California Northern Railroad
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The California Northern Railroad (reporting mark CFNR) is one of several Class III short-line railroad companies owned by Genesee & Wyoming, Inc. It operates over Southern Pacific Railroad (SP) tracks (now Union Pacific Railroad) under a long-term lease.
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Headquarters | Woodland, California |
Reporting mark | CFNR |
Locale | Northern California |
Dates of operation | 1993–present |
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Track gauge | 4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge |
Length | 255 mi (410 km)[1] |
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Website | gwrr |
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The CFNR was originally owned by the Park-Sierra Rail Group (owner David L. Parkinson of St. Helena, California), who also owned the Arizona and California Railroad and the Puget Sound and Pacific Railroad. The CFNR was later sold to RailAmerica in 2002.[1] Genesee & Wyoming, another shortline holding company, bought RailAmerica in December 2012.
The railroad transports mainly food and agricultural commodities, as well as stone products. It moved around 26,000 carloads of goods in 2008.[1]