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The Port of Sacramento, now known as the Port of West Sacramento, is an inland port in West Sacramento, California, in the Sacramento metropolitan area. It is 79 nautical miles (146 km) northeast of San Francisco, and is centered in the California Central Valley, one of the richest agricultural regions in the world.
When California was admitted as a state to the United States in 1850, and for nearly two decades thereafter, it was in many ways isolated, an outpost on the Pacific, until the first transcontinental railroad was completed in 1869. Passenger rail transportation declined in the early- and mid-20th Century with the rise of the state's car culture ...
The Sacramento Northern Railway (reporting mark SN) was a 183-mile (295 km) electric interurban railway that connected Chico in northern California with Oakland via the state capital, Sacramento. In its operation it ran directly on the streets of Oakland, Sacramento, Yuba City, Chico, and Woodland.
This summer marks the 170th year of the State Fair, which runs through July 28 at Cal Expo in Sacramento. ... There are 13 air-conditioned buildings at the fair — California Buildings A, B, C ...
The California State Fair (CSF) is the annual state fair for the state of California. The fair is held at Cal Expo in Sacramento, California. The Fair is a 17-day event showcasing California's industries, agriculture, and diversity of people. The CSF features blue-ribbon animal displays, culinary delights and competitions, live music concerts ...
Santa Ana, Orange and Tustin Street Railway. Second Street Cable Railroad. Southern California Motor Road Company. Temple Street Cable Railway. West Pasadena Railway. Los Angeles Railway narrow gauge. Central Railroad (of California) City Railroad. Central and Boyle Heights Railroad Horsecar narrow gauge 1885.
The SacRT light rail system serves the Sacramento, California area. It is operated by the Sacramento Regional Transit District (SacRT) and has 42.9 miles (69.0 km) of network comprising three main lines on standard gauge tracks, 53 stations, and a fleet of 121 vehicles. With an average of 21,700 weekday daily boardings as of the second quarter ...
The Sacramento Southern Railroad is a heritage railway owned by the California State Railroad Museum which operates excursion trains on it. [1] The railroad extends from the museum property located in Old Sacramento State Historic Park south along the east bank of the Sacramento River levee. The original Sacramento Southern Railroad ran south ...