Mining Railroads of California - Revision history

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	<span class="rltitle">[[Empire Coal Mine and Railroad Company\|Empire Coal Mine & Railroad Company.]]</span><br />		<span class="rltitle">[[Empire Coal Mine and Railroad Company\|Empire Coal Mine & Railroad Company.]]</span><br />
	'''[[:Category:36in Gauge Railroads\|36in Gauge]].''' Constructed to carry coal from the mines at Stewartsville to a wharf at Antioch on the San Joaquin River.		'''[[:Category:36in Gauge Railroads\|36in Gauge]].''' Constructed to carry coal from the mines at Stewartsville to a wharf at Antioch on the San Joaquin River.
	<span class="rlbottom">Stewartsville to Antioch, Contra Costa County. 1877 – ~~1891~~</span>		<span class="rlbottom">Stewartsville to Antioch, Contra Costa County. 1877 – 1897</span>
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			<span class="rltitle">[[Empire Coal Mine and Railroad Company\|Empire Coal Mine & Railroad Company.]]</span><br />
			'''[[:Category:36in Gauge Railroads\|36in Gauge]].''' Constructed to carry coal from the mines at Stewartsville to a wharf at Antioch on the San Joaquin River.
			<span class="rlbottom">Stewartsville to Antioch, Contra Costa County. 1877 – 1891</span>
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	<span class="rltitle">[[Los Angeles Municipal Cement Mill\|Los Angeles Municipal Cement Mill.]]</span><br />		<span class="rltitle">[[Los Angeles Municipal Cement Mill\|Los Angeles Municipal Cement Mill.]]</span><br />

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	<span class="rltitle">[[Patterson & Western Railroad\|Patterson & Western Railroad.]]</span><br />		<span class="rltitle">[[Patterson & Western Railroad\|Patterson & Western Railroad.]]</span><br />
	'''[[:Category:36in Gauge Railroads\|36in Gauge]],.''' <br />		'''[[:Category:36in Gauge Railroads\|36in Gauge]].''' The railroad was built to haul manganese ore from a mine located at the end of the line. The railroad ran from a connection with the Southern Pacific in Patterson, westward up Del Puerto Canyon to Jones.<br />
	<span class="rlbottom">Patterson to Jones, Stanislaus County, CA. 1916 - 1920</span>		<span class="rlbottom">Patterson to Jones, Stanislaus County, CA. 1916 - 1920</span>
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	'''[[:Category:30in Gauge Railroads\|30in Gauge]].''' Constructed to haul borax from the company mine to the to the plant. After completion, the line operated 10 days before the price of borax dropped out and the operation closed.		'''[[:Category:30in Gauge Railroads\|30in Gauge]].''' Constructed to haul borax from the company mine to the to the plant. After completion, the line operated 10 days before the price of borax dropped out and the operation closed.
	<span class="rlbottom">Daggett, San Bernardino County. 1908 - 1908</span>		<span class="rlbottom">Daggett, San Bernardino County. 1908 - 1908</span>
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			<span class="rltitle">[[Patterson & Western Railroad\|Patterson & Western Railroad.]]</span><br />
			'''[[:Category:36in Gauge Railroads\|36in Gauge]],.''' <br />
			<span class="rlbottom">Patterson to Jones, Stanislaus County, CA. 1916 - 1920</span>
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	<span class="rltitle">[[Pacific Coast Borax Company: Borate & Daggett Railroad\|Pacific Coast Borax Company: Borate & Daggett Railroad.]]</span><br />		<span class="rltitle">[[Pacific Coast Borax Company: Borate & Daggett Railroad\|Pacific Coast Borax Company: Borate & Daggett Railroad.]]</span><br />
	'''[[:Category:36in Gauge Railroads\|36in Gauge]].''' <br> <br>		'''[[:Category:36in Gauge Railroads\|36in Gauge]].''' <br> <br> <br>
	<span class="rlbottom">Daggett, . 1899 - </span>		<span class="rlbottom">Daggett, . 1899 - </span>
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	'''[[:Category:24in Gauge Railroads\|24in Gauge]].''' Constructed to bring ore from the “Grand View”, “Lizzie J. Oakley” and “Widow” mines to an ore tipple in Ryan for transloading to Death Valley Railroad cars. The line was initially 3 miles long and later extended to over 5 miles.		'''[[:Category:24in Gauge Railroads\|24in Gauge]].''' Constructed to bring ore from the “Grand View”, “Lizzie J. Oakley” and “Widow” mines to an ore tipple in Ryan for transloading to Death Valley Railroad cars. The line was initially 3 miles long and later extended to over 5 miles.
	<span class="rlbottom">Ryan Area, Inyo County. 1914 - 1950</span>		<span class="rlbottom">Ryan Area, Inyo County. 1914 - 1950</span>
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			<span class="rltitle">[[Pacific Coast Borax Company: Borate & Daggett Railroad\|Pacific Coast Borax Company: Borate & Daggett Railroad.]]</span><br />
			'''[[:Category:36in Gauge Railroads\|36in Gauge]].''' <br> <br>
			<span class="rlbottom">Daggett, . 1899 - </span>
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 '''[[:Category:36in Gauge Railroads|36in Gauge]].''' Constructed to carry copper ore from the Dairy Farm Mine to a transfer trestle along the Southern Pacific Railroad's mainline near Sheridan. The operation was short lived, operating a single season before shutting down.
 <span class="rlbottom">Sheridan to Van Trent, Placer County. 1913 – 1914</span>
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 '''[[:Category:36in Gauge Railroads|36in Gauge]].''' Old Mission Portland Cement Company of San Juan Bautista, owned a gauge quarry railroad, and was associated with and was the majority owner of the standard gauge California Central Railroad (previously the San Juan Pacific Railway). This railroad connected the town of San Juan Bautista and the cement plant with the Southern Pacific Railroad at Chittenden on the Pajaro River.
 <span class="rlbottom">San Juan Bautista, San Benito County.</span>
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 '''[[:Category:36in Gauge Railroads|36in Gauge]].''' Known as the "ABC" Railroad locally, the American Borax Co. operated a short railroad connecting their Columbia mine with a processing plant in Daggett. A portion of the line utilized shared/leased trackage from the Waterloo Mining Company and was later purchased when that company ceased operation. The mine was closed and the equipment sold in 1907.
 <span class="rlbottom">Daggett, San Bernardino County. 1900 - 1907</span>
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	<span class="rltitle">[[Old Mission Portland Cement Company\|Old Mission Portland Cement Company.]]</span><br />		<span class="rltitle">[[Old Mission Portland Cement Company\|Old Mission Portland Cement Company.]]</span><br />
	'''[[:Category:36in Gauge Railroads\|36in Gauge]].''' Old Mission Portland Cement Company of San Juan Bautista, owned a gauge quarry railroad, and was associated with and was the majority owner of the standard gauge California Central Railroad (previously the San Juan Pacific Railway). This railroad connected the town of San Juan Bautista and the cement plant with the Southern Pacific Railroad at Chittenden on the Pajaro River.		'''[[:Category:36in Gauge Railroads\|36in Gauge]].''' Old Mission Portland Cement Company of San Juan Bautista, owned a gauge quarry railroad, and was associated with and was the majority owner of the standard gauge California Central Railroad (previously the San Juan Pacific Railway). This railroad connected the town of San Juan Bautista and the cement plant with the Southern Pacific Railroad at Chittenden on the Pajaro River.
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	<span class="rltitle">[[U.S._Gypsum_Company\|United States Gypsum Company.]]</span><br />		<span class="rltitle">[[U.S._Gypsum_Company\|United States Gypsum Company.]]</span><br />
	'''[[:Category:36in Gauge Railroads\|36in Gauge]].''' Started life as the Imperial Valley Gypsum and Oil Corporation, later owned by the Pacific Portland Cement Company. The United States Gypsum Company continues to operate the 20.5 mile line, hauling gypsum from the mine to the processing plant in Plaster City where it is transloaded to standard gauge cars on the San Diego and Imperial Valley Railroad.		'''[[:Category:36in Gauge Railroads\|36in Gauge]].''' Started life as the Imperial Valley Gypsum and Oil Corporation, later owned by the Pacific Portland Cement Company. The United States Gypsum Company continues to operate the 20.5 mile line, hauling gypsum from the mine to the processing plant in Plaster City where it is transloaded to standard gauge cars on the San Diego and Imperial Valley Railroad.

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	[[American_Borax_Company:_Columbia_Mine_and_Railroad\|American Borax Company: Columbia Mine and Railroad.]]<br />		<span class="rltitle">[[American_Borax_Company:_Columbia_Mine_and_Railroad\|American Borax Company: Columbia Mine and Railroad.]]</span><br />
	'''[[:Category:36in Gauge Railroads\|36in Gauge]].''' Known as the "ABC" Railroad locally, the American Borax Co. operated a short railroad connecting their Columbia mine with a processing plant in Daggett. A portion of the line utilized shared/leased trackage from the Waterloo Mining Company and was later purchased when that company ceased operation. The mine was closed and the equipment sold in 1907.		'''[[:Category:36in Gauge Railroads\|36in Gauge]].''' Known as the "ABC" Railroad locally, the American Borax Co. operated a short railroad connecting their Columbia mine with a processing plant in Daggett. A portion of the line utilized shared/leased trackage from the Waterloo Mining Company and was later purchased when that company ceased operation. The mine was closed and the equipment sold in 1907.
	<span class="rlbottom">Daggett, San Bernardino County. 1900 - 1907</span>		<span class="rlbottom">Daggett, San Bernardino County. 1900 - 1907</span>
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	[[Dairy Farm Mining Company\|Dairy Farm Mining Company.]]<br />		<span class="rltitle">[[Dairy Farm Mining Company\|Dairy Farm Mining Company.]]</span><br />
	'''[[:Category:36in Gauge Railroads\|36in Gauge]].''' Constructed to carry copper ore from the Dairy Farm Mine to a transfer trestle along the Southern Pacific Railroad's mainline near Sheridan. The operation was short lived, operating a single season before shutting down.		'''[[:Category:36in Gauge Railroads\|36in Gauge]].''' Constructed to carry copper ore from the Dairy Farm Mine to a transfer trestle along the Southern Pacific Railroad's mainline near Sheridan. The operation was short lived, operating a single season before shutting down.
	<span class="rlbottom">Sheridan to Van Trent, Placer County. 1913 – 1914</span>		<span class="rlbottom">Sheridan to Van Trent, Placer County. 1913 – 1914</span>
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	[[Merced Gold Mining Company\|Merced Gold Mining Company.]]<br />		<span class="rltitle">[[Merced Gold Mining Company\|Merced Gold Mining Company.]]</span><br />
	'''[[:Category:24in Gauge Railroads\|24in Gauge]].''' Formed in 1894 through the conglomeration of 26 quartz mines. Initially a 24" gravity tramway, the line purchased an 8 ton Porter locomotive in 1897 affectionately called the "Whistling Billy". The line helped extract nearly $800,000 worth of gold until operations ceased in 1904.		'''[[:Category:24in Gauge Railroads\|24in Gauge]].''' Formed in 1894 through the conglomeration of 26 quartz mines. Initially a 24" gravity tramway, the line purchased an 8 ton Porter locomotive in 1897 affectionately called the "Whistling Billy". The line helped extract nearly $800,000 worth of gold until operations ceased in 1904.
	<span class="rlbottom">Near Coulterville, Mariposa County. 1896 - 1904</span>		<span class="rlbottom">Near Coulterville, Mariposa County. 1896 - 1904</span>
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	[[Old Mission Portland Cement Company\|Old Mission Portland Cement Company.]]<br />		<span class="rltitle">[[Old Mission Portland Cement Company\|Old Mission Portland Cement Company.]]</span><br />
	'''[[:Category:36in Gauge Railroads\|36in Gauge]].''' Old Mission Portland Cement Company of San Juan Bautista, owned a gauge quarry railroad, and was associated with and was the majority owner of the standard gauge California Central Railroad (previously the San Juan Pacific Railway). This railroad connected the town of San Juan Bautista and the cement plant with the Southern Pacific Railroad at Chittenden on the Pajaro River.		'''[[:Category:36in Gauge Railroads\|36in Gauge]].''' Old Mission Portland Cement Company of San Juan Bautista, owned a gauge quarry railroad, and was associated with and was the majority owner of the standard gauge California Central Railroad (previously the San Juan Pacific Railway). This railroad connected the town of San Juan Bautista and the cement plant with the Southern Pacific Railroad at Chittenden on the Pajaro River.
	<span class="rlbottom">San Juan Bautista, San Benito County.</span>		<span class="rlbottom">San Juan Bautista, San Benito County.</span>
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	[[U.S._Gypsum_Company\|United States Gypsum Company.]]<br />		<span class="rltitle">[[U.S._Gypsum_Company\|United States Gypsum Company.]]</span><br />
	'''[[:Category:36in Gauge Railroads\|36in Gauge]].''' Started life as the Imperial Valley Gypsum and Oil Corporation, later owned by the Pacific Portland Cement Company. The United States Gypsum Company continues to operate the 20.5 mile line, hauling gypsum from the mine to the processing plant in Plaster City where it is transloaded to standard gauge cars on the San Diego and Imperial Valley Railroad.		'''[[:Category:36in Gauge Railroads\|36in Gauge]].''' Started life as the Imperial Valley Gypsum and Oil Corporation, later owned by the Pacific Portland Cement Company. The United States Gypsum Company continues to operate the 20.5 mile line, hauling gypsum from the mine to the processing plant in Plaster City where it is transloaded to standard gauge cars on the San Diego and Imperial Valley Railroad.
	<span class="rlbottom">Plaster City, Imperial County. 1921 – Present</span>		<span class="rlbottom">Plaster City, Imperial County. 1921 – Present</span>