Central California Traction Company

Central California Traction
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Overview
Headquarters	Stockton, California
Reporting mark	CCT
Locale	San Joaquin Valley, California
Dates of operation	1905–present

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. A Rails to Trails group known as the Central Valley Rails to Trail Foundation is working to convert the right of way to a trail. 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.

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