Private company

Oregon and California Railroad

Former American railroad company

The Oregon and California Railroad was formed from the Oregon Central Railroad when it was the first to operate a 20-mile (32 km) stretch south of Portland in 1869. This qualified the railroad for land grants in California, whereupon the name of the railroad soon changed to Oregon & California Rail Road Company.2 It ceased to exist in 1927.1 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 20, 2026.

Overview

Mar 17, 1870Founded1
  • HeadquartersPortland1

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Oregon and California Railroad system map (1918)
Photo: No machine-readable author provided. NE2 assumed (based on copyright claims)., Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons3

The Oregon and California Railroad was formed from the Oregon Central Railroad when it was the first to operate a 20-mile (32 km) stretch south of Portland in 1869. This qualified the railroad for land grants in California, whereupon the name of the railroad soon changed to Oregon & California Rail Road Company.2

Acquisitions

  1. Succeeded by Southern Pacific Transportation Company1

Timeline

  1. Jan 3, 1927Dissolved Dissolved1
  2. Mar 17, 1870Founded Founded1

Sources

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