High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! The Sacramento RiverTrain, formerly the Yolo Shortline Railroad Company is a common carrier railroad company that runs special excursions out of Woodland, California, which is 15 minutes outside Sacramento. The RiverTrain is owned by Sierra Railroad and operates under the Sierra Northern Railway now. It has two sections of track, one 11 miles long and one 16 miles. The route was originally a branch line of the Sacramento Northern Railroad, a Western Pacific Railroad subsidiary. Rail transport is the means of conveyance of passengers and goods by way of wheeled vehicles running on rail tracks. In contrast to road transport, where vehicles merely run on a prepared surface, rail vehicles are also directionally guided by the tracks they run on.