Editing Modesto, California (section)

===Rail===
[[Modesto station]], east of downtown Modesto, is served by [[Amtrak]] ''[[San Joaquin (Amtrak)|San Joaquin]]'' intercity rail service. Future plans call for [[Altamont Corridor Express]] service at the [[Modesto Transportation Center]] by 2023, with [[California High-Speed Rail]] later serving the station as well.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Holland|first1=John|title=Expanded train service coming to Modesto, Merced; what it means for commuters|url=https://www.modbee.com/news/article209941964.html|access-date=April 28, 2018|agency=Modesto Bee|date=April 27, 2018}}</ref>

The large industrial region south and east of the city is served by the [[Modesto and Empire Traction Company]], a {{convert|5|mi|km|adj=on}} [[short-line railroad|short line]] railroad, with a web of industry tracks and many customers.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Modesto & Empire Traction Co.: Roster, Map, History |url=https://www.american-rails.com/met.html |access-date=June 3, 2022 |website=American-Rails.com}}</ref> At one time, Modesto was the operational center of the [[Tidewater Southern Railway]], which had its main line down the center of Ninth Street, a major north–south street. A city [[local ordinance|ordinance]] passed by the city council kept [[electric power]] lines over this section of street activated long after the railroad had converted to steam power. In 2000, the last trains ran down Ninth Street. Now the railroad (owned by the [[Union Pacific Railroad]] since 1983) no longer passes through Modesto.