California Central Railroad

The California Central Railroad, incorporated on April 21, 1857, ran a 5 ft (1,524 mm) gauge line on one track between Folsom and Lincoln that was completed on October 31, 1861.[1][2]

On April 26, 1864 the Central Pacific Railroad opened a line towards Rocklin that crossed the California Central Railroad line that was already operating from Folsom north to Lincoln. The crossing location was at Girders (an existing stage coach station), which became known as Junction, then eventually as Roseville.

On July 22, 1868, the company was foreclosed and existing operations were purchased by the California and Oregon Railroad.

References

"Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2008-11-20. Retrieved 2009-07-01.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
Schwieterman, J.P. (2004). When the Railroad Leaves Town: American Communities in the Age of Rail Line Abandonment. 2. Truman State University Press. p. 40. ISBN 9781931112147. Retrieved 2015-09-09.

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[1] "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2008-11-20. Retrieved 2009-07-01.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

[When_the_Railroad_Leaves_Town-2] Schwieterman, J.P. (2004). When the Railroad Leaves Town: American Communities in the Age of Rail Line Abandonment. 2. Truman State University Press. p. 40. ISBN 9781931112147. Retrieved 2015-09-09.