User:PParmley/PG&E Sacramento Electric, Gas and Railway Company draft
Sacramento Electric, Gas and Railway Company
[edit]In 1906, PG&E purchased the Sacramento Electric, Gas and Railway Company and took control of its railway operations in and around Sacramento.[1] The Sacramento City Street Railway began operating under the Pacific Gas & Electric name in 1915, and its track and services subsequently expanded.[2][1] PG&E's streetcars were powered by the company's hydroelectric plant in Folsom.[3] In 1943, PG&E sold the rail service to Pacific City Lines, which was later acquired by National City Lines. Several streetcar lines were soon converted to bus service, and the track was abandoned entirely in 1947.[1][2]
- ^ a b c Burg, William (2006). "Sacramento's Streetcars". Arcadia Publishing. pp. 8, 101. ISBN 0738531472.
- ^ a b Fickewirth, Alvin A. (1992). California Railroads. San Marino, California: Golden West Books. pp. 100, 117. ISBN 0-87095-106-8.
- ^ Foster, Tim (April 1, 2010). "Sacramento: 1910: The End of An Era". Midtown Monthly.