Pacific Sun Railroad

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| name = Pacific Sun Railroad

| fleet = 4 locomotives; see #Equipment

| headquarters = Stuart Mesa Yard

| parent_company = Watco

| locale = San Diego County, California

| start_year = {{Start date|2008}}

| end_year = {{Start date|2020}}

| predecessor_line = BNSF Railway

| successor_line = BNSF Railway

| gauge = {{Track gauge|Standard gauge}}

| website = [https://web.archive.org/web/20200611161715/https://www.watcocompanies.com/services/rail/pacific-sun-railroad-psrr/ Official website (archived)]

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Pacific Sun Railroad was a shortline railroad in San Diego County, California, that worked on the Escondido Subdivision, the Miramar Branch, and in Stuart Mesa Yard. It was based out of Stuart Mesa Yard in Oceanside. It was owned by Watco.

History

The Pacific Sun Railroad commenced operations on October 25, 2008, after being contracted by BNSF. As of October 1, 2020, the Pacific Sun Railroad's contract with BNSF expired and BNSF will once again run local freight operations on the NCTD Escondido Sub and the Miramar Branch off the NCTD San Diego Subdivision.{{Cite web|date=September 4, 2020|title=Digest: BNSF to take over route operated by California short line|url=http://trn.trains.com/news/news-wire/2020/09/04-digest-bnsf-to-take-over-route-operated-by-california-short-line|access-date=2021-02-19|website=Trains|language=en}}{{Cite web |title=Federal Register :: Request Access |url=https://unblock.federalregister.gov/ |access-date=2023-10-11 |website=unblock.federalregister.gov}}

Operations

Pacific Sun Railroad ran trains weekdays late at night along the North County Transit District's Escondido Subdivision, between Oceanside and Escondido, and the Miramar Spur off of the NCTD San Diego Subdivision.

=Equipment=

Pacific Sun used four locomotives. Two EMD GP35 units originally owned by Seaboard Air Line, and two EMD GP40 units originally owned by Western Pacific Railroad.

References

External links

{{webarchive|title=Official website|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200611161715/https://www.watcocompanies.com/services/rail/pacific-sun-railroad-psrr/}}
[https://web.archive.org/web/20111002093321/http://www.thefederalregister.com/d.p/2008-10-03-E8-23375/ Notice] of the Federal Register, documenting BNSF's 2008 lease of operations to the Pacific Sun Railroad

Category:Defunct California railroads

Category:Transportation in San Diego County, California

Category:Watco