Northern Electric Railway—Marysville and Colusa Branch

The Northern Electric Railway—Marysville and Colusa Branch was an interurban branch railroad in California, which ran from a junction with the Northern Electric Railway mainline (later the Chico Branch) near Yuba City (Colusa Junction) then west for 22.39 miles (36.03 km) to Colusa. The company was incorporated on June 6, 1910. Construction of the branch commenced in December 1911 and was completed on June 13, 1913. The Northern Electric Railway—Marysville and Colusa Branch operated under lease to the Northern Electric Railway.

On June 30, 1918, the Northern Electric Railway was sold to the Sacramento Northern Railroad, which would later become the Sacramento Northern Railway. Passenger service along the Colusa Branch ended on October 31, 1940.

This line not be confused with the Colusa and Lake Railroad line which ran between Colusa and Colusa Junction, present day Lurline Avenue. This Colusa Junction is west of Colusa at Old Highway 99 and Lurline Avenue.

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