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| Napa Valley
Wine Train (NVWT) |
| Tracks
Laid: 1888;
ex SP Calistoga Branch |
| Current Owner Since: 1987 |
| Trackage:
18mi Napa-Calistoga |
| Currently:
Operates
Daily |
| Website: www.winetrain.com |
| Track Map: |
| TRAFFIC
HIGHLIGHTS: |
| Five-star
dinner train excursion; primary motive power are Alco FA Diesels. |
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| Northwestern
Pacific (NWP) |
| Tracks
Laid: 1870s
by ATSF; sold to SP |
| Current Owner Since: Abandoned 2001 |
| Trackage: 300mi Larkspur (Marin) - Eureka |
| Currently:
Out of business
/ severe disrepair |
| Website: none |
| Track Map: Click here |
| TRAFFIC
HIGHLIGHTS: |
| Key
industries included lumber and limited passenger service. |
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| Ocean Shore
Railway (OSR) |
| Tracks
Laid: 1890
by OSR |
| Trackage1: xxmi San Francisco - Tunitas |
| Trackage2:
xxmi Swanton
- Santa Cruz |
| Currently:
ROW for US
Highway 1 |
| Website: none |
| Track Map: Click here |
| TRAFFIC
HIGHLIGHTS: |
| Key
industries included passenger service, concrete and lumber. |
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| Roaring
Camp Railroads (2) |
| Road1:
Roaring Camp
& Big Trees (ng) |
| Road2:
Santa Cruz,
Big Trees & Pacific (std) |
| Tracks
Laid: 1870s
by logging interests |
| Current Owner Since: ?? |
| Trackage1: xxmi Fenton - Big Trees |
| Trackage2:
9 mi Fenton
- Santa Cruz |
| Currently:
Operates
daily |
| Website: YES |
| Track Map: |
| TRAFFIC
HIGHLIGHTS: |
| Key
industries included lumber and limited passenger service. |
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| Pacific
Coast Railway (PCR) |
| Tracks
Laid: 1873
- 1883 |
| Terminus: 76mi Port Avila - Los Olivos |
| Currently:
Abandoned
December 20, 1941 |
| Website: none |
| Track Map: Click here |
| TRAFFIC
HIGHLIGHTS: |
| Key
industries included oil and limited passenger service. |
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| Santa Maria
Valley Railroad (SMVR) |
| Founded:
1910 by Southern
Pacific |
| Trackage: 13mi Guadalupe - Santa Maria |
| Currently:
Operates
5 days a week |
| Website: www.smvrr.com |
| Track Map: Click here |
| TRAFFIC
HIGHLIGHTS: |
| Key
industries have included oil, sugar beets, and other local produce. |
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| Fillmore
& Western Railway (FWRY) |
| Founded:
1890s by
Southern Pacific |
| Trackage: 20 mi Montalvo - Piru |
| Currently:
Operates
weekends mostly |
| Website: www.fwry.com |
| Track Map: |
| TRAFFIC
HIGHLIGHTS: |
| The
Fillmore
& Western Railway (a division of Short Line Enterprises) is Southern
California's premier tourist line. Its trains have been used
in hundreds of movies, TV shows and commercials. Located on the
former SP Santa Paula Branch (Montalvo Industrial Lead), the
F&W can be seen in the main gallery or you can visit their
website. |
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| Ventura
County Railway (VCRY) |
| Founded:
1930s by
Southern Pacific |
| Terminus: 10mi Oxnard - Port Hueneme |
| Currently:
Operates
7 days a week |
| Website: none |
| Track Map: Click here |
| TRAFFIC
HIGHLIGHTS: |
| Exists
to serve port traffic including autos and produce. |
The Ventura County Railway (owned by Rail America)
is a small industrial shortline between Oxnard and Port Hueneme.
It can be seen in the main gallery. |
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| Pacific
Harbor Lines (PHL) |
| Founded:
1900s by
Southern Pacific |
| Terminus: Ports of Long Beach and L.A. |
| Currently:
Operates
7 days a week |
| Website: none |
| Track Map: |
| TRAFFIC
HIGHLIGHTS: |
| Exists
to interchange ocean-going cargo to the BNSF and UP. |
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NO LOGO
AVAILABLE
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| Carrizo
Gorge Railway (CZGR) |
| Founded:
1900s by
Southern Pacific |
| Trackage: 65mi Campo - Plaster City |
| Currently:
Under extensive
reconstruction |
| Website: Photo
Gallery (via SDRM) |
| Track Map: Click here |
| TRAFFIC
HIGHLIGHTS: |
| It
is hoped this former marvel of engineering will connect the seaport
of Ensenada, Mexico with a shortcut to the UP Sunset Route. |
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