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The '''Cal-P Line''' is a railroad line that is located between [[Martinez, California|Martinez]] and [[Sacramento, California]].
'''Cal-P''' is an unofficial term for the railroad line from [[Martinez, California|Martinez]] to [[Sacramento, California]] (or perhaps for the whole line from Oakland to Sacramento via Martinez).


It hosts a number of [[Amtrak]] passenger trains, such as the [[Capitol Corridor]], [[Coast Starlight]], and [[California Zephyr]]. The line was originally built by the [[California Pacific Railroad]] (Cal-P). The Cal-P was purchased by the [[Southern Pacific Railroad]] (SP) which in turn was eventually purchased by the [[Union Pacific Railroad]] (UP), the line's current owner. UP operates numerous freight trains over the route.
It hosts a number of [[Amtrak]] passenger trains, such as the [[Capitol Corridor]], [[Coast Starlight]], and [[California Zephyr]]. The line from Benicia to Sacramento was originally built by the [[California Pacific Railroad]] (Cal-P). The Cal-P was purchased by the [[Southern Pacific Railroad]] (SP) which in turn was eventually purchased by the [[Union Pacific Railroad]] (UP), the line's current owner. UP operates numerous freight trains over the route.


[[Category:Rail lines in California]]
[[Category:Rail lines in California]]

Revision as of 22:11, 30 March 2011

Cal-P is an unofficial term for the railroad line from Martinez to Sacramento, California (or perhaps for the whole line from Oakland to Sacramento via Martinez).

It hosts a number of Amtrak passenger trains, such as the Capitol Corridor, Coast Starlight, and California Zephyr. The line from Benicia to Sacramento was originally built by the California Pacific Railroad (Cal-P). The Cal-P was purchased by the Southern Pacific Railroad (SP) which in turn was eventually purchased by the Union Pacific Railroad (UP), the line's current owner. UP operates numerous freight trains over the route.