The Amador Central Railroad (AMC) was a standard gauge railroad that operated 11.8 miles between a connection with the Southern Pacific Railroad (SP) at Ione and Martell near the town of Jackson, California. The carrier served the Sierra Nevada Foothills gold mining community as well as lumber products from the El Dorado National Forest. Amador is the name of the county in which the railroad operated and the name of the city north of Martell.