Sierra Northern Railway

Sierra Northern Railway

The Sierra Northern Railway [http://www.sierranorthern.com] reporting mark|SERA originates from the Sacramento Northern Railway, the Northern Electric Railway, the Sierra Railroad, Western Pacific Railroad, and Yolo Shortline Railroad. It handles all freight operations and track maintenance for its parent company, the Sierra Railroad Company. The tracks that are maintained by Sierra Northern are also used by the Sierra Railroad Company's tourist trains - the "Sierra Railroad Dinner Train" [http://www.sierrarailroad.com/dinnertrain/] at Oakdale, California, USA; the "Skunk Train" over the former California Western Railroad and the "Sacramento RiverTrain" over the former Yolo Shortline Railroad at Woodland, CA.

History

In August 2003, the Sierra Railroad Company and the Yolo Shortline Railroad merged to form the Sierra Northern Railway. According to the AAR, the line operates 99 miles of track in California. It serves a number of industrial areas in the state and interchanges with the Union Pacific Railroad, the BNSF Railway and NWP.

Route

Oakdale - Standard, CA (57.4 miles), Woodland - West Sacramento, CA (16 miles), Fort Bragg - Willits (40 miles)

Headquarters

Woodland, CA

Junctions with other railroads

BNSF & UP: Oakdale, West Sacramento, NWP, Willits

Ownership

Sierra Railroad Company


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