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.
Locale
Sacramento Freeport, California; original route was to Walnut Grove
Terminus
Freeport, California; original route was to Walnut Grove
Connections
Union Pacific Railroad (Freight)
Commercial operations
Built by
The original Sacramento Southern Railroad a non-operating subsidiary of the Southern Pacific Company
Original gauge
4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge
Preserved operations
Owned by
California State Railroad Museum
Operated by
California State Railroad Museum
Reporting mark
SSRR
Length
3 miles
Preserved gauge
4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge
Commercial history
Opened
1909
1912
Merged with Central Pacific Railroad
(?)
Became a part of the SP system
Closed
1978
Preservation history
c. 1978
Property acquired by the museum
(?)
Freight service resumed
1982
Excursions started
Present
In operation
Headquarters
California State Railroad Museum at Sacramento
Website
Official website
Route map
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Legend
UP Martinez Subdivision
RT Light Rail
Sacramento Valley Station
California State Railroad Museum
Central Pacific Passenger Station
Central Pacific Freight Depot
Sacramento Valley Railroad
Baths
Del Rio
Freeport
Hood
Walnut Grove
Isleton
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 24.3 miles (39.1 km) to Walnut Grove, California via Freeport and was a non-operating subsidiary of the Southern Pacific Transportation Company incorporated in 1903.[2]
The line was constructed between 1906–1912, and the first train began operating over the line in 1909.[3] 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.[3] Southern Pacific ended passenger service on the line the following year.[3]
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.[3] Around that time the California State Railroad Museum started acquiring the rail property, and started excursions in 1982.[3] 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–San Joaquin River Delta area.
^"All Aboard! Excursion Train Rides". California State Railroad Museum. Retrieved May 29, 2012.
^Hecteman, Kevin W. (March 9, 2009). Sacramento Southern Railroad. Arcadia Publishing. p. 128. ISBN 9780738569864.
^ abcde"History of the Sacramento Southern Railroad". California State Railroad Museum. Archived from the original on November 16, 2012. Retrieved December 11, 2012.
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