Narrow Gauge Railroads of California - Revision history

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	{{:Oddity Railroads of California}}		{{:Oddity Railroads of California}}
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	{{:Tourist Railroads of California}}		{{:Tourist Railroads of California}}
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	{{:Industrial Railroads of California}}		{{:Industrial Railroads of California}}
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	{{:Transit Railroads of California}}		{{:Transit Railroads of California}}
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	<tab name="Mining">		<tab name="Mining">
	{{:~~Mining Railroads of California~~}}		{{:Mining_Railroads_of_California}}
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	~~==Common Carrier==~~		<tabs>
			<tab name="Common Carrier">
	<~~div class="roadlist"~~><~~span class~~="~~mapicon~~"~~>[[file:png_map_notavailable_150px.png\|100px]]</span>~~		{{:Common Carrier Railroads of California}}
	~~[[Bodie & Benton Railway & Land Company‎‎\|Bodie & Benton Railway & Land Company.]]<br /~~>		</tab>
	~~'''[[~~:~~Category:36in Gauge~~ Railroads~~\|36in Gauge]].''' Mining activity entered a boom in the Bodie area in the 1880s, the Bodie and Benton Railway was constructed in 1887 to meet the demand for timber by logging the forests South East~~ of ~~Mono Lake. The B&B's main line stretched from Bodie navigating steep grades and two switchbacks down to Mono Mills and the company sawmill.~~		<tab name="Logging">
	~~<span class="rlbottom">Bodie to Mono Mills, Mono County. 1887 - 1918</span>~~		{{:Logging Railroads of California}}
	</~~div~~>		</tab>
			<tab name="Mining">
	<~~div class~~="~~roadlist~~"~~><span class="mapicon">[[file:png_map_notavailable_150px.png\|100px]]</span>~~		{{:Mining Railroads of California}}
	~~[[Colusa & Lake Railroad\|Colusa & Lake Railroad.]]<br /~~>		</tab>
	~~'''[[~~:~~Category:36in Gauge~~ Railroads\|36in Gauge]].''' Constructed in 1885 as the Colusa Railroad to connect with the Central Pacific at Colusa Junction (now Cortena). The 9.7 mile line reincorporated a year later as the Colusa & Lake and expanded 12.3 miles to Sites and the neighboring sandstone quarries. By 1913 the quarry output had declined and competition from the Southern Pacific and Northern Electric railroads forced the road to abandon in May, 1915.		<tab name="Industrial">
	~~<span class="rlbottom">Colusa to Sites, Colusa County. 1885 - 1918~~</~~span~~>		{{:Industrial Railroads of California}}
	<~~/div>~~		</tab>
			<tab name="Transit">
	~~<div class~~="~~roadlist~~"~~><span class="mapicon">[[file:png_map_notavailable_150px.png\|100px]]</span>~~		{{:Transit Railroads of California}}
	~~[[nevada-california-oregon-ry\|Nevada - California - Oregon Railway.]]<br /~~>		</tab>
	~~'''[[~~:~~Category:36in Gauge~~ Railroads~~\|36in Gauge]].'''~~		<tab name="Oddities">
	~~<span class="rlbottom">Reno, NV to Alturas, CA. 1883 - 1928~~</~~span~~>		{{:Oddity Railroads of California}}
	<~~/div>~~		</tab>
			<tab name="Tourist">
	~~<div class~~="~~roadlist~~"~~><span class="mapicon">[[file:png_map_notavailable_150px.png\|100px]]</span~~>		{{:Tourist Railroads of California}}
	~~[[Nevada County Narrow Gauge Railroad\|Nevada County Narrow Gauge Railroad.]]<br />~~		</tab>
	~~'''[[~~:~~Category:36in Gauge~~ Railroads~~\|36in Gauge]].''' Constructed to connect the booming mining region around Grass Valley and Nevada City with the Central Pacific in Colfax, the line has the distinction~~ of ~~being the longest operating narrow gauge common carrier in~~ California.		</tabs>
	~~<span class="rlbottom">Colfax to Nevada City, Placer and Nevada Counties. 1875 - 1942</span>~~
	</~~div~~>

	<~~div class~~="~~roadlist"><span class="mapicon~~"~~>[[file:png_map_notavailable_150px.png\|100px]]</span>~~
	~~[[South Pacific Coast Railroad\|South Pacific Coast Railroad.]]<br /~~>
	~~'''[[~~:~~Category:36in Gauge~~ Railroads~~\|36in Gauge]].''' Incorporated March 20, 1876 from an original concept of providing transportation to sell real estate in Newark, California, it became one~~ of ~~the most successful narrow gauge railroads in~~ California~~. In May 1887 it and its leased lines were consolidated into the South Pacific Coast Railway and sold to Southern Pacific interests.~~
	~~<span class="rlbottom">San Francisco, Alameda, Santa Clara, and Santa Cruz Counties. 1876 - 1887~~</~~span~~>
	<~~/div>~~

	~~<div class~~="~~roadlist"><span class="mapicon~~"~~>[[file:png_map_notavailable_150px.png\|100px]]</span~~>
	~~[[South Pacific Coast Railway\|South Pacific Coast Railway.]]<br />~~
	~~'''[[~~:~~Category:36in Gauge~~ Railroads~~\|36in Gauge]].''' Consolidated May 21, 1887 from the South Pacific Coast Railroad and its leased lines it operated as a narrow gauge until 1908 with the completion~~ of ~~widening to standard gauge. The corporation continued until 1937 when its 50 year bonds became due.~~
	~~<span class="rlbottom">San Francisco, Alameda, Santa Clara, and Santa Cruz Counties. 1887 - 1937~~</~~span~~>
	<~~/div>~~

	~~==Logging==~~

	~~<div class~~="~~roadlist"><span class=~~"~~mapicon">[[file:png_map_notavailable_150px.png\|100px]]</span>~~
	~~[[A. M. Leach Lumber Company\|A. M. Leach Lumber Company.]]<br /~~>
	~~'''[[~~:~~Category:36in Gauge~~ Railroads\|36in Gauge]].''' Constructed by Andrew Martin Leach to bring timber from the woods to his mill in Challenge. Finished lumber from the mill was then sent by flume down to Honcutt on the Southern Pacific. The railroad was later extended to a new mill at Beantown. In 1892 Leach moved his railroad to the end of ~~the flume at Owl Gulch.~~
	~~<span class="rlbottom">Challenge Mills to Beanville, Yuba County. 1884 - 1894~~</~~span~~>
	</~~div~~>

	~~==Mining==~~

	~~==Industrial==~~

	~~==Transit==~~

	~~==Oddities==~~

	~~==Tourist==~~

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	[[A.M. Leach Lumber Company\|A. M. Leach Lumber Company.]]<br />		[[A. M. Leach Lumber Company\|A. M. Leach Lumber Company.]]<br />
	'''[[:Category:36in Gauge Railroads\|36in Gauge]].''' Constructed by Andrew Martin Leach to bring timber from the woods to his mill in Challenge. Finished lumber from the mill was then sent by flume down to Honcutt on the Southern Pacific. The railroad was later extended to a new mill at Beantown. In 1892 Leach moved his railroad to the end of the flume at Owl Gulch.		'''[[:Category:36in Gauge Railroads\|36in Gauge]].''' Constructed by Andrew Martin Leach to bring timber from the woods to his mill in Challenge. Finished lumber from the mill was then sent by flume down to Honcutt on the Southern Pacific. The railroad was later extended to a new mill at Beantown. In 1892 Leach moved his railroad to the end of the flume at Owl Gulch.
	<span class="rlbottom">Challenge Mills to Beanville, Yuba County. 1884 - 1894</span>		<span class="rlbottom">Challenge Mills to Beanville, Yuba County. 1884 - 1894</span>

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	[[~~Bodie_%26_Benton_Railway_%26_Land_Company~~.]]<br />		[[Bodie & Benton Railway & Land Company‎‎\|Bodie & Benton Railway & Land Company.]]<br />
	'''[[:Category:36in Gauge Railroads\|36in Gauge]].''' Mining activity entered a boom in the Bodie area in the 1880s, the Bodie and Benton Railway was constructed in 1887 to meet the demand for timber by logging the forests South East of Mono Lake. The B&B's main line stretched from Bodie navigating steep grades and two switchbacks down to Mono Mills and the company sawmill.		'''[[:Category:36in Gauge Railroads\|36in Gauge]].''' Mining activity entered a boom in the Bodie area in the 1880s, the Bodie and Benton Railway was constructed in 1887 to meet the demand for timber by logging the forests South East of Mono Lake. The B&B's main line stretched from Bodie navigating steep grades and two switchbacks down to Mono Mills and the company sawmill.
	<span class="rlbottom">Bodie to Mono Mills, Mono County. 1887 - 1918</span>		<span class="rlbottom">Bodie to Mono Mills, Mono County. 1887 - 1918</span>
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	[[South Pacific Coast Railroad.]]<br />		[[South Pacific Coast Railroad\|South Pacific Coast Railroad.]]<br />
	'''[[:Category:36in Gauge Railroads\|36in Gauge]].''' Incorporated March 20, 1876 from an original concept of providing transportation to sell real estate in Newark, California, it became one of the most successful narrow gauge railroads in California. In May 1887 it and its leased lines were consolidated into the South Pacific Coast Railway and sold to Southern Pacific interests.		'''[[:Category:36in Gauge Railroads\|36in Gauge]].''' Incorporated March 20, 1876 from an original concept of providing transportation to sell real estate in Newark, California, it became one of the most successful narrow gauge railroads in California. In May 1887 it and its leased lines were consolidated into the South Pacific Coast Railway and sold to Southern Pacific interests.
	<span class="rlbottom">San Francisco, Alameda, Santa Clara, and Santa Cruz Counties. 1876 - 1887</span>		<span class="rlbottom">San Francisco, Alameda, Santa Clara, and Santa Cruz Counties. 1876 - 1887</span>
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	[[South Pacific Coast Railway.]]<br />		[[South Pacific Coast Railway\|South Pacific Coast Railway.]]<br />
	'''[[:Category:36in Gauge Railroads\|36in Gauge]].''' Consolidated May 21, 1887 from the South Pacific Coast Railroad and its leased lines it operated as a narrow gauge until 1908 with the completion of widening to standard gauge. The corporation continued until 1937 when its 50 year bonds became due.		'''[[:Category:36in Gauge Railroads\|36in Gauge]].''' Consolidated May 21, 1887 from the South Pacific Coast Railroad and its leased lines it operated as a narrow gauge until 1908 with the completion of widening to standard gauge. The corporation continued until 1937 when its 50 year bonds became due.
	<span class="rlbottom">San Francisco, Alameda, Santa Clara, and Santa Cruz Counties. 1887 - 1937</span>		<span class="rlbottom">San Francisco, Alameda, Santa Clara, and Santa Cruz Counties. 1887 - 1937</span>
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	[[A. M. Leach Lumber Company.]]<br />		[[A.M. Leach Lumber Company\|A. M. Leach Lumber Company.]]<br />
	'''[[:Category:36in Gauge Railroads\|36in Gauge]].''' Constructed by Andrew Martin Leach to bring timber from the woods to his mill in Challenge. Finished lumber from the mill was then sent by flume down to Honcutt on the Southern Pacific. The railroad was later extended to a new mill at Beantown. In 1892 Leach moved his railroad to the end of the flume at Owl Gulch.		'''[[:Category:36in Gauge Railroads\|36in Gauge]].''' Constructed by Andrew Martin Leach to bring timber from the woods to his mill in Challenge. Finished lumber from the mill was then sent by flume down to Honcutt on the Southern Pacific. The railroad was later extended to a new mill at Beantown. In 1892 Leach moved his railroad to the end of the flume at Owl Gulch.
	<span class="rlbottom">Challenge Mills to Beanville, Yuba County. 1884 - 1894</span>		<span class="rlbottom">Challenge Mills to Beanville, Yuba County. 1884 - 1894</span>

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	[[~~Bodie & Benton Railway & Land Company~~.]]<br />		[[Bodie_%26_Benton_Railway_%26_Land_Company.]]<br />
	'''[[:Category:36in Gauge Railroads\|36in Gauge]].''' Mining activity entered a boom in the Bodie area in the 1880s, the Bodie and Benton Railway was constructed in 1887 to meet the demand for timber by logging the forests South East of Mono Lake. The B&B's main line stretched from Bodie navigating steep grades and two switchbacks down to Mono Mills and the company sawmill.		'''[[:Category:36in Gauge Railroads\|36in Gauge]].''' Mining activity entered a boom in the Bodie area in the 1880s, the Bodie and Benton Railway was constructed in 1887 to meet the demand for timber by logging the forests South East of Mono Lake. The B&B's main line stretched from Bodie navigating steep grades and two switchbacks down to Mono Mills and the company sawmill.
	<span class="rlbottom">Bodie to Mono Mills, Mono County. 1887 - 1918</span>		<span class="rlbottom">Bodie to Mono Mills, Mono County. 1887 - 1918</span>

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	[[A. M. ~~Leech~~ Lumber Company.]]<br />		[[A. M. Leach Lumber Company.]]<br />
	'''[[:Category:36in Gauge Railroads\|36in Gauge]].''' Constructed by Andrew Martin Leach to bring timber from the woods to his mill in Challenge. Finished lumber from the mill was then sent by flume down to Honcutt on the Southern Pacific. The railroad was later extended to a new mill at Beantown. In 1892 Leach moved his railroad to the end of the flume at Owl Gulch.		'''[[:Category:36in Gauge Railroads\|36in Gauge]].''' Constructed by Andrew Martin Leach to bring timber from the woods to his mill in Challenge. Finished lumber from the mill was then sent by flume down to Honcutt on the Southern Pacific. The railroad was later extended to a new mill at Beantown. In 1892 Leach moved his railroad to the end of the flume at Owl Gulch.
	<span class="rlbottom">Challenge Mills to Beanville, Yuba County. 1884 - 1894</span>		<span class="rlbottom">Challenge Mills to Beanville, Yuba County. 1884 - 1894</span>

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	[[Bodie & Benton Railway & Land Co.]]<br />		[[Bodie & Benton Railway & Land Company.]]<br />
	'''[[:Category:36in Gauge Railroads\|36in Gauge]].''' Mining activity entered a boom in the Bodie area in the 1880s, the Bodie and Benton Railway was constructed in 1887 to meet the demand for timber by logging the forests South East of Mono Lake. The B&B's main line stretched from Bodie navigating steep grades and two switchbacks down to Mono Mills and the company sawmill.		'''[[:Category:36in Gauge Railroads\|36in Gauge]].''' Mining activity entered a boom in the Bodie area in the 1880s, the Bodie and Benton Railway was constructed in 1887 to meet the demand for timber by logging the forests South East of Mono Lake. The B&B's main line stretched from Bodie navigating steep grades and two switchbacks down to Mono Mills and the company sawmill.
	<span class="rlbottom">Bodie to Mono Mills, Mono County. 1887 - 1918</span>		<span class="rlbottom">Bodie to Mono Mills, Mono County. 1887 - 1918</span>
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	[[Colusa & Lake Railroad\|Colusa & Lake Railroad]]<br />		[[Colusa & Lake Railroad\|Colusa & Lake Railroad.]]<br />
	'''[[:Category:36in Gauge Railroads\|36in Gauge]].''' Constructed in 1885 as the Colusa Railroad to connect with the Central Pacific at Colusa Junction (now Cortena). The 9.7 mile line reincorporated a year later as the Colusa & Lake and expanded 12.3 miles to Sites and the neighboring sandstone quarries. By 1913 the quarry output had declined and competition from the Southern Pacific and Northern Electric railroads forced the road to abandon in May, 1915.		'''[[:Category:36in Gauge Railroads\|36in Gauge]].''' Constructed in 1885 as the Colusa Railroad to connect with the Central Pacific at Colusa Junction (now Cortena). The 9.7 mile line reincorporated a year later as the Colusa & Lake and expanded 12.3 miles to Sites and the neighboring sandstone quarries. By 1913 the quarry output had declined and competition from the Southern Pacific and Northern Electric railroads forced the road to abandon in May, 1915.
	<span class="rlbottom">Colusa to Sites, Colusa County. 1885 - 1918</span>		<span class="rlbottom">Colusa to Sites, Colusa County. 1885 - 1918</span>
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	[[nevada-california-oregon-ry\|Nevada - California - Oregon Railway]]<br />		[[nevada-california-oregon-ry\|Nevada - California - Oregon Railway.]]<br />
	'''[[:Category:36in Gauge Railroads\|36in Gauge]].'''		'''[[:Category:36in Gauge Railroads\|36in Gauge]].'''
	<span class="rlbottom">Reno, NV to Alturas, CA. 1883 - 1928</span>		<span class="rlbottom">Reno, NV to Alturas, CA. 1883 - 1928</span>
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	[[Nevada County Narrow Gauge Railroad\|Nevada County Narrow Gauge Railroad]]<br />		[[Nevada County Narrow Gauge Railroad\|Nevada County Narrow Gauge Railroad.]]<br />
	'''[[:Category:36in Gauge Railroads\|36in Gauge]].''' Constructed to connect the booming mining region around Grass Valley and Nevada City with the Central Pacific in Colfax, the line has the distinction of being the longest operating narrow gauge common carrier in California.		'''[[:Category:36in Gauge Railroads\|36in Gauge]].''' Constructed to connect the booming mining region around Grass Valley and Nevada City with the Central Pacific in Colfax, the line has the distinction of being the longest operating narrow gauge common carrier in California.
	<span class="rlbottom">Colfax to Nevada City, Placer and Nevada Counties. 1875 - 1942</span>		<span class="rlbottom">Colfax to Nevada City, Placer and Nevada Counties. 1875 - 1942</span>
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	[[South Pacific Coast Railroad]]<br />		[[South Pacific Coast Railroad.]]<br />
	'''[[:Category:36in Gauge Railroads\|36in Gauge]].''' Incorporated March 20, 1876 from an original concept of providing transportation to sell real estate in Newark, California, it became one of the most successful narrow gauge railroads in California. In May 1887 it and its leased lines were consolidated into the South Pacific Coast Railway and sold to Southern Pacific interests.		'''[[:Category:36in Gauge Railroads\|36in Gauge]].''' Incorporated March 20, 1876 from an original concept of providing transportation to sell real estate in Newark, California, it became one of the most successful narrow gauge railroads in California. In May 1887 it and its leased lines were consolidated into the South Pacific Coast Railway and sold to Southern Pacific interests.
	<span class="rlbottom">San Francisco, Alameda, Santa Clara, and Santa Cruz Counties. 1876 - 1887</span>		<span class="rlbottom">San Francisco, Alameda, Santa Clara, and Santa Cruz Counties. 1876 - 1887</span>
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	[[South Pacific Coast Railway]]<br />		[[South Pacific Coast Railway.]]<br />
	'''[[:Category:36in Gauge Railroads\|36in Gauge]].''' Consolidated May 21, 1887 from the South Pacific Coast Railroad and its leased lines it operated as a narrow gauge until 1908 with the completion of widening to standard gauge. The corporation continued until 1937 when its 50 year bonds became due.		'''[[:Category:36in Gauge Railroads\|36in Gauge]].''' Consolidated May 21, 1887 from the South Pacific Coast Railroad and its leased lines it operated as a narrow gauge until 1908 with the completion of widening to standard gauge. The corporation continued until 1937 when its 50 year bonds became due.
	<span class="rlbottom">San Francisco, Alameda, Santa Clara, and Santa Cruz Counties. 1887 - 1937</span>		<span class="rlbottom">San Francisco, Alameda, Santa Clara, and Santa Cruz Counties. 1887 - 1937</span>
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	==Logging==		==Logging==

			<div class="roadlist"><span class="mapicon">[[file:png_map_notavailable_150px.png\|100px]]</span>
			[[A. M. Leech Lumber Company.]]<br />
			'''[[:Category:36in Gauge Railroads\|36in Gauge]].''' Constructed by Andrew Martin Leach to bring timber from the woods to his mill in Challenge. Finished lumber from the mill was then sent by flume down to Honcutt on the Southern Pacific. The railroad was later extended to a new mill at Beantown. In 1892 Leach moved his railroad to the end of the flume at Owl Gulch.
			<span class="rlbottom">Challenge Mills to Beanville, Yuba County. 1884 - 1894</span>
			</div>

	==Mining==		==Mining==

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	<span class="rlbottom">Colfax to Nevada City, Placer and Nevada Counties. 1875 - 1942</span>		<span class="rlbottom">Colfax to Nevada City, Placer and Nevada Counties. 1875 - 1942</span>
	</div>		</div>


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