The Oil City Branch
The Oil City Branch was built by the Southern Pacific Railroad in 1901 in order to access the Kern River oil fields north of Bakersfield, CA. It ran from a connection with the SP mainline (Union Pacific today) at Oil Junction, west of the community of Oildale, and proceed east for 6.378 miles to Oil City proper.
The eastern portion of the line, starting near Maltha, was abandoned in 1973. The remainder of the line remains active.
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Southern Pacific Railroad
Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway |
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| Docket: AB-12 Sub 10 | 7/2/1973 | Section: 1(18) |
| [Joint] Applic. for authority to abandon a portion of the Oil City Branch, owned and operated jointly by Sn. and Santa Fe, between MP 312.500, at or near Maltha, and the end of the branch at MP 314.087, at or near Oil City, a distance of 1.587 mi., together with all sidings, spur tracks and appurtenances, in Kern County, Calif. | ||
| Length: 1.587 miles | 297 | |
