Sacramento Southern Railroad

rdf:langString Sacramento Southern Railroad

rdf:langString Sacramento Southern Railroad

rdf:langString Property acquired by the museum

rdf:langString Freeport, California; original route was to Walnut Grove

rdf:langString In operation

rdf:langString Excursions started

rdf:langString Freight service resumed

rdf:langString Sacramento Southern Railroad #2030 performs some local switching duties on the SSRR line located just south of the California State Railroad Museum in Sacramento in December, 2004.

rdf:langString California State Railroad Museum at Sacramento

rdf:langString Sacramento Southern Railroad locomotive No. 2030.JPG

rdf:langString Sacramento Freeport, California; original route was to Walnut Grove

rdf:langString California State Railroad Museum

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rdf:langString Present

rdf:langString The Sacramento Southern Railroad is a heritage railroad owned by the California State Railroad Museum which operates excursion trains on it. The railroad extends from the museum property located in Old Sacramento south along the east bank of the Sacramento River levee. The original Sacramento Southern Railroad ran south 24.3 miles (39.1 km) to Walnut Grove, California via Freeport and was a non-operating subsidiary of the Southern Pacific Company incorporated in 1903. The line was constructed between 1906–1912, and the first train began operating over the line in 1909. It was merged in 1912 with the Central Pacific Railroad upon completion of the line to Walnut Grove. The line was extended to Isleton by 1929. In 1931, a 3-mile (5 km) extension of the branch reached the Mokelumne River. The railroad later became a part of the SP system who filed with the Interstate Commerce Commission to abandon the line, and did so on October 10, 1978. Around that time the California State Railroad Museum started acquiring the rail property, and started excursions in 1982. Recent years have seen a resurgence in the road's freight business, serving a number of local industries via an interchange with the Union Pacific Railroad. Future plans call for expanding operations southward into the Sacramento River Delta area.

rdf:langString The original Sacramento Southern Railroad

rdf:langString a non-operating subsidiary

rdf:langString of the Southern Pacific Company

rdf:langString Became a part of the SP system

rdf:langString Merged with Central Pacific Railroad

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rdf:langString SSRR