The SCN is a jointly owned Western Pacific / Santa Fe subsidiary, running from a connection with the WP in San Jose California south to Santa Cruz on the Pacific Coast.  As such it shares many of the characteristics of similar lines in the area such as the Central California Traction Company or the Northwestern Pacific.  Motive power is either second hand or leased, quite often from the parent roads.  Traffic has traditionally centered around industrial products in San Jose and agricultural products from the Santa Clara Valley and the Santa Cruz Mountains.  Now in the early 1970's this is slowly changing as the economy of the area evolves.   The SCN serves a large cement plant which accounts for a daily turn.