Northern Electric Railway—Marysville and Colusa Branch
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The Northern Electric Railway—Marysville and Colusa Branch was an interurban branch railroad which ran from a junction with the Northern Electric Railway mainline near Yuba City (Colusa Junction) then west for 22.39 miles (36.03 km) to Colusa. The company was incorporated on June 6, 1910. Construction of the branch commenced in December 1911 and was completed on June 13, 1913.[1] The Northern Electric Railway—Marysville and Colusa Branch operated under lease to the Northern Electric Railway.[2]
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On June 30, 1918, the Northern Electric Railway was sold to the Sacramento Northern Railroad, which would later become the Sacramento Northern Railway. Passenger service along the Colusa Branch ended on October 31, 1940.[3]