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Stockton Electric Railroad

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Stockton Electric Railroad car 31, built by the J. G. Brill Company[1]

The Stockton Electric Railroad was the streetcar system serving Stockton, California.[2] The company was under the control of Southern Pacific Railroad until 1939 when it was sold to Pacific City Lines.[3][4] By 1931, the railroad operated 40 streetcars over 28 miles (45 km) of track.[5]

History

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Incorporated in 1891, the company bought the mule-powered Stockton Street Railway Company (which was itself founded in 1871).[6] Electric service began on July 15, 1892 and mules were eliminated the following month.[7][8][9] Southern Pacific acquired the company in 1905, prompting full conversion of the narrow gauge rails to standard gauge.[9] Starting in 1915, the Central California Traction Company began leasing their own streetcar lines in Stockton to the SER,[2] bringing nearly all local operations under their control. Pacific City Lines acquired the railroad's assets in April 1939 and converted operations to buses in September 1941.[10]

Lines

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By 1927, the company operated six lines:[4]

  • Main and El Dorado Line
  • California and San Joaquin Line
  • Vine and Ophir Line
  • Center and Aurora Line
  • Poplar and Weber Avenue Line
  • Pilgrim Street Branch

Rolling stock

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Birney Safety Cars replaced two-truck cars between 1918 and 1921.[11]

References

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  1. ^ Guido 1957, pp. 10.
  2. ^ a b McGraw-Hill 1920, p. 16.
  3. ^ Hofsommer 1986, pp. 60, 148.
  4. ^ a b Guido 1957, p. 8.
  5. ^ Demoro 1986, p. 202.
  6. ^ Guido 1957, p. 3.
  7. ^ "The Electric Road". The Evening Mail. Stockton, California. July 14, 1892. p. 5. Retrieved June 8, 2024 – via Newspapers.com. Free access icon
  8. ^ "The Old Street Railway". The Evening Mail. Stockton, California. July 16, 1892. p. 1. Retrieved June 8, 2024 – via Newspapers.com. Free access icon
  9. ^ a b Guido 1957, p. 4.
  10. ^ "Electric Car Lines to Pass Into Oblivion Sunday". Stockton Record. Stockton, California. September 25, 1941. pp. 13, 21. Retrieved June 8, 2024 – via Newspapers.com. Free access icon
  11. ^ Guido 1957, pp. 7, 10.

Bibliography

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