The Tidewater Southern
The Tidewater Souther Railway was incorporated March 11, 1912, succeeding Tidewater & Southern (incorporated October 4, 1910) and Tidewater and Southern Transit Company from February 16, 1912. The Tidewater extended 33 miles south from Stockton to Modesto and an additional 16 miles to Turlock. The TS formerly operated frequent electric car service between Stockton and Modesto but became a freight-only line handled by diesel locomotives. Prior to dieselization, though, it used two electric freight motors and had three steam engines on its roster in addition to use of various Western Pacific locomotives during the harvest season. Western Pacific acquired the line in March of 1917. |
