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California Short Lines and Industrial Railroads
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Quincy RR
3, 44 Ton, was built by General Electric in September 1845,
#27819. It was sold to Sierra Pacific Industries and donated
4. S1, Class S-50, was built by Alco in April 1942, #69685, as Western Pacific 504, Class S=5-, It was transferred as Sacramento Northern RR 504, Class S-50, in December 1967 and sold as Quincy RR 4 on May 17, 1973. It went to Feather River Railway Museum in 2005.
1100, TR6A, was built by Electro-Motive in November 1950, 13549. FN 4147-A1, as General Motors Corp 1100A. It was sold as Southern Pacific 4600. Class DF-300, in April 1951. It was reclassified Class DS-600 and renumbered 1100, Class ES408-1, in 1966. It was sold to Sierra Pacific Corp as Quincy RR 1100. In 2004 it was acquired by Feather River Railway Museum.
Burt Randolph
6 was built by Heisler in January 1917, #1351, as Bluestone Mining & Smelting Co 1. It was sold as Mason Valley Mines Co 1 in 1929 and sold to J L Botsford , dealer, in 1939. It was restored as Blake Brothers Co 6 in 1944 and retired in 1959. It was used for a railfan trip and painted as 1, It was sold to Randolph in October 1962.
RKO Radio Pictures, Inc.
25 was built by Baldwin in January 1905, #25016, as Virginia & Truckee RR 25. It was sold to RKO in April 1947 and resold as Desilu Productions Inc in January 1958. It was to Hurlbut Amusements Co in January 1964 and sold to State of Nevada in August 1971.
Roaring Camp & Big Trees RR
This tourist narrow gauge railroad operates near Santa Cruz.
1 was built by Lima on October 15, 1912, #2593, as Alaculsy Lumber Co. 3 at Conasauga, TN. It was a standard gauge locomotive. In 1917 it became Tennga Lumber Co. 3 also at Conasauga, TN. In March 1919 it was sold to Southern Iron & Equipment Co. as #1466 at Atlanta, GA. On August 22, 1919, it was sold to W. M. Ritter Lumber Co.as Smoky Mountain RR 3 at Proctor, NC. It was later converted to 36" gauge and transferred to the Ritter property at McClure, VA. In 1938 it was sold to Coal Processing Corporation as 3 at Dixiana, VA. In 1960 it was sold to RC&BT as 1.
3 "Kahuku" was built by Baldwin in 1890, #10756, as Kahuku Plantation 1 "Keama". It was sold to RC&BT as 3
40, 12 Ton DDT, was built by Plymouth in January 1958, #6086, as Kaiser Steel Co 1021. It later became RC&BT 40 in March 1978.
50, 30 Ton, was built by Davenport-Bessler.
Side door caboose.
Water car.
This flat car has seen better days.
The shop area looks interesting.
Romac Supply Co.
7200 was built by Davenport.
San Diego & Imperial Valley Ry.
This is a RailAmerica line. 
San Francisco & Napa Valley RR
40, 44 Ton, was built by General Electric in April 1942, #15121. It became Sacramento Northern 141, Class S-26, in May 1946 and was rebuilt by General Electric in October 1956 as Springfield Terminal Ry 1. It was sold as Claremont & Concord RR 1 in January 1984 and became Claremont-Concord RR in 1988. It was scrapped in 1997.
50, 44 Ton, was built by General Electric in August 1943, #17928. It became Southern Pacific MW206, Class DS-204, and transferred as Petaluma & Santa Rosa 3 in 1958, It was transferred to SP in 1964 and retired in 1965. It was scrapped in 1970 at Associated Metals,
San Joaquin Regional Rail Commission
3103, F40PH-3C, was built by Motive Power Industries in December 1997, #0297-03.
San Joaquin Valley RR
This is a former Kyle Road.
San Luis Obispo Railroad Museum
"La Cuesta", cafe observation car, was built by Pullman in 1926, as Atchison Topeka & Santa Fe 1512. It was sold as Finlay Fun Time Tours "La Margarita del Oro" in 1959 and sold to Gordon Crosthwait as "La Condesa" in 1974. It was donated to San Luis Obispo Railroad Museum in June 2006 and operates on the Santa Maria RR.
Santa C
Southern Pacific 1629, Class M-4, was built by Schenectady in November 1900, #5680. It was rebuilt Auust 25, 1929, and leased to Sud Pacifico de Mexico between March 16, 1946, and May 10, 1946. It was retired in Tucson on May 1, 1957, and sold to Gene Autry on May 31, 1957. It was donated to SCVHS in January 1982. It was cosmetic restored and displayed at the Newhall, CA, station.
Santa Cruz, Big Trees & Pacific RR
2641, CF7, was built by Electro-Motive in December 1949, #8930, FN E1234-A11, as Atchison Topeka & Santa Fe 222L, Class 200, an F7A. It was rebuilt at Cleburne in March 1971 as 2641, Class 2417,, and retired. It was sold as Santa Cruz Big Trees & Pacific RR 2641 in 1985.
Santa Cruz Portland Cement Co.
No number.
Santa Cruz RR
3 "Jupiter" was built by Baldwin in August 1876, #3672. It was sold as Guatemala Central RR 3 in February 1885 and became Guatemala Ry 61 in 1904. It became International Rys of Central America 84 in 1928 and sold to O Roy Chalk in April 1964 for use in a park in Washington, DC. It was donated to Smithsonian Institution in November 1974. The restoration is not too accurate.
Santa Fe Terminal Ry.
1 was built by Baldwin in January 1900, #17333. It was transferred as Atchison Topeka & Santa Fe 2419, Class 2419, in 1912 and renumbered 02419 on June 29, 1945. It was renumbered 9419, Class 9419, on December 26, 1945, and rebuilt in 1948. The tank was removed, tender added, phony stack, and a new name and number, "Little Buttercup" 5. It showed up at the Chicago Railroad Fair. It was donated to California State Railroad Museum in 1986 and moved into California Trolley & Railroad Corp.
Santa Maria Valley RR
15 was built by Baldwin in 1907, #31418, as Tonopah & Tidewater RR 5. It was sold as SMV 1 in 1913 and renumbered 15. It was scrapped in 1933.
100 was built by Baldwin in June 1926, #59284, as Charles R. McCormick Lumber Co 4. It was sold as Pope & Talbot Lumber Co 100 in June 1938 and sold as SMV 100 in 1942. It was sold as White Mountain Scenic Ry 100 in 1962 and sold as Wasatch Mountain Ry 100 in 1976. It was sold to Fred Kepner Estate in 1999.
1801, GP9, was built by Electro-Motive in June 1959, #25314, as Chicago Milwaukee St Paul & Pacific 319, Class 17.5E-RS. It was retired in December 1982 and sold as Iowa RR 319 in February 1983. It was sold as Great Western RR 319 and resold as SMV 1801.
Shortline Enterprises
8 was built by Cooke Locomotive in February 1888, #1861, as Denver Texas & Fort Worth 9. It became Fort Worth & Denver City 114 in 1890 and sold as Dardanelle & Russellville 8 in September 1907. It was sold to Twentieth Century Fox for movies in 1944 and sold as SE 8 in February 1971. It was operated as Virginia & Truckee RR 28 in 1975 and later stored as Nevada State Railroad Museum 8.
Sierra RR
Sierra Northern Ry.
We have a page on this line.
Siskiyou Lumber Co.
1 was built by Heisler in November 1920, #1446, as Mount Tamalpais & Muir Woods Ry 9. It was sold as SLCo 1 in 1924 and sold as Dolbeer & Carson Lumber Co 5 in 1929. It was sold as Pacific Lumber Co 9 in 1951.
Southern California Edison Co.
Southern California Regional Rail Authority
We have a full page on Metrolink Commuter.
Southwestern Portland Cement Co.
We have a full page on this company.
Spreckles Sugar Co.
50, 50 Ton, was built by General Electric in June 1953 #31800, as Weirton Steel Corp 96. It was sold as Spreckles Sugar Co 50 and donated to Sacramento Valley Historical Rys. It was leased as Yolo Shortline RR 50 and returned to SVHR in 2009.
State Belt RR of California
San Francisco Terminal RR
8 was built by Baldwin in July 1916, #43670. It was sold as Yreka Western RR 8 in 1944.
21, S2, was built by Alco in July 1943, #70204.
22, S2, was built by Alco in February 1944, #70158. It became Alameda Belt Line RR D-5 on August 31, 1960, and renumbered 105. Disposition in not known.
25, S2, was built by Alco in July 1945, #73603.
Stockton Terminal & Eastern RR
We have a page on this line.
Swayne Lumber Co.
1 was built by Lima on August 2, 1917, #2926, as 3. It was wrecked on June 14, 1924, and rebuilt on March 17, 1928. It was renumbered 1 and sold as Michigan-California Lumber Co 1 on January 7, 1942. It was scrapped in 1951.
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