{{Short description|None}} {{Use American English|date=June 2025}} {{Use mdy dates|date=April 2025}} The following [[railroad]]s operate in the [[U.S. state]] of [[California]].

==Common freight carriers== Freight carrier information is current {{as of|2021|April 30|df=US|lc=on|since=y}}.<ref>{{cite web |title=2018 California State Rail Plan |url=http://www.dot.ca.gov/californiarail/docs/CSRP_Final.pdf |website=California Department of Transportation |publisher=Caltrans |access-date=14 September 2018 |archive-date=December 2, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181202120305/http://www.dot.ca.gov/californiarail/docs/CSRP_Final.pdf |url-status=dead }}</ref>

{| class="wikitable sortable" |+ Class I |- ! scope="col" | Name ! scope="col" | Carrier Code ! scope="col" | Parent company ! scope="col" | Route miles |- |[[BNSF Railway]] |BNSF |[[Berkshire Hathaway]] |{{nts|2,114}} |- |[[Union Pacific Railroad]] |UP |[[Union Pacific Corporation]] |{{nts|3,292}} |}

{| class="wikitable sortable" |+ Class III |- ! scope="col" | Name ! scope="col" | Carrier Code ! scope="col" | Parent company ! scope="col" | Route miles |- |[[Arizona and California Railroad]] |ARZC |[[Genesee & Wyoming]] |{{nts|190}} (84 in CA) |- |[[California Northern Railroad]]{{sfn|Robertson|1998|p=89}} |CFNR |[[Genesee & Wyoming]] |{{nts|210}} |- |[[Central Oregon and Pacific Railroad]] |CORP |[[Genesee & Wyoming]] |{{nts|305}} (56 in CA) |- |[[Central Valley Union Railroad]] |CVUR | |{{nts|12}} |- |[[Lake County Railroad]] |LCR/LCY |Frontier Rail |{{nts|54}} |- |[[Napa Valley Wine Train]] |NVRR | |{{nts|18}} |- |[[Niles Canyon Railway]] |NCRY |Pacific Locomotive Association (PLA) |10 |- |[[Northwestern Pacific Railroad]] |NWP |[[Sonoma–Marin Area Rail Transit|Sonoma-Marin Area Rail Transit]] |{{nts|63}} |- |[[Pacific Sun Railroad]] |PSRR |[[Watco]] |{{nts|62}} |- |[[Sacramento Southern Railroad]] |SSR |State of California |{{nts|3}} |- |[[Sacramento Valley Railroad (2008)|Sacramento Valley Railroad]] |SAV |[[Patriot Rail Company]] |{{nts|7}} |- |[[San Diego and Imperial Valley Railroad]]{{sfn|Robertson|1998|p=203}} |SDIY |[[Genesee & Wyoming]] |{{nts|1}} |- |[[San Joaquin Valley Railroad]]{{sfn|Robertson|1998|p=220}} |SJVR |[[Genesee & Wyoming]] |{{nts|297}} |- |[[San Francisco Bay Railroad]] |SFBR | |{{nts|7}} |- |[[Santa Cruz, Big Trees and Pacific Railway]]{{sfn|Robertson|1998|p=229}} |SCBG |Roaring Camp, Inc. |{{nts|9}} |- |[[Santa Cruz Branch|Santa Cruz and Monterey Bay Railway]] |SCMB |[[Progressive Rail, Inc.]] |{{nts|31}} |- |[[Santa Maria Valley Railroad]]{{sfn|Robertson|1998|p=231}} |SMVRR | |{{nts|14}} |- |[[Sierra Northern Railway]] |SERA | |{{nts|68}} |- |[[Stockton Terminal and Eastern Railroad]]{{sfn|Robertson|1998|p=281}} |STE |[[OmniTrax]] |{{nts|25}} |- |[[Trona Railway]]{{sfn|Myrick|1992b|p=798}}{{sfn|Robertson|1998|p=288}} |TRC |[[Searles Valley Minerals]]/[[Nirma]] |{{nts|31}} |- |[[Ventura County Railroad]] |VCRR |[[Genesee & Wyoming]] |{{nts|9}} |- |[[West Isle Line, Inc.]] |WFS |[[Nutrien]] |{{nts|5}} |- |[[Yreka Western Railroad]]{{sfn|Robertson|1998|p=308}} |YW |[[Railmark Holdings]] |{{nts|9}} |}

{| class="wikitable sortable" |+ Switching and terminal |- ! scope="col" | Name ! scope="col" | Carrier Code ! scope="col" | Parent company ! scope="col" | Route miles |- |[[Central California Traction Company]]{{sfn|Robertson|1998|p=99}} |CCT |BNSF/UPRR |{{nts|96}} |- |[[Los Angeles Junction Railway]] |LAJ |BNSF |{{nts|64}} |- |[[Modesto and Empire Traction Company]]{{sfn|Robertson|1998|p=152}} |MET | |{{nts|49}} |- |[[Oakland Terminal Railway]] |OTR |BNSF/UPRR |{{nts|10}} |- |[[Pacific Harbor Line, Inc.]] |PHL |[[Anacostia Rail Holdings Company]] |{{nts|59}} |- |[[Quincy Railroad (California)|Quincy Railroad]]{{sfn|Robertson|1998|p=188}} |QRR | |{{nts|3}} |- |[[Richmond Pacific Railroad]] |RPRC | |{{nts|6}} |}

===Other=== {{Div col|colwidth=30em}} *[[Mare Island Rail Service]] (MIRS) at [[Mare Island]] *[[Mojave Northern Railroad]],{{sfn|Myrick|1992b|p=857}} a [[private carrier]] [[industrial railway]] owned by [[Cemex]] *[[Oakland Global Rail Enterprise]] (OGRE) at the [[Port of Oakland]] **[[West Oakland Pacific Railroad]] **[[Port of Oakland Railway]] (POAK) *[[Southern California Railroad]] (SCRR) in [[Plaster City]] *[[USG Corporation]] (USG) in [[Plaster City]] {{div col end}}

==Passenger carriers== {{California rail network|collapse=yes}}

===Intercity=== *[[Amtrak]] (AMTK): ''[[California Zephyr]]'', ''[[Coast Starlight]]'', ''[[Southwest Chief]]'', ''[[Sunset Limited]]'', ''[[Texas Eagle]]'' *[[Amtrak California]] (CDTX): ''[[Capitol Corridor]]'', ''[[Pacific Surfliner]]'' and ''[[Gold Runner]]'' *''[[California High-Speed Rail]] (under construction)'' *''[[Brightline West]] (under construction)''

===Commuter rail=== *[[Altamont Corridor Express]] (ACE) *[[Caltrain]] (JPBX) *[[Coaster (rail service)|Coaster]] (SDNX) *[[Metrolink (California)|Metrolink]] (SCAX) **[[Arrow (rail service)|Arrow]] *[[Sonoma–Marin Area Rail Transit]] (SMART) *[[North Valley Rail]] (planned)

===Local=== *[[Bay Area Rapid Transit]] (BART) **[[eBART]] **[[Oakland Airport Connector]] ([[people mover]]) *[[Los Angeles Metro Rail]] (LACZ) *[[San Francisco Municipal Railway]] (MUNI) **[[Muni Metro]] **[[Market Street Railway (nonprofit)|Market Street Railway]] ([[E Embarcadero]] and [[F Market & Wharves]] lines) **[[San Francisco cable car system]] *''[[OC Streetcar]] (under construction)'' *[[SacRT light rail]] (SCRT) *[[San Diego Trolley]] (SDTI) *[[VTA light rail]] (VTA) *[[Sprinter (rail service)|Sprinter]] (SDNX)

===Excursion=== {{Div col|colwidth=30em}} *[[Angels Flight]] *[[Calico and Odessa Railroad]] (C&OR) *[[California State Railroad Museum]] (CSRM) **[[Sacramento Southern Railroad]] *[[Fillmore and Western Railway]] (FWRY) *[[Lasseter Family Winery#Justi Creek Railway|Justi Creek Railway]] *[[Napa Valley Wine Train]] (NVRR) *[[Niles Canyon Railway]] (NCRY) *[[Pacific Coast Railroad (tourist)|Pacific Coast Railroad]] *[[Pacific Southwest Railway Museum]] (PSRM) *[[Placerville and Sacramento Valley Railroad]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.psvrr.org/about/southern-pacific-placerville-branch/|title = The Historic Placerville Branch}}</ref> *[[Poway-Midland Railroad]] *[[Redwood Valley Railway]] *[[Roaring Camp & Big Trees Narrow Gauge Railroad]] (RCBT) *[[Sacramento Southern Railroad]] (SSRR) *[[Santa Cruz, Big Trees and Pacific Railway]] (SCBG) *[[Sierra Railroad]] (SERA) **[[California Western Railroad]] (also known as the Skunk Train) (CWR) **[[Railtown 1897 State Historic Park]] **[[Sacramento RiverTrain]] (SYPD) * [[Society for the Preservation of Carter Railroad Resources]] *[[Western Pacific Railroad Museum]] (WPRM) *[[Western Railway Museum]] *[[Yosemite Mountain Sugar Pine Railroad]] (YMSP) *[[Yreka Western Railroad]] (YW) {{div col end}}

===Amusement park=== *[[Disneyland Monorail]] *[[Disneyland Railroad]] *[[Ghost Town & Calico Railroad]]

==Defunct railroads== {{see also|List of California street railroads}} {{inc-transport|date=October 2021}}<!--Was the West Side Railroad always electric? Eccles and Eastern Railroad? Stone Canyon Pacific Railway? Were the Shasta Southern Railway and Redding and Red Bluff Railway always electric?-->

{| class="wikitable sortable" |+ Common carriers !Name ![[Reporting mark|Mark]] !System{{efn|This is one or more of the [[Class I railroad]]s that the railroad became part of, if any.}} !From !To !Successor !Notes |- |[[Alameda County Railway]]<ref name="Leona">{{cite magazine |last1=Hanson |first1=Erle C. |title=The Leona Heights RR Chronological History |url=https://archive.org/details/sim_western-railroader-the-western-railfan_1954-01_17_3 |access-date=9 July 2025 |magazine=The Western Railroader |volume=17 |number=3, iss. 171 |date=January 1954 |page=3}}</ref> | | |1888 |1889 |[[Alameda County Terminal Railway]] | |- |[[Alameda County Terminal Railway]]<ref name="Leona" /> | | |1889 |1891 |[[California Railway]] | |- |[[Alameda and San Joaquin Railroad]]{{sfn|Robertson|1998|p=69}} | |[[Western Pacific Railroad|WP]] |1895 |1903 |[[Western Pacific Railway]] | |- |[[Alameda Belt Line]] |ABL |[[Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway|ATSF]]/ [[Western Pacific Railroad|WP]] |1925 |2007<!--?--> |N/A | |- |[[Albion Railroad]]{{sfn|Robertson|1998|p=69}} | | |1921<!--Albion Lumber Company leased NWP Albion Branch under the name "Albion Railroad"--> |1930 |N/A | |- |[[Albion River Railroad]]{{sfn|Robertson|1998|p=121}} | |[[Northwestern Pacific Railroad|NWP]] ([[Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway|ATSF]]) |1885 |1891 |[[Albion and Southeastern Railway]]<!--through the Albion Lumber Company--> | |- |[[Albion and Southeastern Railway]]{{sfn|Robertson|1998|p=121}} | |[[Northwestern Pacific Railroad|NWP]] ([[Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway|ATSF]]) |1902 |1905 |[[Fort Bragg and Southeastern Railroad]] | |- |[[Almaden Branch Railroad]]{{sfn|Robertson|1998|p=70}} | |[[Southern Pacific Transportation Company|SP]] |1887 |1887 |[[South Pacific Coast Railway]] | |- |[[Amador Branch Railroad]]{{sfn|Robertson|1998|p=71}} | |[[Southern Pacific Railroad|SP]] |1875 |1888 |[[Northern Railway (California)|Northern Railway]] | |- |[[Amador Central Railroad]]{{sfn|Robertson|1998|p=71}} |AMC | |1908 |1997 |[[Amador Foothills Railroad]] | |- |[[Amador Foothills Railroad]] | | |1998 |2004 |N/A | |- |[[Arcata and Mad River Railroad]]{{sfn|Robertson|1998|p=73}} |AMR | |1881 |1985 |[[Eureka Southern Railroad]] | |- |[[Arcata Transportation Company]]{{sfn|Robertson|1998|p=73}} | | |1875 |1881 |[[Arcata and Mad River Railroad]] | |- |[[Arizona and California Railway]]{{sfn|Robertson|1998|p=75}} | |[[Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway|ATSF]] |1903<!--or later in California?--> |1911 |[[California, Arizona and Santa Fe Railway]] | |- |[[Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway]] |ATSF |ATSF |1901 |1996 |[[Burlington Northern and Santa Fe Railway]] | |- |[[Atlantic and Pacific Railroad]]{{sfn|Myrick|1992b|p=762}} | |[[Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway|ATSF]] |1866 |1897 |[[Santa Fe Pacific Railroad]] | |- |[[Bakersfield and Ventura Railroad]]{{sfn|Robertson|1998|p=292}} | | |1908 |1911 |[[Ventura County Railway]] | |- |[[Bakersfield and Ventura Railway]]{{sfn|Robertson|1998|p=292}} | | |1903 |1906 |[[Bakersfield and Ventura Railroad]] | |- |[[Barnwell and Searchlight Railway]]{{sfn|Myrick|1992b|pp=849–853}}{{sfn|Robertson|1998|p=76}} | |[[Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway|ATSF]] |1906 |1911 |[[California, Arizona and Santa Fe Railway]] | |- |[[Bay and Coast Railroad]]{{sfn|Robertson|1998|p=76}} | |[[Southern Pacific Transportation Company|SP]] |1877 |1887 |[[South Pacific Coast Railway]] | |- |[[Bay Point and Clayton Railroad]]{{sfn|Robertson|1998|p=77}} |BP&C | |1906 |1946 |[[U.S. Navy]] | |- |[[Bear Harbor and Eel River Railroad]] | (?) | |1893 |1921 |Abandoned | |- |[[Berkeley Branch Railroad]]{{sfn|Robertson|1998|p=77}} | |[[Southern Pacific Transportation Company|SP]] |1876 |1888 |[[Northern Railway (California)|Northern Railway]] | |- |[[Black Diamond Coal Mining Railroad]] | | |1868 |1885 | | |- |[[Boca and Loyalton Railroad]]{{sfn|Myrick|1992a|p=389}}{{sfn|Robertson|1998|p=79}} | |[[Western Pacific Railroad|WP]] |1900 |1916 |[[Western Pacific Railroad]] | |- |[[Bodie Railway and Lumber Company]]{{sfn|Robertson|1998|p=153}} | | |1893 |1906 |[[Mono Lake Railway and Lumber Company]] | |- |[[Bodie Railway and Lumber Company]]{{sfn|Myrick|1992a|p=307}}{{sfn|Robertson|1998|p=153}} | | |1881 |1882 |[[Bodie and Benton Railway and Commercial Company]] | |- |[[Bodie and Benton Railway and Commercial Company]]{{sfn|Robertson|1998|p=153}} | | |1882 |1893 |[[Bodie Railway and Lumber Company]] | |- |[[Bucksport and Elk River Railroad]]{{sfn|Robertson|1998|p=81}} | | |1884 |1932 |[[Bucksport and Elk River Railway]] | |- |[[Bucksport and Elk River Railway]]{{sfn|Robertson|1998|p=81}} | | |1932 |1952<!--?--> |N/A | |- |[[Burlington Northern Inc.]] |BN | |1970 |1981 |[[Burlington Northern Railroad]] | |- |[[Burlington Northern Railroad]] |BN | |1981 |1996 |[[Burlington Northern and Santa Fe Railway]] | |- |[[Butte County Railroad]]{{sfn|Robertson|1998|p=82}} | |[[Southern Pacific Transportation Company|SP]] |1903 |1915 |N/A |Leased the [[Chico and Northern Railroad]] |- |[[Butte and Plumas Railway]]{{sfn|Robertson|1998|p=82}} | |[[Western Pacific Railroad|WP]] |1902 |1905<!--??--> |[[Western Pacific Railway]] | |- |[[Cahuenga Valley Railroad]]{{sfn|Fickewirth|1992|p=21}} | | |1888 |1902 |[[Los Angeles and Pacific Railway]] | |- |[[California Railway]]<ref name="Leona" /> | | |1891 |1896 |[[Alameda, Oakland and Piedmont Electric Railroad]] | |- |[[California, Arizona and Santa Fe Railway]] | |[[Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway|ATSF]] |1911 |1963 |[[Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway]] | |- |[[California Central Railroad]]{{sfn|Robertson|1998|p=86}} | | |1912 |1930 |N/A | |- |[[California Central Railroad]]{{sfn|Robertson|1998|p=85}} | |[[Southern Pacific Transportation Company|SP]] |1857 |1868 |[[California and Oregon Railroad]] | |- |[[California Central Railway]]{{sfn|Robertson|1998|p=86}} | |[[Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway|ATSF]] |1887 |1889 |[[Southern California Railway]] | |- |[[California Eastern Railway]]{{sfn|Robertson|1998|p=88}} | |[[Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway|ATSF]] |1895 |1911 |[[California, Arizona and Santa Fe Railway]] | |- |[[California Midland Railroad]]{{sfn|Robertson|1998|p=211}} | |[[Northwestern Pacific Railroad|NWP]] ([[Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway|ATSF]]) |1902 |1903 |[[San Francisco and Northwestern Railway]] | |- |[[California and Mount Diablo Railroad]]<!--?--> | |[[Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway|ATSF]] |1880 |1884 |[[California and Nevada Railroad]] | |- |[[California and Nevada Railroad]]{{sfn|Robertson|1998|p=173}} | |[[Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway|ATSF]] |1884 |1902 |[[Oakland and East Side Railroad]] | |- |[[California Northeastern Railway]] | |[[Southern Pacific Transportation Company|SP]] |1905 |1911 |[[Oregon Eastern Railway]] | |- |[[California Northern Railroad]]{{sfn|Robertson|1998|p=163}} | |[[Southern Pacific Transportation Company|SP]] |1860 |1885 |[[Northern California Railroad]] | |- |[[California and Northern Railway]]{{sfn|Robertson|1998|p=83}} | |[[Northwestern Pacific Railroad|NWP]] ([[Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway|ATSF]]) |1900 |1904 |[[San Francisco and Northwestern Railway]] | |- |[[California Northwestern Railway]]{{sfn|Robertson|1998|p=90}} | |[[Northwestern Pacific Railroad|NWP]] ([[Southern Pacific Transportation Company|SP]]) |1898 |1907 |[[Northwestern Pacific Railroad]] | |- |[[California and Oregon Railroad]]{{sfn|Robertson|1998|p=84}} | |[[Southern Pacific Transportation Company|SP]] |1865 |1870 |[[Central Pacific Railroad]] | |- |[[California Pacific Railroad]]v{{sfn|Robertson|1998|p=90}} | |[[Southern Pacific Transportation Company|SP]] |1865 |1898 |[[Southern Pacific Railroad]] | |- |[[California Pacific Railroad Extension Company]] | |[[Southern Pacific Transportation Company|SP]] |1869 |1869 |[[California Pacific Railroad]] | |- |[[California, Shasta and Eastern Railway]]{{sfn|Robertson|1998|p=93}} | | |1912 |1927<!--??--> |N/A | |- |[[California Southern Railroad]]{{sfn|Robertson|1998|p=95}} | |[[Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway|ATSF]] |1914 |1942 |[[Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway]] | |- |[[California Southern Railroad]]{{sfn|Robertson|1998|p=94}} | |[[Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway|ATSF]] |1880 |1889 |[[Southern California Railway]] | |- |[[California Southern Railroad]] | |[[Southern Pacific Transportation Company|SP]] |1870 |1870 |[[Southern Pacific Railroad]] | |- |[[California Southern Extension Railroad]]{{sfn|Robertson|1998|p=94}} | |[[Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway|ATSF]] |1881 |1882 |[[California Southern Railroad]] | |- |[[California Street Cable Railroad]]<ref name="SFSteam1" /> | | |1880 |1884 |[[Ferries and Cliff House Railway]] | |- |[[California Western Railroad]]{{sfn|Robertson|1998|p=96}}<!--was there a gap in the 1980s, due to the Mendocino Coast Railway?--> |CWR | |1947 |2003 |N/A | |- |[[California Western Railroad and Navigation Company]]{{sfn|Robertson|1998|p=96}} |CWR | |1905 |1947 |[[California Western Railroad]] | |- |[[Camino, Placerville and Lake Tahoe Railroad]]{{sfn|Robertson|1998|p=97}} |CPLT | |1911 |1986 |N/A | |- |[[Carrizo Gorge Railway]] |CZRY | |1997 |2012 |[[Pacific Imperial Railroad]] | |- |[[Carson and Colorado Railroad]] | |[[Southern Pacific Transportation Company|SP]] |1881 |1892 |[[Carson and Colorado Railway]] | |- |[[Carson and Colorado Railway]] | |[[Southern Pacific Transportation Company|SP]] |1892 |1905 |[[Nevada and California Railway]] | |- |[[Cement, Tolenas and Tidewater Railroad]] | | |1911 |1930 |N/A | |- |[[Central California Railway]]{{sfn|Robertson|1998|p=99}} | |[[Southern Pacific Transportation Company|SP]] |1904 |1912 |[[Central Pacific Railway]] | |- |[[Central Pacific Railroad]]{{sfn|Myrick|1992a|pp=1–50}}{{sfn|Robertson|1998|p=100}} | |[[Southern Pacific Transportation Company|SP]] |1861 |1899 |[[Central Pacific Railway]] | |- |[[Central Pacific Railway]] | |[[Southern Pacific Transportation Company|SP]] |1899 |1959 |[[Southern Pacific Company]] | |- |[[Chico and Northern Railroad]]{{sfn|Robertson|1998|p=100}} | |[[Southern Pacific Transportation Company|SP]] |1903 |1912 |[[Central Pacific Railway]] | |- |[[Chino Valley Railway]]{{sfn|Robertson|1998|p=110}} | | |1888 |1901<!--??--> |N/A | |- |[[Chowchilla Pacific Railway]]{{sfn|Robertson|1998|p=294}} | |[[Southern Pacific Transportation Company|SP]] |1913 |1924 |[[Visalia Electric Railroad]] | |- |[[Cloverdale and Ukiah Railroad]]{{sfn|Robertson|1998|p=110}} | |[[Northwestern Pacific Railroad|NWP]] ([[Southern Pacific Transportation Company|SP]]) |1886 |1889 |[[San Francisco and North Pacific Railway]] | |- |[[Coal Fields Railway]]{{sfn|Robertson|1998|p=112}} | | |1920<!--?--> |1935<!--?--> |N/A | |- |[[Coast Line Railway]]{{sfn|Robertson|1998|p=113}} | |[[Southern Pacific Transportation Company|SP]] |1905 |1917 |[[Southern Pacific Railroad]] | |- |[[Colusa Railroad]]{{sfn|Robertson|1998|p=114}} | | |1885 |1886 |[[Colusa and Lake Railroad]] | |- |[[Colusa and Hamilton Railroad]]{{sfn|Robertson|1998|p=113}} | |[[Southern Pacific Transportation Company|SP]] |1911 |1917 |[[Southern Pacific Railroad]] | |- |[[Colusa and Lake Railroad]]{{sfn|Robertson|1998|p=114}} | | |1886 |1915 |N/A | |- |[[Corona and Santa Fe Railway]] | |[[Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway|ATSF]] |1926 |1942 |[[Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway]] | |- |[[Coronado Railroad (California)|Coronado Railroad]]{{efn|This Coronado Railroad was a rail line connecting [[San Diego]] with [[Coronado, California]], a section of which became the [[San Diego and Arizona Eastern Railway]]'s Coronado Branch until the 1990s.<ref>{{cite web |title=The Coronado Railroad: A Forgotten History |url=https://www.crowncityinn.com/2019/07/12/coronado-railroad-forgotten-history/ |website=Crown City Inn & Bistro |access-date=20 January 2026 |date=12 July 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=The Coronado Branch - Abandoned Rails |url=https://www.abandonedrails.com/coronado-branch |website=www.abandonedrails.com |access-date=20 January 2026}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Coronado Railway History |url=http://www.sdrm.info/history/cr/index.html |website=www.sdrm.info |publisher=[[Pacific Southwest Railway Museum]] |access-date=20 January 2026 |date=April 1971}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Coronado Railroad (1888) |url=https://www.sohosandiego.org/endangered/mel2003/beltline.htm |website=www.sohosandiego.org |access-date=20 January 2026}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Ditler |first1=Joe |title=Ode To The Coronado Train ... |url=https://coronadotimes.com/news/2014/06/11/ode-to-the-coronado-train/ |website=Coronado Times |access-date=20 January 2026 |date=11 June 2014}}</ref> It is not to be confused with the [[Coronado Railroad]] in Arizona.}}{{sfn|Robertson|1998|p=115}} | |[[Southern Pacific Railroad|SP]] |1886 |1908 |[[San Diego Southern Railway]] | |- |[[Crescent City Railway]]{{sfn|Robertson|1998|p=191}} | |[[Union Pacific Railroad|UP]] |1906 |1915 |[[Riverside, Rialto and Pacific Railroad]] | |- |[[Death Valley Railroad]]{{sfn|Myrick|1992b|p=608}}{{sfn|Robertson|1998|p=117}} | | |1914 |1931 |N/A | |- |[[Diamond and Caldor Railway]]{{sfn|Robertson|1998|p=118}} | | |1904 |1952 |N/A | |- |[[Eel River and Eureka Railroad]]{{sfn|Robertson|1998|p=119}} | |[[Northwestern Pacific Railroad|NWP]] ([[Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway|ATSF]]) |1882 |1903 |[[San Francisco and Northwestern Railway]] | |- |[[Elsinore, Pomona and Los Angeles Railway]] | |[[Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway|ATSF]] |1895 |1899 |[[Southern California Railway]] | |- |[[Eureka and Klamath River Railroad]]{{sfn|Robertson|1998|p=175}} | |[[Northwestern Pacific Railroad|NWP]] ([[Southern Pacific Transportation Company|SP]]) |1896 |1907 |[[Northwestern Pacific Railroad]] | |- |[[Eureka Southern Railroad]]{{sfn|Robertson|1998|p=119}} |EUKA | |1984 |1992 |[[North Coast Railroad (1992–1996)|North Coast Railroad]] | |- |[[Feather River Railway]]{{sfn|Robertson|1998|p=120}} | | |1939 |1966 |N/A | |- |[[Felton and Pescadero Railroad]]{{sfn|Robertson|1998|p=120}} | |[[Southern Pacific Railroad|SP]] |1883 |1887 |[[South Pacific Coast Railway]] | |- |[[Ferries and Cliff House Railway]] | | |1888 |1893 |[[Market Street Railway (transit operator)|Market Street Railway]] |[[Steam dummy]] railway.<ref name="SFSteam1" /> |- |[[Ferris and Lakeview Railway]] | |[[Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway|ATSF]] |1898 |1911 |[[California, Arizona and Santa Fe Railway]] | |- |[[Fernley and Lassen Railway]]{{sfn|Robertson|1998|p=100}} | |[[Southern Pacific Railroad|SP]] |1909 |1912 |[[Central Pacific Railway]] | |- |[[Folsom and Placerville Railroad]]{{sfn|Robertson|1998|p=192}} | |[[Southern Pacific Railroad|SP]] |1876 |1877 |[[Sacramento and Placerville Railroad]] | |- |[[Fort Bragg and Southeastern Railroad]]{{sfn|Robertson|1998|p=121}} | |[[Northwestern Pacific Railroad|NWP]] ([[Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway|ATSF]]) |1903 |1907 |[[Northwestern Pacific Railroad]] | |- |[[Freeport Railroad]]{{sfn|Robertson|1998|p=121}} | | |1863 |1865 |N/A | |- |[[Fresno County Railway]] | |[[Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway|ATSF]] |1905 |1911 |[[California, Arizona and Santa Fe Railway]] | |- |[[Fullerton and Richfield Railway]] | |[[Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway|ATSF]] |1910 |1911 |[[California, Arizona and Santa Fe Railway]] | |- |[[Fulton and Guerneville Railroad]]{{sfn|Robertson|1998|p=123}} | |[[Northwestern Pacific Railroad|NWP]] ([[Southern Pacific Railroad|SP]]) |1877 |1877 |[[San Francisco and North Pacific Railroad]] | |- |[[Geary Street, Park and Ocean Railway]] | | |1880 |1892 |[[Market Street Railway (transit operator)|Market Street Railway]] |[[Steam dummy]] line.<ref name="SFSteam2" /> |- |[[Goose Lake and Southern Railway]]{{sfn|Robertson|1998|p=100}} | |[[Southern Pacific Railroad|SP]] |1908 |1912 |[[Central Pacific Railway]] | |- |[[Great Northern Railway (U.S.)|Great Northern Railway]] |GN |GN |1930<!--this is when work began--> |1970 |[[Burlington Northern Railroad]] | |- |[[Great Western Railway of Colorado]] |GWR | |1986<!--?--> |1987 |[[Great Western Railway of Oregon]] | |- |[[Great Western Railway of Oregon]] |GWR<!--?--> | |1987 |1997 |[[Lake County Railroad]] | |- |[[Hanford and Summit Lake Railway]]{{sfn|Robertson|1998|p=126}} | |[[Southern Pacific Transportation Company|SP]] |1910 |1917 |[[Southern Pacific Railroad]] | |- |[[Harbor Belt Line Railroad]]{{sfn|Fickewirth|1992|p=51}} |HBL | |1929 |1998 |[[Pacific Harbor Line, Inc.]] | |- |[[Hetch Hetchy Railroad]]{{sfn|Robertson|1998|p=127}} | | |1915<!--?--> |1949<!--?--> |N/A | |- |[[Hetch Hetchy and Yosemite Valleys Railway of California]]{{sfn|Robertson|1998|p=304}} | | |1900 |1943<!--??--> |N/A | |- |[[Holton Interurban Railway]]{{sfn|Robertson|1998|p=130}} |HI |[[Southern Pacific Transportation Company|SP]] |1903 |1985 |[[Southern Pacific Transportation Company]] | |- |[[Howard Terminal Railway]] |HT | |1917 |<!--no idea--> |Part of Port of Oakland Railroad | |- |[[Hueneme, Malibu and Port Los Angeles Railway]] |. | |1905 |1929<!--no idea--> | | |- |[[Humboldt Railroad]] | |[[Northwestern Pacific Railroad|NWP]] ([[Southern Pacific Transportation Company|SP]]) |1901 |<!--no idea--> |[[Northwestern Pacific Railroad]] | |- |[[Imperial and Gulf Railway]]{{sfn|Robertson|1998|p=132}} | |[[Southern Pacific Transportation Company|SP]] |1902 |1905 |[[Inter-California Railway]] | |- |[[Indian Valley Railroad]]{{sfn|Robertson|1998|p=131}} | | |1916 |1938 |N/A | |- |[[Indian Valley Railway]] | |[[Western Pacific Railroad|WP]] |1902 |1905<!--?--> |[[Western Pacific Railway]] | |- |[[Inter-California Railway]]{{sfn|Robertson|1998|p=132}} | |[[Southern Pacific Transportation Company|SP]] |1904 |1935 |[[Southern Pacific Company]] | |- |[[Ione and Eastern Railroad]]{{sfn|Robertson|1998|p=71}} | | |1904 |1908 |[[Amador Central Railroad]] | |- |[[Iron Mountain Railway (California)|Iron Mountain Railway]]{{sfn|Robertson|1998|p=132}} | | |1895 |1927<!--?--> |N/A | |- |[[Kings Lake Shore Railroad]]{{sfn|Robertson|1998|p=133}} | | |1917 |1934<!--?--> |N/A | |- |[[Kings River Railway]]{{sfn|Robertson|1998|p=134}} | |[[Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway|ATSF]] |1909 |1911 |[[California, Arizona and Santa Fe Railway]] | |- |[[Klamath Lake Railroad]]{{sfn|Robertson|1998|p=134}} | | |1901 |1913 |[[Siskiyou Electric Light and Power Company]] | |- |[[Lake County Railroad]] |LCR | |1997 | | |Still exists as a lessor of the [[Lake Railway (California)|Lake Railway]] |- |[[Lake Tahoe Railway and Transportation Company]]{{sfn|Myrick|1992a|p=430}}{{sfn|Robertson|1998|p=135}} | |[[Southern Pacific Transportation Company|SP]] |1898 |1927<!--?? or is this only when the SP bought the stock? they leased it in 1925--> |[[Southern Pacific Company]] | |- |[[Laton and Western Railroad]]{{sfn|Robertson|1998|p=137}} | |[[Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway|ATSF]] |1910 |1942 |[[California, Arizona and Santa Fe Railway]] | |- |[[Loma Prieta Railroad]]{{sfn|Robertson|1998|p=180}} | |[[Southern Pacific Transportation Company|SP]] |1882 |1884 |[[Pajaro and Santa Cruz Railroad]] | |- |[[Long Beach Railroad]] | |[[Southern Pacific Transportation Company|SP]] |1887 |1888 |[[Southern Pacific Railroad]] | |- |[[Long Beach, Whittier and Los Angeles County Railroad]] | |[[Southern Pacific Transportation Company|SP]] |1887 |1888 |[[Southern Pacific Railroad]] | |- |[[Los Angeles County Railroad]]{{sfn|Robertson|1998|p=139}} | | |1887 |1888 |[[Los Angeles and Pacific Railway]] |- |[[Los Angeles and Glendale Railroad]]{{sfn|Robertson|1998|p=143}} | |[[Union Pacific Railroad|UP]] |1887 |1888 |[[Los Angeles and Glendale Railway]] | |- |[[Los Angeles and Glendale Railway]]{{sfn|Robertson|1998|p=143}} | |[[Union Pacific Railroad|UP]] |1888 |1891 |[[Los Angeles Terminal Railway]] | |- |[[Los Angeles and Independence Railroad]]{{sfn|Robertson|1998|p=138}} | |[[Southern Pacific Transportation Company|SP]] |1875 |1888 |[[Southern Pacific Railroad]] | |- |[[Los Angeles and Pacific Railway]]{{sfn|Robertson|1998|p=139}} | | |1888 |1889 |[[Pasadena and Pacific Railway]] | |- |[[Los Angeles and Redondo Railway]]{{sfn|Robertson|1998|pp=139–140}} | | |1896 |1907 |[[Los Angeles Railway]] |Became the [[F (Los Angeles Railway)|F Line]] street railway |- |[[Los Angeles, Pasadena and Glendale Railway]]{{sfn|Robertson|1998|p=143}} | |[[Union Pacific Railroad|UP]] |1889 |1891 |[[Los Angeles Terminal Railway]] | |- |[[Los Angeles and Salt Lake Railroad]] | |[[Union Pacific Railroad|UP]] |1916 |1987 |[[Union Pacific Railroad]] |- |[[Los Angeles and San Diego Beach Railway]]{{sfn|Robertson|1998|p=140}} | | |1906 |1918 |[[Pasadena and Pacific Railway]] | |- |[[Los Angeles and San Diego Railroad]]{{sfn|Robertson|1998|p=141}} | |[[Southern Pacific Transportation Company|SP]] |1876 |1888 |[[Southern Pacific Railroad]] |- |[[Los Angeles and San Gabriel Valley Railroad]]{{sfn|Robertson|1998|p=142}} | |[[Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway|ATSF]] |1883 |1887 |[[California Central Railway]] |- |[[Los Angeles and San Pedro Railroad]]{{sfn|Robertson|1998|p=143}} | |[[Southern Pacific Transportation Company|SP]] |1868 |1874 |[[Southern Pacific Railroad]] |- |[[Los Angeles and Santa Monica Railroad]]{{sfn|Robertson|1998|p=86}} | |[[Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway|ATSF]] |1886 |1887 |[[California Central Railway]] |- |[[Los Angeles Terminal Railway]]{{sfn|Robertson|1998|p=143}} | |[[Union Pacific Railroad|UP]] |1890 |1901 |[[San Pedro, Los Angeles and Salt Lake Railroad]] |- |[[Ludlow and Southern Railway]]{{sfn|Myrick|1992b|p=827}}{{sfn|Robertson|1998|p=146}} | | |1902 |1931<!--??--> |N/A |- |[[Marin and Napa Railroad]]{{sfn|Robertson|1998|p=149}} | |[[Northwestern Pacific Railroad|NWP]] ([[Southern Pacific Transportation Company|SP]]) |1886 |1889 |[[San Francisco and North Pacific Railway]] |- |[[Marysville Railroad]]{{sfn|Robertson|1998|p=84}} | |[[Southern Pacific Transportation Company|SP]] |1867 |1868 |[[California and Oregon Railroad]] |- |[[Marysville and Susanville Railroad]] | |[[Western Pacific Railroad|WP]] |1904 |1905<!--?--> |[[Western Pacific Railway]] |- |[[McCloud River Railroad]]{{sfn|Robertson|1998|p=147}} |MR | |1897 |1992 |[[McCloud Railway]] |- |[[Mill Valley and Mount Tamalpais Scenic Railway]]{{sfn|Robertson|1998|p=155}} | | |1896 |1913 |[[Mount Tamalpais and Muir Woods Railway]] |- |[[Minarets and Western Railway]]{{sfn|Robertson|1998|p=150}} | | |1921 |1932<!--?--> |N/A |- |[[Minkler Southern Railway]]{{sfn|Robertson|1998|p=151}} | |[[Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway|ATSF]] |1913 |1942 |[[Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway]] |- |[[Modesto Interurban Railway]]{{sfn|Robertson|1998|p=152}} | | |1909 |1911 |[[Modesto and Empire Traction Company]] |- |[[Modesto Terminal Company]] | | |1920<!--?--> |1938<!--?--> |[[Modesto Interurban Railway]] |- |[[Modoc Northern Railroad]] |MNRR | |2005 |2009 |[[Union Pacific Railroad]] |- |[[Modoc Northern Railway]]{{sfn|Robertson|1998|p=100}} | |[[Southern Pacific Transportation Company|SP]] |1908 |1912 |[[Central Pacific Railway]] |- |[[Mojave Northern Railroad]]{{sfn|Robertson|1998|p=279}} | | |1914 |1928 |[[Northwestern Portland Cement Company]] | |- |[[Monterey Railroad]]{{sfn|Robertson|1998|p=155}} | |[[Southern Pacific Transportation Company|SP]] |1880 |1888 |[[Southern Pacific Railroad]] |- |[[Monterey Extension Railroad]] | |[[Southern Pacific Transportation Company|SP]] |1888 |1888 |[[Southern Pacific Railroad]] |- |[[Monterey and Salinas Valley Railroad]]{{sfn|Robertson|1998|p=154}} | |[[Southern Pacific Transportation Company|SP]] |1874 |1879 |[[Pacific Improvement Company]] |- |[[Mount Tamalpais and Muir Woods Railway]]{{sfn|Robertson|1998|p=155}} | | |1913 |1930 |N/A |- |[[Napa Valley Railroad (1864–1869)|Napa Valley Railroad]]{{sfn|Robertson|1998|p=158}} | |[[Southern Pacific Transportation Company|SP]] |1864 |1869 |[[California Pacific Railroad Extension Company]] |- |[[National City and Otay Railway]]{{sfn|Robertson|1998|p=159}} | |[[Southern Pacific Transportation Company|SP]] |1887 |1908 |[[San Diego Southern Railway]] |- |[[Nevada and California Railway]] | |[[Southern Pacific Transportation Company|SP]] |1905 |1912 |[[Central Pacific Railway]] |- |[[Nevada and California Railroad]] | |[[Southern Pacific Transportation Company|SP]] |1884 |1893 |[[Nevada–California–Oregon Railway]] |- |[[Nevada–California–Oregon Railway]]{{sfn|Myrick|1992a|p=341}} | |[[Southern Pacific Transportation Company|SP]] |1888 |1945 |[[Central Pacific Railway]] |- |[[Nevada County Narrow Gauge Railroad]]{{sfn|Robertson|1998|p=161}} | | |1874 |1943 |N/A |- |[[Nevada and Oregon Railroad]] | |[[Southern Pacific Transportation Company|SP]] |1881 |1884 |[[Nevada and California Railroad]] |- |[[Nevada Southern Railway]]{{sfn|Robertson|1998|p=88}} | |[[Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway|ATSF]] |1892 |1895 |[[California Eastern Railway]] |- |[[Newport Wharf and Lumber Company]]{{sfn|Robertson|1998|p=227}} | |[[Southern Pacific Transportation Company|SP]] |1889 |1893 |[[Santa Ana and Newport Railway]] |- |[[North Coast Railroad (1992–1996)|North Coast Railroad]]{{sfn|Robertson|1998|p=163}} |NCRR | |1992 |1996 |[[Northwestern Pacific Railroad]] |- |[[North Pacific Coast Railroad]]{{sfn|Robertson|1998|p=167}} | |[[Northwestern Pacific Railroad|NWP]] ([[Southern Pacific Transportation Company|SP]]) |1871 |1902 |[[North Shore Railroad (California)|North Shore Railroad]] |- |[[North Pacific Coast Railroad Extension Company]]{{sfn|Robertson|1998|p=167}} | |[[Northwestern Pacific Railroad|NWP]] ([[Southern Pacific Transportation Company|SP]]) |1882 |1885 |[[North Pacific Coast Railroad]] |- |[[North Shore Railroad (California)|North Shore Railroad]]{{sfn|Robertson|1998|p=169}} | |[[Northwestern Pacific Railroad|NWP]] ([[Southern Pacific Transportation Company|SP]]) |1902 |1907 |[[Northwestern Pacific Railroad]] |- |[[North Western Railroad of California]]{{sfn|Robertson|1998|p=167}} | |[[Northwestern Pacific Railroad|NWP]] ([[Southern Pacific Transportation Company|SP]]) |1885 |1892 |[[North Pacific Coast Railroad]] |- |[[Northern Railway (California)|Northern Railway]]{{sfn|Robertson|1998|pp=164–165}} | |[[Southern Pacific Transportation Company|SP]] |1871 |1898 |[[Southern Pacific Railroad]] |- |[[Northern California Railroad]]{{sfn|Robertson|1998|p=163}} | |[[Southern Pacific Transportation Company|SP]] |1884 |1889 |[[Northern California Railway]] |- |[[Northern California Railway]]{{sfn|Robertson|1998|p=163}} | |[[Southern Pacific Transportation Company|SP]] |1888 |1898 |[[Southern Pacific Railroad]] |- |[[Northwestern Pacific Railroad]] |NWP | |1996 |2001 |[[Northwestern Pacific Railway]] |- |[[Northwestern Pacific Railroad]]{{sfn|Robertson|1998|p=170}} |NWP |NWP |1907 |1992 |[[Southern Pacific Transportation Company]] |- |[[Northwestern Pacific Railway]] |NWP | |2001 |2001 |[[Northwestern Pacific Railroad]] |- |[[Northwestern Pacific Railway]] | |[[Northwestern Pacific Railroad|NWP]] |1906 |1907 |[[Northwestern Pacific Railroad]] |- |[[Oakdale Western Railway]]{{sfn|Robertson|1998|p=173}} | |[[Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway|ATSF]] |1904 |1911 |[[California, Arizona and Santa Fe Railway]] |- |[[Oakland and East Side Railroad]]{{sfn|Robertson|1998|p=173}} | |[[Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway|ATSF]] |1902 |1911 |[[California, Arizona and Santa Fe Railway]] |- |[[Oakland Terminal Railroad]]{{sfn|Fickewirth|1992|p=94}} | |[[Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway|ATSF]]/ [[Western Pacific Railroad|WP]] |1935<!--renamed from Key System, Ltd.--> |1943 |[[Oakland Terminal Railway]] |- |[[Oakland Township Railroad]]{{sfn|Robertson|1998|p=277}} | |[[Southern Pacific Transportation Company|SP]] |1881 |1887 |[[South Pacific Coast Railway]] |- |[[Ocean Shore Railroad]]{{sfn|Robertson|1998|p=174}} | | |1911 |1920 |N/A |- |[[Ocean Shore Railway]]{{sfn|Robertson|1998|p=174}} | | |1905 |1911 |[[Ocean Shore Railroad]] |- |[[Oregon Eastern Railway]] | |[[Southern Pacific Transportation Company|SP]] |1911 |1912 |[[Central Pacific Railway]] |- |[[Oregon and Eureka Railroad]]{{sfn|Robertson|1998|p=175}} | | |1903 |1911<!--?--> |N/A |Leased the [[Eureka and Klamath River Railroad]] and [[Humboldt Railroad]] |- |[[Ostrich Farm Railway]]{{sfn|Robertson|1998|p=139}} | | |1886 |1888 |[[Los Angeles and Pacific Railway]] | |- |[[Otay Railway]]{{sfn|Robertson|1998|p=159}} | |[[Southern Pacific Transportation Company|SP]] |1887 |1888 |[[National City and Otay Railway]] | |- |[[Outer Harbor Terminal Railway]] | | |1927 |1955<!--?--> |N/A | |- |[[Pacific Coast Railway|Pacific Coast Railroad]]{{sfn|Robertson|1998|p=176}} | | |1882 |1882 |[[Pacific Coast Railway]] | |- |[[Pacific Coast Railway]]{{sfn|Robertson|1998|p=176}} | | |1882 |1941<!--or 1942?--> |N/A |All PCRY right of way in [[Santa Maria, California|Santa Maria]] Valley absorbed by competitor [[Santa Maria Valley Railroad]] |- |[[Pacific Electric Railway]]{{sfn|Robertson|1998|p=178}} |PE |[[Southern Pacific Transportation Company|SP]] |1901 |1965 |[[Southern Pacific Company]] |Electric until 1961<!--?--> |- |[[Pacific Improvement Company]] | |[[Southern Pacific Transportation Company|SP]] |1879 |1880 |[[Southern Pacific Company]] |- |[[Pacific Southwestern Railroad]] | |[[Southern Pacific Transportation Company|SP]] |1922 |1924<!--?--> |[[Southern Pacific Company]] | |- |[[Pajaro and Santa Cruz Railroad]]{{sfn|Robertson|1998|p=180}} | |[[Southern Pacific Transportation Company|SP]] |1884 |1888 |[[Southern Pacific Railroad]] | |- |[[Pajaro Valley Railroad]]{{sfn|Robertson|1998|p=182}} | | |1890 |1897 |[[Pajaro Valley Consolidated Railroad]] | |- |[[Pajaro Valley Consolidated Railroad]]{{sfn|Robertson|1998|p=182}} | | |1897 |1928<!--?--> |N/A | |- |[[Pajaro Extension Railway]]{{sfn|Robertson|1998|p=182}} | | |1897 |1897 |[[Pajaro Valley Consolidated Railroad]] | |- |[[Palmdale Railroad]] | | |1888 |1893<!--???--> |N/A | |- |[[Park and Ocean Railroad]]{{sfn|Robertson|1998|p=183}} | | |1883 |1893 |[[Market Street Railway (transit operator)|Market Street Railway]] |[[Steam dummy]] line.<ref name="SFSteam2">{{cite news |last1=Sievers |first1=Wald |title=Steam Dummies of San Francisco |url=https://archive.org/details/sim_western-railroader-the-western-railfan_1960-02_23_2 |access-date=February 16, 2026 |newspaper=The Western Railroader |volume=23 |number=2, iss. 242 |date=February 1960}}</ref> Electrified in 1900, becoming part of the [[7 Haight/Noriega|7 Haight]] streetcar line.<ref name="WestRRer1960">{{cite magazine |title=Park & Ocean Railroad |url=https://archive.org/details/sim_western-railroader-the-western-railfan_1960-02_23_2 |access-date=14 July 2025 |magazine=The Western Railroader |volume=23 |number=2, iss. 242 |date=February 1960 |pages=5–8}}</ref> |- |[[Parr Terminal Railroad]] |PRT | |1950 |2002 |[[Richmond Pacific Railroad]] | |- |[[Pasadena Railway]]{{sfn|Robertson|1998|p=184}} | |[[Union Pacific Railroad|UP]] |1887 |1892 |[[Los Angeles Terminal Railway]] | |- |[[Patterson and Western Railroad]]{{sfn|Robertson|1998|p=184}} | | |1915 |1921<!--?--> |N/A | |- |[[Peninsular Railway (California)|Peninsular Rairoad]]{{sfn|Robertson|1998|p=185}} | |[[Southern Pacific Transportation Company|SP]] |1905 |1909 |[[Peninsular Railway (California)|Peninsular Railway]] | |- |[[Peninsular Railway (California)|Peninsular Railway]]{{sfn|Robertson|1998|p=185}} | |[[Southern Pacific Transportation Company|SP]] |1909 |1934 |[[Southern Pacific Company]] | |- |[[Petaluma and Haystack Railroad]]{{sfn|Robertson|1998|p=235}} | |[[Northwestern Pacific Railroad|NWP]] ([[Southern Pacific Transportation Company|SP]]) |1862 |1875 |[[San Francisco and North Pacific Railroad]] | |- |[[Petaluma and Santa Rosa Railroad]]{{sfn|Robertson|1998|p=185}} | | |1918 |1985 | | |- |[[Petaluma and Santa Rosa Railroad|Petaluma and Santa Rosa Railway]]{{sfn|Robertson|1998|p=185}} | | |1903 |1918 | | |- |[[Placerville and Lake Tahoe Railway]]{{sfn|Robertson|1998|p=97}} | | |1904 |1911 |[[Camino, Placerville and Lake Tahoe Railroad]] | |- |[[Placerville and Sacramento Valley Railroad]]{{sfn|Robertson|1998|p=187}} | |[[Southern Pacific Transportation Company|SP]] |1862 |1869 |[[Sacramento and Placerville Railroad]] | |- |[[Port Railroads, Inc.]] |PRI | |1973<!--began operating the SF Belt--> |1996 |[[San Joaquin Valley Railroad]] | |- |[[Porterville Northeastern Railway]]{{sfn|Robertson|1998|p=188}} | |[[Southern Pacific Transportation Company|SP]] |1910 |1934 |[[Southern Pacific Company]] | |- |[[Quincy and Eastern Railroad]]{{sfn|Robertson|1998|p=188}} | | |1908 |1909<!--?--> |[[Quincy Western Railway]] | |- |[[Quincy Western Railway]]{{sfn|Robertson|1998|p=188}} | | |1909 |1917 |[[Quincy Railroad (California)|Quincy Railroad]] | |- |[[Ramona and San Bernardino Railroad]] | |[[Southern Pacific Transportation Company|SP]] |1888 |1888 |[[Southern Pacific Railroad]] | |- |[[Randsburg Railway]]{{sfn|Myrick|1992b|p=793}}{{sfn|Robertson|1998|p=189}} | |[[Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway|ATSF]] |1897 |1911 |[[California, Arizona and Santa Fe Railway]] | |- |[[Redondo Beach Railway]]{{sfn|Robertson|1998|p=190}} | |[[Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway|ATSF]] |1888 |1889 |[[Southern California Railway]] | |- |[[Richmond Belt Railway]] | |[[Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway|ATSF]] / [[Southern Pacific Transportation Company|SP]] |1902 |1932<!--?--> |[[Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway]], [[Southern Pacific Company]] | |- |[[Riverside, Rialto and Pacific Railroad]]{{sfn|Robertson|1998|p=191}} | |[[Union Pacific Railroad|UP]] |1915 |1917 |[[Los Angeles and Salt Lake Railroad]] | |- |[[Riverside, Santa Ana and Los Angeles Railway]]{{sfn|Robertson|1998|p=86}} | |[[Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway|ATSF]] |1885 |1887 |[[California Central Railway]] | |- |[[Sacramento Northern Railway]]{{sfn|Robertson|1998|p=193}} |SN |[[Western Pacific Railroad|WP]] |1921 |1987 |[[Western Pacific Railroad]] |Electric until 1946<!--?--> |- |[[Sacramento and Oakland Railway]] | |[[Western Pacific Railroad|WP]] |1903 |1903<!--??--> |[[Western Pacific Railway]] | |- |[[Sacramento, Placer and Nevada Railroad]]{{sfn|Robertson|1998|p=197}} | | |1861 |1864 |[[Central Pacific Railway]] | |- |[[Sacramento and Placerville Railroad]]{{sfn|Robertson|1998|p=192}} | |[[Southern Pacific Transportation Company|SP]] |1877 |1888 |[[Northern Railway (California)|Northern Railway]] | |- |[[Sacramento and San Francisco Railroad]] | |[[Southern Pacific Transportation Company|SP]] |1864 |1865 |[[California Pacific Railroad]] | |- |[[Sacramento Southern Railroad]]{{sfn|Robertson|1998|p=197}} | |[[Southern Pacific Transportation Company|SP]] |1903 |1912 |[[Central Pacific Railway]] | |- |[[Sacramento Valley Railroad (1852–1877)|Sacramento Valley Railroad]]{{sfn|Robertson|1998|p=198}} | |[[Southern Pacific Transportation Company|SP]] |1852 |1877 |[[Sacramento and Placerville Railroad]] | |- |[[Sacramento Valley and Eastern Railway]]{{sfn|Robertson|1998|p=198}} | | |1906 |1927<!--??--> |N/A | |- |[[San Bernardino, Arrowhead and Waterman Railway]]{{sfn|Robertson|1998|p=202}} | | |1888 |1904 |[[Pacific Electric Railway]] |Became the [[Arrowhead Line]] and [[Highland Line (Pacific Electric)|Highland Line]] of the Pacific Electric system |- |[[San Bernardino and Eastern Railway]]{{sfn|Robertson|1998|p=237}} | |[[Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway|ATSF]] |1890 |1892 |[[Southern California Railway]] | |- |[[San Bernardino and Los Angeles Railway]]{{sfn|Robertson|1998|p=86}} | |[[Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway|ATSF]] |1886 |1887 |[[California Central Railway]] | |- |[[San Bernardino and Redlands Railroad]]{{sfn|Robertson|1998|p=201}} | |[[Southern Pacific Transportation Company|SP]] |1888 |1916 |[[Southern Pacific Railroad]] | |- |[[San Bernardino and San Diego Railway]]{{sfn|Robertson|1998|p=86}} | |[[Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway|ATSF]] |1886 |1887 |[[California Central Railway]] | |- |[[San Bernardino Valley Railway]]{{sfn|Robertson|1998|p=86}} | |[[Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway|ATSF]] |1887 |1887 |[[California Central Railway]] | |- |[[San Diego and Arizona Railway]]{{sfn|Robertson|1998|p=203}} | |[[Southern Pacific Transportation Company|SP]] |1906 |1933 |[[San Diego and Arizona Eastern Railway]] | |- |[[San Diego and Arizona Eastern Railway]]{{sfn|Robertson|1998|p=203}} |SDAE |[[Southern Pacific Transportation Company|SP]] |1931 |1976 | |Still exists as a lessor of the [[Carrizo Gorge Railway]] and [[San Diego and Imperial Valley Railroad]] |- |[[San Diego and Arizona Eastern Transportation Company]] |SDAE | |1979 |1984 |[[San Diego and Imperial Valley Railroad]] | |- |[[San Diego Central Railroad]]{{sfn|Robertson|1998|p=86}} | |[[Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway|ATSF]] |1886 |1887 |[[California Central Railway]] | |- |[[San Diego and Cuyamaca Railway]]{{sfn|Robertson|1998|p=203}} | |[[Southern Pacific Transportation Company|SP]] |1909 |1912 |[[San Diego and South Eastern Railway]] | |- |[[San Diego and Cuyamaca Railway]]{{sfn|Robertson|1998|p=203}} | |[[Southern Pacific Transportation Company|SP]] |1887 |1888 |[[San Diego, Cuyamaca and Eastern Railway]] | |- |[[San Diego, Cuyamaca and Eastern Railway]]{{sfn|Robertson|1998|p=203}} | |[[Southern Pacific Transportation Company|SP]] |1888 |1909 |[[San Diego and Cuyamaca Railway]] | |- |[[San Diego, Old Town and Pacific Beach Railroad]]{{sfn|Robertson|1998|p=141}} | | |1888 |1894 |[[Los Angeles and San Diego Beach Railway]] |- |[[San Diego and Pacific Beach Railway]]{{sfn|Robertson|1998|p=141}} | | |1887 |1888 |[[San Diego, Old Town and Pacific Beach Railroad]] | |- |[[San Diego, Pacific Beach and La Jolla Railway]]{{sfn|Robertson|1998|p=141}} | | |1894 |1906 |[[Los Angeles and San Diego Beach Railway]] | |- |[[San Diego and Old Town Street Railway]]{{sfn|Robertson|1998|p=141}} | | |1886 |1888 |[[San Diego, Old Town and Pacific Beach Railroad]] | |- |[[San Diego and South Eastern Railway]]{{sfn|Robertson|1998|p=206}} | |[[Southern Pacific Transportation Company|SP]] |1912 |1917 |[[San Diego and Arizona Railway]] | |- |[[San Diego Southern Railway]]{{sfn|Robertson|1998|p=206}} | |[[Southern Pacific Transportation Company|SP]] |1908 |1912 |[[San Diego and South Eastern Railway]] | |- |[[San Francisco and Alameda Railroad]]{{sfn|Robertson|1998|p=215}} | |[[Southern Pacific Transportation Company|SP]] |1863 |1870 |[[San Francisco, Oakland and Alameda Railroad]] | |- |[[San Francisco, Alameda and Stockton Railroad]]{{sfn|Robertson|1998|p=215}} | |[[Southern Pacific Railroad|SP]] |1863 |1864 |[[San Francisco and Alameda Railroad]] | |- |[[San Francisco Bay Railroad]]{{sfn|Robertson|1998|p=296}} | |[[Southern Pacific Railroad|SP]] |1868 |1869 |[[Western Pacific Railroad (1862–1870)|Western Pacific Railroad]] | |- |[[San Francisco Belt Railroad]] |SFB | |1969 |1993 |N/A | |- |[[San Francisco and Colorado River Railroad]]{{sfn|Robertson|1998|p=277}} | |[[Southern Pacific Transportation Company|SP]] |1883 |1887 |[[South Pacific Coast Railway]] | |- |[[San Francisco and Eureka Railway]] | |[[Northwestern Pacific Railroad|NWP]] ([[Southern Pacific Transportation Company|SP]]<!--?-->) |1903 |1907 |[[Northwestern Pacific Railroad]] | |- |[[San Francisco and Humboldt Bay Railroad]]{{sfn|Robertson|1998|p=208}} | |[[Northwestern Pacific Railroad|NWP]] ([[Southern Pacific Transportation Company|SP]]) |1868 |1869 |[[San Francisco and North Pacific Railroad]] | |- |[[Market Street Railway (transit operator)|San Francisco Market Street Railroad]] | | |1860 |1867 | |[[Steam dummy]] line.<ref name="SFSteam1">{{cite news |last1=Sievers |first1=Wald |title=Steam Dummies of San Francisco |url=https://archive.org/details/sim_western-railroader-the-western-railfan_1960-01_23_1 |access-date=4 July 2025 |newspaper=The Western Railroader |volume=23 |number=1, iss. 241 |date=January 1960}}</ref> |- |[[San Francisco and Marysville Railroad]] | |[[Southern Pacific Transportation Company|SP]] |1857 |1865 |[[California Pacific Railroad]] | |- |[[San Francisco and Napa Railway]]{{sfn|Robertson|1998|p=207}} | |[[Southern Pacific Transportation Company|SP]] |1903 |1911 |[[Southern Pacific Railroad]] | |- |[[San Francisco, Napa and Calistoga Railway]]{{sfn|Robertson|1998|p=208}} |SFN&C | |1911 |1935 |[[San Francisco and Napa Valley Railroad]] | |- |[[San Francisco and Napa Valley Railroad]]{{sfn|Robertson|1998|p=208}} | | |1935 |1956 | | |- |[[San Francisco and North Pacific Railroad]]{{sfn|Robertson|1998|p=208}} | |[[Northwestern Pacific Railroad|NWP]] ([[Southern Pacific Transportation Company|SP]]) |1869 |1889 |[[San Francisco and North Pacific Railway]] | |- |[[San Francisco and North Pacific Railway]]{{sfn|Robertson|1998|p=208}} | |[[Northwestern Pacific Railroad|NWP]] ([[Southern Pacific Transportation Company|SP]]) |1888 |1907 |[[Northwestern Pacific Railroad]] | |- |[[San Francisco and Northwestern Railway]]{{sfn|Robertson|1998|p=211}} | |[[Northwestern Pacific Railroad|NWP]] ([[Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway|ATSF]]) |1903 |1907 |[[Northwestern Pacific Railroad]] | |- |[[San Francisco and Oakland Railroad]]{{sfn|Robertson|1998|p=215}} | |[[Southern Pacific Transportation Company|SP]] |1861 |1870 |[[San Francisco, Oakland and Alameda Railroad]] | |- |[[San Francisco, Oakland and Alameda Railroad]]{{sfn|Robertson|1998|p=215}} | |[[Southern Pacific Transportation Company|SP]] |1870 |1870 |[[Central Pacific Railroad]] | |- |[[San Francisco and San Joaquin Valley Railway]] | |[[Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway|ATSF]] |1895 |1901 |[[Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway]] | |- |[[San Francisco and San Jose Railroad]]{{sfn|Robertson|1998|p=214}} | |[[Southern Pacific Transportation Company|SP]] |1860 |1870 |[[Southern Pacific Railroad]] | |- |[[San Francisco and San Rafael Railroad]]{{sfn|Robertson|1998|p=208}} | |[[Northwestern Pacific Railroad|NWP]] ([[Southern Pacific Transportation Company|SP]]) |1882 |1889 |[[San Francisco and North Pacific Railway]] | |- |[[San Francisco, Tamalpais and Bolinas Railway]]{{sfn|Robertson|1998|p=167}} | |[[Northwestern Pacific Railroad|NWP]] ([[Southern Pacific Transportation Company|SP]]) |1889 |1892 |[[North Pacific Coast Railroad]] | |- |[[San Francisco Terminal Railway and Ferry Company]] | |[[Western Pacific Railroad|WP]] |1902 |1903<!--??--> |[[Western Pacific Railway]] | |- |[[San Francisco, Vallejo and Napa Valley Railroad]]{{sfn|Robertson|1998|p=208}} |SFV&NVRR | |1906 |1911 |[[San Francisco, Napa and Calistoga Railway]] | |- |[[San Gabriel Valley Rapid Transit Railway]]{{sfn|Robertson|1998|p=216}} | |[[Southern Pacific Transportation Company|SP]] |1887 |1894 |[[Southern Pacific Railroad]] | |- |[[San Jacinto Valley Railway]]{{sfn|Robertson|1998|p=86}} | |[[Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway|ATSF]] |1887 |1887 |[[California Central Railway]] | |- |[[San Joaquin and Eastern Railroad]]{{sfn|Robertson|1998|p=218}} |SJ&E | |1912 |1933 |N/A | |- |[[San Joaquin and Sierra Nevada Railroad]]{{sfn|Robertson|1998|p=219}} | |[[Southern Pacific Transportation Company|SP]] |1882 |1888 |[[Northern Railway (California)|Northern Railway]] | |- |[[San Joaquin Valley Railroad (1891–1893)]]{{sfn|Robertson|1998|p=220}} | |[[Southern Pacific Transportation Company|SP]] |1891 |1893 |[[Southern Pacific Railroad]] | |- |[[San Joaquin Valley Railroad (1868–1870)]]{{sfn|Robertson|1998|p=220}} | |[[Southern Pacific Transportation Company|SP]] |1868 |1870 |[[Central Pacific Railroad]] | |- |[[San Joaquin Valley and Yosemite Railroad]]{{sfn|Robertson|1998|p=219}} | |[[Southern Pacific Transportation Company|SP]] |1886 |1888 |[[Southern Pacific Railroad]] | |- |[[San Jose and Almaden Railroad]]{{sfn|Robertson|1998|p=221}} | |[[Southern Pacific Transportation Company|SP]] |1886 |1888 |[[Southern Pacific Railroad]] | |- |[[San Juan Pacific Railway]]{{sfn|Robertson|1998|p=222}} | | |1907 |1912 |[[California Central Railroad]] | |- |[[San Luis Obispo Railroad]]{{sfn|Robertson|1998|p=222}} | | |1873 |1875 |[[San Luis Obispo and Santa Maria Valley Railroad]] | |- |[[San Luis Obispo and Santa Maria Valley Railroad]]{{sfn|Robertson|1998|p=222}} | | |1875 |1882 |[[Pacific Coast Railway]] | |- |[[San Pablo and Tulare Railroad]]{{sfn|Robertson|1998|p=223}} | |[[Southern Pacific Transportation Company|SP]] |1871 |1888 |[[Southern Pacific Railroad]] | |- |[[San Pablo and Tulare Extension Railroad]] | |[[Southern Pacific Transportation Company|SP]] |1887 |1888 |[[Southern Pacific Railroad]] | |- |[[San Pedro, Los Angeles and Salt Lake Railroad]]{{sfn|Robertson|1998|p=224}} |SLR |[[Union Pacific Railroad|UP]] |1901 |1916 |[[Los Angeles and Salt Lake Railroad]] | |- |[[San Pedro, Los Angeles and Utah Railway]]{{sfn|Robertson|1998|p=184}}{{dubious|date=February 2026}} | |[[Union Pacific Railroad|UP]] |1887 |1887 |[[Pasadena Railway]] | |- |[[San Rafael and San Quentin Railroad]]{{sfn|Robertson|1998|p=227}} | |[[Northwestern Pacific Railroad|NWP]] ([[Southern Pacific Transportation Company|SP]]) |1869 |<!--no idea - the branch was abandoned in 1946, but the charter expired in 1919!?--> | | |- |[[San Ramon Valley Railroad]] | |[[Southern Pacific Transportation Company|SP]] |1888 |1888 |[[Southern Pacific Railroad]] | |- |[[Santa Ana Railroad]]{{sfn|Robertson|1998|p=227}} | |[[Southern Pacific Transportation Company|SP]] |1889 |1892 |[[Newport Wharf and Lumber Company]] | |- |[[Santa Ana and Newport Railway]]{{sfn|Robertson|1998|p=227}} | |[[Southern Pacific Transportation Company|SP]] |1892 |1899 |[[Southern Pacific Railroad]] | |- |[[Santa Ana and Westminster Railway]]{{sfn|Robertson|1998|p=227}} | |[[Southern Pacific Transportation Company|SP]] |1890 |1899 |[[Santa Ana and Newport Railway]] | |- |[[Santa Clara and Pajaro Valley Railroad]]{{sfn|Robertson|1998|p=228}} | |[[Southern Pacific Transportation Company|SP]] |1868 |1870 |[[Southern Pacific Railroad]] | |- |[[Santa Cruz Railroad]]{{sfn|Robertson|1998|p=180}} | |[[Southern Pacific Transportation Company|SP]] |1873 |1881 |[[Pajaro and Santa Cruz Railroad]] | |- |[[Santa Cruz and Felton Railroad]]{{sfn|Robertson|1998|p=229}} | |[[Southern Pacific Transportation Company|SP]] |1874 |1887 |[[South Pacific Coast Railway]] | |- |[[Santa Fe and Los Angeles Harbor Railway]] | |[[Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway|ATSF]] |1922<!--?--> |1942 |[[Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway]] | |- |[[Santa Fe Pacific Railroad]] | |[[Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway|ATSF]] |1897 |1902 |[[Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway]] | |- |[[Santa Fe and Santa Monica Railway]]{{sfn|Robertson|1998|p=237}} | |[[Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway|ATSF]] |1892 |1892 |[[Southern California Railway]] | |- |[[Santa Fe Terminal Company of California]] | |[[Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway|ATSF]] |1899 |1912 |[[Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway]] | |- |[[Santa Rosa and Carquinez Railroad]]{{sfn|Robertson|1998|p=164}} | |[[Southern Pacific Transportation Company|SP]] |1887 |1888 | |- |[[Saratoga and Almaden Railroad]] | | |1884 |1905 |N/A | |- |[[Shingle Springs and Placerville Railroad]]{{sfn|Robertson|1998|p=164}} | |[[Southern Pacific Transportation Company|SP]] |1887 |1888 |[[Northern Railway (California)|Northern Railway]] | |- |[[Sierra Railroad]]{{sfn|Robertson|1998|p=233}} |SERA | |1935 |2003 |[[Sierra Northern Railway]] | |- |[[Sierra Railway of California]]{{sfn|Robertson|1998|p=233}} |SRYC | |1897 |1937 |[[Sierra Railroad]] | |- |[[Sierra and Mohawk Railway]]{{sfn|Myrick|1992a|p=384}}{{sfn|Robertson|1998|p=232}} | |[[Southern Pacific Transportation Company|SP]] |1911 |1915 |[[Nevada–California–Oregon Railway]] |- |[[Sierra Valley & Mohawk Railway]]{{sfn|Robertson|1998|p=232}} | |[[Southern Pacific Transportation Company|SP]] |1885 |1895 |[[Sierra Valley Railroad]] |- |[[Sierra Valley Railroad]]{{sfn|Robertson|1998|p=232}} | |[[Southern Pacific Transportation Company|SP]] |1895 |1909 |[[Sierra and Mohawk Railway]] |- |[[Sonoma County Railroad]]{{sfn|Robertson|1998|p=208}} | |[[Northwestern Pacific Railroad|NWP]] ([[Southern Pacific Transportation Company|SP]]) |1868 |1868 |[[San Francisco and Humboldt Bay Railroad]] |- |[[Sonoma and Marin Railroad]]{{sfn|Robertson|1998|p=235}} | |[[Northwestern Pacific Railroad|NWP]] ([[Southern Pacific Transportation Company|SP]]) |1875 |1877 |[[San Francisco and North Pacific Railroad]] |- |[[Sonoma and Santa Rosa Railroad]]{{sfn|Robertson|1998|p=236}} | |[[Northwestern Pacific Railroad|NWP]] ([[Southern Pacific Transportation Company|SP]]) |1881 |1885 |[[Sonoma Valley Railroad]] |- |[[Sonoma Valley Railroad]]{{sfn|Robertson|1998|p=236}} | |[[Northwestern Pacific Railroad|NWP]] ([[Southern Pacific Transportation Company|SP]]) |1878 |1889 |[[San Francisco and North Pacific Railway]] |- |[[Sonoma Valley Prismoidal Railway]]{{sfn|Robertson|1998|p=236}} | |[[Northwestern Pacific Railroad|NWP]] ([[Southern Pacific Transportation Company|SP]]) |1875 |1878 |[[Sonoma Valley Railroad]] |- |[[South Pacific Coast Railroad]] | |[[Southern Pacific Transportation Company|SP]] |1876 |1887 |[[South Pacific Coast Railway]] |- |[[South Pacific Coast Railway]]{{sfn|Robertson|1998|p=277}} | |[[Southern Pacific Transportation Company|SP]] |1887 |1937 |[[Southern Pacific Company]] |- |[[South San Francisco Belt Railway]]{{sfn|Fickewirth|1992|p=143}} | |[[Southern Pacific Transportation Company|SP]] |1907 |1945 |[[Southern Pacific Company]] |- |[[Southern California Railway]]{{sfn|Robertson|1998|p=237}} | |[[Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway|ATSF]] |1889 |1906 |[[Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway]] |- |[[Southern California Motor Road]]{{sfn|Robertson|1998|p=236}} | |[[Southern Pacific Transportation Company|SP]] |1887 |1895 |[[Southern Pacific Railroad]] |- |[[Southern Pacific Company]] |SP |SP |1885 |1969 |[[Southern Pacific Transportation Company]] |- |[[Southern Pacific Railroad]] | |[[Southern Pacific Transportation Company|SP]] |1865 |1955 |[[Southern Pacific Company]] |- |[[Southern Pacific Railroad Extension Company]] | |[[Southern Pacific Transportation Company|SP]] |1888 |1888 |[[Southern Pacific Railroad]] |- |[[Southern Pacific Branch Railroad]]{{sfn|Robertson|1998|p=240}} | |[[Southern Pacific Transportation Company|SP]] |1872 |1873 |[[Southern Pacific Railroad]] |Part of the [[Coast Line (California)|Coast Line]] |- |[[Southern Pacific Branch Railway]]{{sfn|Robertson|1998|p=240}} | |[[Southern Pacific Transportation Company|SP]] |1886 |1888 |[[Southern Pacific Railroad]] |Part of the [[Coast Line (California)|Coast Line]] |- |[[Southern Pacific Transportation Company]] |SP |SP |1969 |1998 |[[Union Pacific Railroad]] |- |[[State Belt Railroad]] | | |1873<!--first planned by Harbor Commission; when was it authorized?--> |1969 |[[San Francisco Belt Railroad]] |- |[[Stockton and Beckwith Pass Railway]] | |[[Western Pacific Railroad|WP]] |1902 |1903<!--??--> |[[Western Pacific Railway]] |- |[[Stockton and Copperopolis Railroad]]{{sfn|Robertson|1998|p=280}} | |[[Southern Pacific Transportation Company|SP]] |1865 |1888 |[[Southern Pacific Railroad]] |- |[[Stockton and Ione Railroad]]{{sfn|Robertson|1998|p=281}} | | |1873 |1875<!--?--> |N/A |- |[[Stockton and Tulare Railroad]] | |[[Southern Pacific Transportation Company|SP]] |1887 |1888 |[[Southern Pacific Railroad]] |- |[[Stockton and Visalia Railroad]]{{sfn|Robertson|1998|p=280}} | |[[Southern Pacific Transportation Company|SP]] |1869 |1877 |[[Stockton and Copperopolis Railroad]] |- |[[Sugar Pine Lumber Company]] | | |1923 |1933<!--?--> |N/A |- |[[Sugar Pine Railway]]{{sfn|Robertson|1998|p=282}} | | |1903 |1922<!--?--> |N/A |- |[[Sunset Railroad]]{{sfn|Robertson|1998|p=283}} | |[[Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway|ATSF]]/ [[Southern Pacific Transportation Company|SP]] |1900 |1912 |[[Sunset Railway]] |- |[[Sunset Railway]]{{sfn|Robertson|1998|p=283}} |SUN |[[Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway|ATSF]]/ [[Southern Pacific Transportation Company|SP]] |1912 | | |Still exists as a joint subsidiary of the [[BNSF Railway]] and [[Union Pacific Railroad]], leased to the [[San Joaquin Valley Railroad]] |- |[[Sunset Western Railway]]{{sfn|Robertson|1998|p=283}} | |[[Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway|ATSF]]/ [[Southern Pacific Transportation Company|SP]] |1909 |1912 |[[Sunset Railway]] |- |[[Tidewater and Southern Railroad]] | |[[Western Pacific Railroad|WP]] |1910 |1912 |[[Tidewater Southern Railway]] |- |[[Tidewater Southern Railway]]{{sfn|Robertson|1998|p=284}} |TSO, TS |[[Western Pacific Railroad|WP]] |1912 |1987 |[[Western Pacific Railroad]] |- |[[Tidewater and Southern Transit Company]] | |[[Western Pacific Railroad|WP]] |1912 |1912 |[[Tidewater Southern Railway]] |- |[[Tonopah and Tidewater Railroad]]{{sfn|Myrick|1992b|p=545}}{{sfn|Robertson|1998|p=285}} | | |1904 |1940 |N/A |- |[[Vaca Valley Railroad]]{{sfn|Robertson|1998|p=291}} | |[[Southern Pacific Transportation Company|SP]] |1869 |1870 |[[Vaca Valley and Clear Lake Railroad]] |- |[[Vaca Valley and Clear Lake Railroad]]{{sfn|Robertson|1998|p=291}} | |[[Southern Pacific Transportation Company|SP]] |1877 |1888 |[[Northern Railway (California)|Northern Railway]] |- |[[Vallejo, Benicia and Napa Valley Railroad]]{{sfn|Robertson|1998|p=208}} |VB&NVRR | |1902 |1910 |[[San Francisco, Vallejo and Napa Valley Railroad]] | |- |[[Ventura County Railway]]{{sfn|Robertson|1998|p=292}} |VCY | |1911 | | |Still exists as a lessor of the [[Ventura County Railroad]] |- |[[Ventura and Ojai Valley Railroad]]{{sfn|Robertson|1998|p=291}} | |[[Southern Pacific Transportation Company|SP]] |1896 |1899 |[[Southern Pacific Railroad]] |- |[[Visalia Railroad]]{{sfn|Robertson|1998|p=295}} | |[[Southern Pacific Transportation Company|SP]] |1874 |1899 |[[Southern Pacific Railroad]] |- |[[Visalia Electric Railroad]]{{sfn|Robertson|1998|p=294}} |VE |[[Southern Pacific Transportation Company|SP]] |1904 |1992 |[[Southern Pacific Transportation Company]] |Electric until 1944 |- |[[Visalia and Tulare Railroad]]{{sfn|Robertson|1998|p=293}} | | |1887 |1900<!--??--> |N/A |- |[[West Side and Mendocino Railroad]]{{sfn|Robertson|1998|p=164}} | |[[Southern Pacific Transportation Company|SP]] |1886 |1888 |[[Northern Railway (California)|Northern Railway]] |- |[[Western Nevada Railroad]] | |[[Southern Pacific Transportation Company|SP]] |1879 |1880 |[[Nevada and Oregon Railroad]] |- |[[Western Pacific Railroad]]{{sfn|Robertson|1998|p=299}} |WP |WP |1916 |1987 |[[Union Pacific Railroad]] |- |[[Western Pacific Railroad (1862–1870)|Western Pacific Railroad]]{{sfn|Robertson|1998|p=296}} | |[[Southern Pacific Transportation Company|SP]] |1862 |1870 |[[Central Pacific Railroad]] |- |[[Western Pacific Railway]]{{sfn|Myrick|1992a|p=316}} | |[[Western Pacific Railroad|WP]] |1903 |1916 |[[Western Pacific Railroad]] |- |[[Wilmington and Long Beach Rapid Transit Railroad]] | |[[Southern Pacific Transportation Company|SP]] |1882 |1887 | |- |[[Winters and Ukiah Railway]] | |[[Southern Pacific Transportation Company|SP]] |1887 |1888 |[[Northern Railway (California)|Northern Railway]] |- |[[Woodland, Capay and Clear Lake Railroad]] | |[[Southern Pacific Transportation Company|SP]] |1887 |1888 |[[Northern Railway (California)|Northern Railway]] |- |[[Yolo Shortline Railroad]]{{sfn|Robertson|1998|p=305}} |YSLR | |1991 |2003 |[[Sierra Northern Railway]] |- |[[Yosemite Short Line Railway]]{{sfn|Robertson|1998|p=305}} | | |1905 |1917<!--?--> |N/A |- |[[Yosemite Valley Railroad]]{{sfn|Robertson|1998|p=306}} | | |1902 |1935 |[[Yosemite Valley Railway]] |- |[[Yosemite Valley Railway]]{{sfn|Robertson|1998|p=306}} | | |1934 |1945 |N/A |- |[[Yreka Railroad]]{{sfn|Robertson|1998|p=308}} | | |1888 |1935 |[[Yreka Western Railroad]] |- |[[Yuba Railroad]]{{sfn|Robertson|1998|p=84}} | |[[Southern Pacific Transportation Company|SP]] |1862 |1869 |[[California and Oregon Railroad]] |}

===Private carriers=== {{Div col|colwidth=30em}} *[[Albion Lumber Company]]{{sfn|Robertson|1998|p=69}} *[[Almanor Railroad Company]]{{sfn|Robertson|1998|p=70}} *[[American River Land and Lumber Company]]{{sfn|Robertson|1998|p=150}} *[[Bayside Logging Railroad]] *[[Andersonia, California|Bear Harbor and Eel River Railroad]] *[[Birch and Smart Railroad]] *[[Brookings Lumber and Box Company]] *[[Butte and Plumas Railway]] *[[C.D. Danaher Pine Company]] *[[California Door Company]] *[[California Redwood Company]]{{sfn|Robertson|1998|p=93}} *[[Camino, Cable and Northern Railroad]] *[[Carson and Tahoe Lumber and Fluming Company]] *[[Caspar, South Fork and Eastern Railroad]]{{sfn|Robertson|1998|p=98}} *[[Charles W. Kitts]] *[[Clover Valley Lumber Company]]{{sfn|Robertson|1998|p=111}} *[[Crane Creek Lumber Company]] *[[Crescent City and Smith River Railroad]]{{sfn|Robertson|1998|p=117}} *[[C.D. Dansher Pine Company]]{{sfn|Robertson|1998|p=150}} *[[R.E. Dansher Company]]{{sfn|Robertson|1998|p=150}} *[[Del Norte Southern Railroad]]{{sfn|Robertson|1998|p=117}} *[[Descanso, Alpine and Pacific Railway]] *[[Diamond Match Company]] *[[Duncan Mill Land and Lumber Company]] *[[El Dorado Lumber Company]]{{sfn|Robertson|1998|p=150}} *[[Elk Creek Railroad]] *[[Epsom Salts Railroad]]{{sfn|Myrick|1992b|p=808}} *[[Feather River Pine Mills, Inc.]]{{sfn|Robertson|1998|p=120}} *[[Fruit Growers Supply Company]]{{sfn|Robertson|1998|p=123}} *[[Georgia-Pacific]]{{sfn|Robertson|1998|p=124}} *[[Glen Blair Redwood Company]]{{sfn|Robertson|1998|p=125}} *[[Glendale Railroad]] *[[Elk, Mendocino County, California#Elk Logging Railway locomotives|Goodyear Redwood Lumber Company]]{{sfn|Robertson|1998|p=125}} *[[Grande Ronde Pine Company]]{{sfn|Robertson|1998|p=70}} *[[Gualala River Railroad]]{{sfn|Robertson|1998|p=126}} *[[Gualala River Railway]]{{sfn|Robertson|1998|p=126}} *[[Hammond and Little River Redwood Company]]{{sfn|Robertson|1998|p=124}} *[[Hammond Lumber Company]]{{sfn|Robertson|1998|p=124}} *[[Hammond Redwood Lumber Company]]{{sfn|Robertson|1998|p=124}} *[[Hardy Creek and Eel River Railroad]] *[[Hobart Southern Railroad]]{{sfn|Robertson|1998|p=128}} *[[Humboldt Bay and Trinidad Logging and Lumbering Company]]{{sfn|Robertson|1998|p=175}} *[[Humboldt Logging Railway]]{{sfn|Robertson|1998|p=93}} *[[Humboldt Lumber Mill Company]]{{sfn|Robertson|1998|p=166}} *[[Humboldt and Mad River Railroad]]{{sfn|Robertson|1998|p=175}} *[[Humboldt Northern Railway]]{{sfn|Robertson|1998|p=131}} *[[Hutchison Lumber Company]]{{sfn|Robertson|1998|p=120}} *[[United States Gypsum Company]]{{sfn|Robertson|1998|p=289}} *[[Kaiser Steel]] ([[Eagle Mountain Railroad]]) *[[L.E. White Lumber Company]] ([[Greenwood Railroad]]){{sfn|Robertson|1998|p=125}} *[[Lake Valley Railroad]]{{sfn|Myrick|1992a|p=424}}{{sfn|Robertson|1998|pp=135–136}} *[[Little River Redwood Company]]{{sfn|Robertson|1998|p=124}} *[[Long-Bell Lumber Company]]{{sfn|Robertson|1998|p=137}} *[[Madera Flume and Trading Company]]{{sfn|Robertson|1998|p=148}} *[[Madera Sugar Pine Company]]{{sfn|Robertson|1998|p=148}} *[[Mammoth Copper Mining Company]] *[[Marsh Lumber Company]]{{sfn|Robertson|1998|p=111}} *[[McCloud Railway]]{{sfn|Robertson|1998|p=147}} *[[Mendocino Railroad Company]]{{sfn|Robertson|1998|p=149}} *[[Metropolitan, California|Metropolitan Redwood Lumber Company]] *[[Michigan–California Lumber Company]]{{sfn|Robertson|1998|p=150}} *[[Arcata and Mad River Railroad|Minors Railroad]] *[[Mono Lake Lumber Company]]{{sfn|Robertson|1998|p=153}} *[[Mono Lake Railway and Lumber Company]] *[[Navarro Railroad]]{{sfn|Robertson|1998|p=160}} *[[Navarro Mill Company]]{{sfn|Robertson|1998|p=160}} *[[Navarro River Railroad]]{{sfn|Robertson|1998|p=160}} *[[Northern Redwood Lumber Company]]{{sfn|Robertson|1998|p=166}} *[[Outer Harbor Dock and Wharf Company]] *[[Pacific Coast Borax Company]] ([[Borate and Daggett Railroad]]){{sfn|Myrick|1992b|p=823}}{{sfn|Robertson|1998|p=80}} *[[Pacific Lumber Company]]{{sfn|Myrick|1992a|p=438}}{{sfn|Robertson|1998|p=180}} *[[Pacific Lumber and Wood Company]]{{sfn|Robertson|1998|p=179}} *[[Pacific Portland Cement Company]]{{sfn|Robertson|1998|p=289}} *[[Parr-Richmond Industrial Corporation]] *[[PeopleMover]] *[[Pittsburg Railroad]]{{sfn|Robertson|1998|p=187}} *[[Pudding Creek Lumber COmpany]]{{sfn|Robertson|1998|p=125}} *[[R.E. Danaher Company]] *[[Rainbow Mill and Lumber Company]] *[[Raymond Granite Company]] *[[Read Timber and Lumber Company]] *[[Red River Lumber Company]]{{sfn|Robertson|1998|p=191}} *[[Red Rock Railroad]] *[[Richardson Brothers Railroad]]{{sfn|Myrick|1992a|pp=437–438}} *[[Rockport, California#Rockport Redwood Company Locomotives|Rockport Redwood Company]] *[[Salmon Creek Railroad (California)|Salmon Creek Railroad]]{{sfn|Robertson|1998|p=201}} *[[Schaffer Mill Railroad]]{{sfn|Myrick|1992a|p=437}} *[[Selby Smelting and Lead Company]] *[[Shaver Lake Lumber Company]] ([[Shaver Lake Railroad]]) *[[Sierra Lumber Company]]{{sfn|Robertson|1998|p=233}} *[[Sierra Nevada Wood and Lumber Company]]{{sfn|Myrick|1992a|p=439}}{{sfn|Robertson|1998|p=128}} *[[Siskiyou Electric Light and Power Company]] *[[Sonoma Magnesite Tramway]] *[[South San Francisco Land and Improvement Company]] *[[Southwestern Portland Cement Company]]{{sfn|Robertson|1998|p=279}} *[[Stearns Lumber Company]] *[[Stone Canyon Pacific Railway]]{{sfn|Robertson|1998|p=112}} *[[Tecopa Railroad]]{{sfn|Myrick|1992b|p=593}}{{sfn|Robertson|1998|p=284}} *[[Ten Mile Railroad]] *[[Terry Lumber Company]] ([[Anderson and Bella Vista Railroad]]){{sfn|Robertson|1998|p=93}} *[[Towle Brothers Company]]{{sfn|Robertson|1998|p=287}} *[[Trinidad Milling Company]]{{sfn|Robertson|1998|p=93}} *[[Truckee Lumber COmpany]]{{sfn|Myrick|1992a|p=436}} *[[Tulare Valley Railroad]]{{sfn|Robertson|1998|p=289}} *[[Union Lumber Company]] ([[Fort Bragg Railroad]]){{sfn|Robertson|1998|p=96}} *[[Union Sugar Company]] *[[Usal Creek|Usal Redwood Company]] *[[Verdi Lumber Company]]{{sfn|Myrick|1992a|p=410}} *[[Viewliner Train of Tomorrow]] *[[Waterloo Mining Railroad]]{{sfn|Myrick|1992b|p=818}} *[[Watsonville Traction Company]] *[[Weed Lumber Company]]{{sfn|Robertson|1998|p=137}} *[[West Side Flume and Lumber Company]] *[[West Side Lumber Company railway]]{{sfn|Robertson|1998|p=304}} *[[Western Meat Company]] *[[Western Plant Services, Inc.]]<!--?--> *[[Western Redwood Lumber Company]] *[[Wood Sheldon Lumber Company]] *[[Yellow Aster Mining Company]] *[[Yosemite Lumber Company]]{{sfn|Robertson|1998|p=306}} *[[Yosemite Sugar Pine Lumber Company]]{{sfn|Robertson|1998|p=306}} {{div col end}}

===Excursion=== *[[Port of Los Angeles Waterfront Red Car Line]]

==See also== * [[History of rail transportation in California]] * [[List of San Francisco Bay Area trains]]

==Notes== {{noteslist}}

==References== {{reflist}}

===Bibliography=== * {{cite book | last=Fickewirth |first=Alvin A. |title=California Railroads |location=[[San Marino, California]] |publisher=[[Golden West Books]] |year=1992 |isbn=0-87095-106-8}} * {{Robertson-Western Railroad-4}} * {{Railroads of Nevada and Eastern California 1|ref={{harvid|Myrick|1992a}} }} * {{Railroads of Nevada and Eastern California 2|ref={{harvid|Myrick|1992b}} }} * {{cite web |publisher=Association of American Railroads |date=2003 |url=http://www.aar.org/PubCommon/Documents/AboutTheIndustry/RRState_CA.pdf |title=Railroad Service in California |access-date=May 25, 2005 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070927194637/http://www.aar.org/PubCommon/Documents/AboutTheIndustry/RRState_CA.pdf |archive-date=September 27, 2007}} * Santa Fe Railroad (1945), ''Along Your Way'', [[Rand McNally]], [[Chicago, Illinois]]. * {{cite book |last=Serpico |first=Philip C. |title=Santa Fé Route to the Pacific |year=1988 |publisher=Omni Publications |location=[[Palmdale, California]] |isbn=0-88418-000-X }}

==External links== ===Archival collections=== *[http://www.oac.cdlib.org/findaid/ark:/13030/kt6c602823 Guide to Railroads in California by L. M. Clement.] Special Collections and Archives, The UC Irvine Libraries, Irvine, California.

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