Private company

Santa Rosa and Carquinez Railroad

Railway line in California

The Santa Rosa and Carquinez Railroad was completed in 1888 from a terminal rail yard in Santa Rosa, California, through the Valley of the Moon to Sonoma, and then south through Schellville and east across the northern San Francisco Bay wetlands to a connection with the national rail network at Napa Junction north of Vallejo. The line was part of the Southern Pacific subsidiary Northern Railway until formally merged into the Southern Pacific in 1898.2 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 20, 2026.

Overview

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Santa Rosa SP station postcard
Photo: Pacific Novelty Co., Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons3

The Santa Rosa and Carquinez Railroad was completed in 1888 from a terminal rail yard in Santa Rosa, California, through the Valley of the Moon to Sonoma, and then south through Schellville and east across the northern San Francisco Bay wetlands to a connection with the national rail network at Napa Junction north of Vallejo. The line was part of the Southern Pacific subsidiary Northern Railway until formally merged into the Southern Pacific in 1898.2

Acquisitions

  1. Succeeded by Southern Pacific Transportation Company1

Sources

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