Alameda and San Joaquin Railroad
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The Alameda and San Joaquin Railroad was incorporated on May 1, 1895 to serve the coal mines of the San Francisco & San Joaquin Coal Company at Corral Hollow
Corral Hollow
Corral Hollow, formed by Corral Hollow Creek, is a canyon with part in Alameda County and parts in San Joaquin County, 6.5 miles Southwest of Tracy, California...

. The 36.6 miles (58.9 km) line ran from Tesla (located in the Corral Hollow canyon southeast of Corral Hollow Pass
Corral Hollow Pass
Corral Hollow Pass, originally Portezuela de Buenos Ayres is a mountain pass of the Diablo Range southeast of Livermore, in Alameda County, California...

) to Carbona
Carbona, California
Carbona is an unincorporated community in San Joaquin County, California, United States. Carbona is located on West Linne Road, south southeast of Tracy. Carbona's post office is Tracy but has its own ZIP code 95304.-History:...

 just south of Tracy
Tracy, California
Tracy is the second most populated city in San Joaquin County, California, United States and an exurb of the San Francisco Bay Area. The population was 82,922 at the 2010 census.-History:...

 and then up to Lathrop
Lathrop, California
Lathrop is a city located in . At the 2010 census Lathrop’s population was 18,023, and has a projected “build out” population of 70,000. The city is located in Northern California at the intersection of I-5 and 120 freeways.-Geography:...

 and Stockton
Stockton, California
Stockton, California, the seat of San Joaquin County, is the fourth-largest city in the Central Valley of the U.S. state of California. With a population of 291,707 at the 2010 census, Stockton ranks as this state's 13th largest city...

. The line was constructed in 1895. On July 25, 1903 the line was sold to the Western Pacific Railway (WP).

Route

The line from Tesla - Carbona was abandoned by the WP in January 1916, however an April 1916 timetable continued to show that line.
  • Tesla (Corral Hollow)
  • Harrietville
  • Walden Pottery
  • Carnegie
  • Manganese
  • River Rock
  • Kerlinger
  • Carbona (near present day Union Pacific CP F072)


The remainder of the line from Carbona to Stockton became the WP's mainline (today's Union Pacific
Union Pacific Railroad
The Union Pacific Railroad , headquartered in Omaha, Nebraska, is the largest railroad network in the United States. James R. Young is president, CEO and Chairman....

) route from Tracy to Stockton.
  • Carbona
  • Tracy (CP F074)
  • Lyoth (CP F075)
  • Wyche (CP F082/F083)
  • Lathrop (CP F084/F087) Sharpe Army Depot
  • French Camp
  • Ortega (CP F090)
  • Stockton Yard (CP F091/F092)
  • Stockton Tower (CP F093)
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