Central California Traction

Infobox SG rail
railroad_name=Central California Traction
logo_filename=CCTlogo.gif
logo_size=
marks=CCT
locale=San Joaquin Valley, California
start_year=1905
end_year=present
old_gauge=
hq_city=Stockton, California

The Central California Traction Reporting mark|CCT is a Class III short-line railroad operating in Northern California. It is owned jointly by the Union Pacific and BNSF Railway. The railroad extends from the Port of Stockton to Lodi, California. The railroad at one time extended from Lodi - Sacramento, but that portion of the line has been out of service since 1998, although the tracks remain in place. The line currently operates between Lodi and Stockton and operates the Stockton Public Belt Railway around the Port of Stockton.

History

The Central California Traction Company was founded on August 7 1905, as an alternative city streetcar line to the Stockton Electric Railroad. The company soon had greater ambitions and became an electric interurban railway, opening a line from Stockton to Lodi in 1907, and reaching Sacramento by 1910. In 1928, the railroad was sold by the original owners and was then jointly purchased by the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railroad, the Southern Pacific Railroad and the Western Pacific Railroad. The railroad operated over the same line from Stockton to Sacramento until 1998 when service between Lodi and Sacramento was suspended. Currently the line between Stockton and Sacramento is being kept for future operational options.

References

*cite book | author=Stanley, David G. and Moreau, Jeffrey J.| title=The Central California Traction Company| location=Lompoc, CA | publisher=Western Star Distributors| year=2002| editor=| id=ISBN 1-930013-06-X
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* cite book
title = The Electric Interurban Railways in America
author = Hilton, George W. & Due, John F.
publisher = Stanford University Press
id = ISBN 0-8047-4014-3
year = 1960, 2000
location = Stanford, California

External links

* [http://www.trainweb.org/tractionco/ Comprehensive CCT Site]
* [http://cencalrails.railfan.net/cct.html Photographs of CCT]
* [http://donsdepot.donrossgroup.net/dr1647.htm Photographs of CCT]
* [http://www.trainweb.org/tractionco/roster.html Current CCT Locomotive Roster]
* [http://www.cctrailroad.com/ Official CCT Website]

Further reading

*cite book | author=Stanley, David G. and Moreau, Jeffrey J.| title=The Central California Traction Company| location=Lompoc, CA | publisher=Western Star Distributors| year=2002| editor=| id=ISBN 1-930013-06-X