from those of the former Sacramento Northern Railroad , Northern Electric Railway , Sierra Railway Company Of California , Western Pacific Railroad , and Yolo Shortline Railroad.
San Joaquin and Sierra Nevada Railroad; Santa Cruz Railroad; Sierra Valley & Mohawk Railway; Society for the Preservation of Carter Railroad Resources; South Pacific Coast Railroad; Southern Pacific (narrow gauge)
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The agency’s board chairman said the contracts bolsters an effort “to have high-speed trains operating in the heart of California by the end of the decade.” California bullet train awards ...
The Roaring Camp & Big Trees Narrow Gauge Railroad is a 3 ft (914 mm) narrow-gauge tourist railroad in California that starts from the Roaring Camp depot in Felton, California and runs up steep grades through redwood forests to the top of nearby Bear Mountain, a distance of 3.25 miles (5.23 kilometers).