The Sacramento River Fox Train, formerly the Yolo Shortline Railroad Company, is a common carrier

railroad Rail transport (also known as train transport) is a means of transport that transfers passengers and goods on wheeled vehicles running on rails, which are incorporated in tracks. In contrast to road transport, where the vehicles run on a pre ...

company that runs special excursions within

West Sacramento, California West Sacramento (also known as West Sac) is a city in Yolo County, California, United States. The city is separated from Sacramento by the Sacramento River, which also separates Sacramento and Yolo counties. It is a fast-growing community; the ...

. They run libation excursions, family-friendly holiday excursions, and also operate the Sacramento Railbikes. Their most popular excursions are the Beer Train, Old Vine Express wine tasting train, and the Magical Christmas Train. The River Fox Train is owned by

Sierra Railroad The Sierra Railroad Corporation is a privately owned common carrier. Its Sierra Northern Railway freight division handles all freight operations for all branches owned by the Sierra Railroad. The company's Mendocino Railway group operates th ...

and operates under the

Sierra Northern Railway The Sierra Northern Railway is a common carrier railroad company operating in California. The company owns several right of ways originating from those of the former Sacramento Northern Railroad, Northern Electric Railway (California), Northern ...

now. It has one section of track that is long. The route was originally a

branch line A branch line is a phrase used in railway terminology to denote a secondary railway line which branches off a more important through route, usually a main line. A very short branch line may be called a spur line. Industrial spur An industr ...

of the

Sacramento Northern Railroad The Sacramento Northern Railway (reporting mark SN) was a electric interurban railway that connected Chico in northern California with Oakland via the California capital, Sacramento. In its operation it ran directly on the streets of Oakland ...

, a

Western Pacific Railroad The Western Pacific Railroad was a Class I railroad in the United States. It was formed in 1903 as an attempt to break the near-monopoly the Southern Pacific Railroad had on rail service into northern California. WP's Feather River Route dire ...

subsidiary.

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*West Sacramento Station is at *Woodland Station is at Heritage railroads in California Transportation in Yolo County, California Tourist attractions in Yolo County, California {{California-transport-stub

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