Central California Traction — Sacramento Branch

CA · Lodi → Sacramento

An electric interurban that became a farm railroad, then went quiet.

Heads up: The CCT is ACTIVE around Lodi and Stockton — stay on the dormant Sacramento end.

The Central California Traction Company opened in 1907 between Stockton and Lodi and reached Sacramento by 1910. It was a full interurban, with overhead wire in the cities and an electrified third rail between them.

Passenger service ended in 1933 and the electricity was shut off in December 1946, but the line kept hauling Central Valley farm products as a freight railroad. The Southern Pacific, Western Pacific and Santa Fe eventually shared ownership of it.

Service to Sacramento was suspended in 1998. The line isn't technically abandoned — it's being kept for possible future use. The CCT still runs trains around Lodi and Stockton at the south end.

⚠️ Before you go: every railroad on this map is private property. A line that looks abandoned may still be owned by a railroad, used to store rail cars, or put back into service at any time — sometimes with no warning. Before going near any track, make sure it's truly abandoned (no recent use, rails not polished, no signals or cars stored on it) and that you're allowed to be there. Never assume a track is dead.

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