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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). (Officially the line is the Martinez Subdivision from 10th St Oakland to Roseville.)

It hosts a number of Amtrak passenger trains, such as the Capitol Corridor, Coast Starlight, and California Zephyr. The name comes from the California Pacific Railroad (Cal-P), which built the line from Suisun-Fairfield to Sacramento (so some would say "Cal-P" only refers to that piece of railroad). The Cal-P was taken over by the Central Pacific, which added the line from Suisun-Fairfield to the train ferry at Benicia and from the ferry at Port Costa to Oakland. The California Pacific became part of the Southern Pacific Railroad (SP) which was eventually purchased by the Union Pacific Railroad (UP), the line's current owner. UP operates numerous freight trains over the route.

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 '''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). (Officially the line is the Martinez Subdivision from 10th St Oakland to Roseville.)
-It hosts a number of [[Amtrak]] passenger trains, such as the [[Capitol Corridor]], [[Coast Starlight]], and [[California Zephyr]].  The name comes from the [[California Pacific Railroad]] (Cal-P), which built the line from Suisun-Fairfield to Sacramento-- so some would say "Cal-P" only refers to that piece of railroad. The Cal-P was absorbed by the Central Pacific, which became part of 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 name comes from the [[California Pacific Railroad]] (Cal-P), which built the line from Suisun-Fairfield to Sacramento (so some would say "Cal-P" only refers to that piece of railroad). The Cal-P was taken over by the Central Pacific, which added the line from Suisun-Fairfield to the train ferry at Benicia and from the ferry at Port Costa to Oakland. The California Pacific became part of the [[Southern Pacific Railroad]] (SP) which 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]]