List of California railroads
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The following railroads operate in the U.S. state of California.
Common freight carriers[edit]
Freight carrier information is current since 2021[update].[1]
Name | Carrier Code | Parent company | Route miles |
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BNSF Railway | BNSF | Berkshire Hathaway | 2,114 |
Union Pacific Railroad | UPRR | 3,292 |
Name | Carrier Code | Parent company | Route miles |
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Central California Traction Company | CCT | BNSF/UPRR | 96 |
Los Angeles Junction Railway | LAJ | BNSF | 64 |
Modesto and Empire Traction Company | MET | 49 | |
Oakland Terminal Railway | OTR | BNSF/UPRR | 10 |
Pacific Harbor Line, Inc. | PHL | Anacostia Rail Holdings Company | 59 |
Quincy Railroad | QRR | 3 | |
Richmond Pacific Railroad | RPRC | 6 |
Other[edit]
- Mare Island Rail Service (MIRS) at Mare Island
- Oakland Global Rail Enterprise (OGRE) at the Port of Oakland
- Southern California Railroad (SCRR) in Plaster City
- USG Corporation (USG) in Plaster City
Passenger carriers[edit]
Intercity[edit]
- Amtrak (AMTK): California Zephyr, Coast Starlight, Southwest Chief, Sunset Limited, Texas Eagle
- Amtrak California (CDTX): Capitol Corridor, Pacific Surfliner and San Joaquins
- California High-Speed Rail (under construction)
- Brightline West (under construction)
Commuter rail[edit]
- Altamont Corridor Express (ACE)
- Caltrain (JPBX)
- Coaster (SDNX)
- Metrolink (SCAX)
- Sonoma–Marin Area Rail Transit (SMART)
- North Valley Rail (planned)
Local[edit]
- Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART)
- Los Angeles Metro Rail (LACZ)
- San Francisco Municipal Railway (MUNI)
- OC Streetcar (under construction)
- Sacramento RT Light Rail (SCRT)
- San Diego Trolley (SDTI)
- VTA light rail (VTA)
- Sprinter (SDNX)
Excursion[edit]
- Calico and Odessa Railroad (C&OR)
- Fillmore and Western Railway (FWRY)
- Napa Valley Wine Train (NVRR)
- Niles Canyon Railway (NCRY)
- Placerville and Sacramento Valley Railroad[2]
- Port of Los Angeles Waterfront Red Car Line (service temporarily suspended)
- Poway-Midland Railroad
- 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)
- Sacramento RiverTrain (SYPD)
- Western Pacific Railroad Museum (WPRM)
- Western Railway Museum
- Yosemite Mountain Sugar Pine Railroad (YMSP)
- Yreka Western Railroad (YW)
Amusement park[edit]
Defunct railroads[edit]
Name | Mark | System[nb 1] | From | To | Successor | Notes |
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Alameda and San Joaquin Railroad | WP | 1895 | 1903 | Western Pacific Railway | ||
Alameda Belt Line | ABL | ATSF/ WP | 1925 | 2007 | N/A | |
Albion Railroad | 1921 | 1930 | N/A | |||
Albion River Railroad | NWP (ATSF) | 1885 | 1891 | Albion and Southeastern Railway | ||
Albion and Southeastern Railway | NWP (ATSF) | 1902 | 1905 | Fort Bragg and Southeastern Railroad | ||
Almaden Branch Railroad | SP | 1887 | 1887 | South Pacific Coast Railway | ||
Amador Branch Railroad | SP | 1875 | 1888 | Northern Railway | ||
Amador Central Railroad | AMC | 1908 | 1997 | Amador Foothills Railroad | ||
Amador Foothills Railroad | 1998 | 2004 | N/A | |||
Arcata and Mad River Railroad | AMR | 1881 | 1985 | Eureka Southern Railroad | ||
Arcata Transportation Company | 1875 | 1881 | Arcata and Mad River Railroad | |||
Arizona and California Railway | ATSF | 1903 | 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 | ATSF | 1866 | 1897 | Santa Fe Pacific Railroad | ||
Bakersfield and Ventura Railroad | 1908 | 1911 | Ventura County Railway | |||
Bakersfield and Ventura Railway | 1903 | 1906 | Bakersfield and Ventura Railroad | |||
Barnwell and Searchlight Railway | ATSF | 1906 | 1911 | California, Arizona and Santa Fe Railway | ||
Bay and Coast Railroad | SP | 1877 | 1887 | South Pacific Coast Railway | ||
Bay Point and Clayton Railroad | BP&C | 1906 | 1946 | U.S. Navy | ||
Bear Harbor and Eel River Railroad | (?) | 1893 | 1921 | Abandoned | ||
Berkeley Branch Railroad | SP | 1876 | 1888 | Northern Railway | ||
Black Diamond Coal Mining Railroad | 1868 | 1885 | ||||
Boca and Loyalton Railroad | WP | 1900 | 1916 | Western Pacific Railroad | ||
Bodie Railway and Lumber Company | 1893 | 1906 | Mono Lake Railway and Lumber Company | |||
Bodie Railway and Lumber Company | 1881 | 1882 | Bodie and Benton Railway and Commercial Company | |||
Bodie and Benton Railway and Commercial Company | 1882 | 1890 | Bodie Railway and Lumber Company | |||
Bucksport and Elk River Railroad | 1884 | 1932 | Bucksport and Elk River Railway | |||
Bucksport and Elk River Railway | 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 | SP | 1903 | 1915 | N/A | Leased the Chico and Northern Railroad | |
Butte and Plumas Railway | WP | 1902 | 1905 | Western Pacific Railway | ||
California, Arizona and Santa Fe Railway | ATSF | 1911 | 1963 | Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway | ||
California Central Railroad | 1912 | 1930 | N/A | |||
California Central Railroad | SP | 1857 | 1868 | California and Oregon Railroad | ||
California Central Railway | ATSF | 1887 | 1889 | Southern California Railway | ||
California Eastern Railway | ATSF | 1895 | 1911 | California, Arizona and Santa Fe Railway | ||
California Midland Railroad | NWP (ATSF) | 1902 | 1903 | San Francisco and Northwestern Railway | ||
California and Mount Diablo Railroad | ATSF | 1880 | 1884 | California and Nevada Railroad | ||
California and Nevada Railroad | ATSF | 1884 | 1902 | Oakland and East Side Railroad | ||
California Northeastern Railway | SP | 1905 | 1911 | Oregon Eastern Railway | ||
California Northern Railroad | SP | 1860 | 1881 | Northern California Railroad | ||
California and Northern Railway | NWP (ATSF) | 1900 | 1904 | San Francisco and Northwestern Railway | ||
California Northwestern Railway | NWP (SP) | 1898 | 1907 | Northwestern Pacific Railroad | ||
California and Oregon Railroad | SP | 1865 | 1870 | Central Pacific Railroad | ||
California Pacific Railroad | SP | 1865 | 1898 | Southern Pacific Railroad | ||
California Pacific Railroad Extension Company | SP | 1869 | 1869 | California Pacific Railroad | ||
California, Shasta and Eastern Railway | 1912 | 1927 | N/A | |||
California Southern Railroad | ATSF | 1914 | 1942 | Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway | ||
California Southern Railroad | ATSF | 1880 | 1889 | Southern California Railway | ||
California Southern Railroad | SP | 1870 | 1870 | Southern Pacific Railroad | ||
California Southern Extension Railroad | ATSF | 1881 | 1882 | California Southern Railroad | ||
California Western Railroad | CWR | 1947 | 2003 | N/A | ||
California Western Railroad and Navigation Company | CWR | 1905 | 1947 | California Western Railroad | ||
Camino, Placerville and Lake Tahoe Railroad | CPLT | 1911 | 1986 | N/A | ||
Carrizo Gorge Railway | CZRY | 1997 | 2012 | Pacific Imperial Railroad | ||
Carson and Colorado Railroad | SP | 1881 | 1892 | Carson and Colorado Railway | ||
Carson and Colorado Railway | SP | 1892 | 1905 | Nevada and California Railway | ||
Cement, Tolenas and Tidewater Railroad | 1911 | 1930 | N/A | |||
Central California Railway | SP | 1904 | 1912 | Central Pacific Railway | ||
Central Pacific Railroad | SP | 1861 | 1899 | Central Pacific Railway | ||
Central Pacific Railway | SP | 1899 | 1959 | Southern Pacific Company | ||
Chico and Northern Railroad | SP | 1903 | 1912 | Central Pacific Railway | ||
Chino Valley Railway | 1888 | 1901 | N/A | |||
Chowchilla Pacific Railway | SP | 1913 | 1924 | Visalia Electric Railroad | ||
Cloverdale and Ukiah Railroad | NWP (SP) | 1886 | 1889 | San Francisco and North Pacific Railway | ||
Coal Fields Railway | 1920 | 1935 | N/A | |||
Coast Line Railway | SP | 1905 | 1917 | Southern Pacific Railroad | ||
Colusa Railroad | 1885 | 1886 | Colusa and Lake Railroad | |||
Colusa and Hamilton Railroad | SP | 1911 | 1917 | Southern Pacific Railroad | ||
Colusa and Lake Railroad | 1886 | 1915 | N/A | |||
Corona and Santa Fe Railway | ATSF | 1926 | 1942 | Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway | ||
Coronado Railroad | SP | 1886 | 1908 | San Diego Southern Railway | ||
Crescent City Railway | UP | 1906 | 1915 | Riverside, Rialto and Pacific Railroad | ||
Death Valley Railroad | 1914 | 1931 | N/A | |||
Diamond and Caldor Railway | 1904 | 1952 | N/A | |||
Eel River and Eureka Railroad | NWP (ATSF) | 1882 | 1903 | San Francisco and Northwestern Railway | ||
Elsinore, Pomona and Los Angeles Railway | ATSF | 1895 | 1899 | Southern California Railway | ||
Eureka and Klamath River Railroad | NWP (SP) | 1896 | 1907 | Northwestern Pacific Railroad | ||
Eureka Southern Railroad | EUKA | 1984 | 1992 | North Coast Railroad | ||
Feather River Railway | 1939 | 1966 | N/A | |||
Felton and Pescadero Railroad | SP | 1883 | 1887 | South Pacific Coast Railway | ||
Ferris and Lakeview Railway | ATSF | 1898 | 1911 | California, Arizona and Santa Fe Railway | ||
Fernley and Lassen Railway | SP | 1909 | 1912 | Central Pacific Railway | ||
Folsom and Placerville Railroad | SP | 1876 | 1877 | Sacramento and Placerville Railroad | ||
Fort Bragg and Southeastern Railroad | NWP (ATSF) | 1903 | 1907 | Northwestern Pacific Railroad | ||
Freeport Railroad | 1863 | 1865 | N/A | |||
Fresno County Railway | ATSF | 1905 | 1911 | California, Arizona and Santa Fe Railway | ||
Fullerton and Richfield Railway | ATSF | 1910 | 1911 | California, Arizona and Santa Fe Railway | ||
Fulton and Guerneville Railroad | NWP (SP) | 1877 | 1877 | San Francisco and North Pacific Railroad | ||
Goose Lake and Southern Railway | SP | 1908 | 1912 | Central Pacific Railway | ||
Great Northern Railway | GN | GN | 1930 | 1970 | Burlington Northern Inc. | |
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 | SP | 1910 | 1917 | Southern Pacific Railroad | ||
Harbor Belt Line Railroad | HBL | 1929 | 1998 | Pacific Harbor Line, Inc. | ||
Hetch Hetchy Railroad | 1915 | 1949 | N/A | |||
Hetch Hetchy and Yosemite Valleys Railway of California | 1900 | 1943 | N/A | |||
Holton Interurban Railway | HI | SP | 1903 | 1985 | Southern Pacific Transportation Company | |
Howard Terminal Railway | HT | 1917 | Part of Port of Oakland Railroad | |||
Hueneme, Malibu and Port Los Angeles Railway | . | 1905 | 1929 | . | ||
Humboldt Railroad | NWP (SP) | 1901 | Northwestern Pacific Railroad | |||
Imperial and Gulf Railway | SP | 1902 | 1905 | Inter-California Railway | ||
Indian Valley Railroad | 1916 | 1938 | N/A | |||
Indian Valley Railway | WP | 1902 | 1905 | Western Pacific Railway | ||
Inter-California Railway | SP | 1904 | 1935 | Southern Pacific Company | ||
Ione and Eastern Railroad | 1904 | 1908 | Amador Central Railroad | |||
Iron Mountain Railway | 1895 | 1927 | N/A | |||
Kings Lake Shore Railroad | 1917 | 1934 | N/A | |||
Kings River Railway | ATSF | 1909 | 1911 | California, Arizona and Santa Fe Railway | ||
Klamath Lake Railroad | 1901 | 1913 | Siskiyou Electric Light and Power Company | |||
Lake County Railroad | LCR | 1997 | Still exists as a lessor of the Lake Rai
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