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A 1900s curiosity, the Southern Pacific operated a decent fleet of McKeen motorcars for local services in the Sacramento area- providing frequent transit to and from Sacramento and its surrounding rural communities.
4 days ago · A hub of river transportation since Sutter started a steamer service, Sacramento was the western terminus of the Pony Express and the first California railroad (1856; the Sacramento Valley Railroad to Folsom).
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
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4 days ago · Theodore Judah, a civil engineer who helped build the first railroad in California, promoted a route along the 41 st parallel, running through Nebraska, Wyoming, Utah, Nevada, and California. He was so obsessed with the idea of a transcontinental railroad that he became known as "Crazy Judah." Although Judah's plan had merit, detractors noted ...
2 days ago · California State Railroad Museum Expansion. The expansion of the California State Railroad Museum involves renovating the Boiler Shop and Erecting Shop buildings, the largest former Southern Pacific structures in the 244-acre Railyards project. Located at 111 I St., preliminary engineering work and load studies have been completed.
Steam locomotive runs in Folsom for the first time in 65 year! For the fist time since 1957 a steam locomotive has run on the old Southern Pacific Placerville branch. On February 2nd, 2022 Placerville & Sacramento Valley Railroad completed the annual …. Continue reading.
2 days ago · Yosemite Mountain Sugar Pine Railroad is among the railways offering the top 10 scenic train rides in the United States in 2024, according to USA Today readers. The Yosemite railroad was No. 9 on ...
1 day ago · ATLANTA — Norfolk Southern and 40 of its shortline connections have produced outsized growth in carload traffic this year through a program that aims to improve interchange consistency and reliability. The Short Line Performance Project, which began as a pilot with a handful of railroads last July, has seen interchange volume grow 9% since ...
