Difference between revisions of "Mining Railroads of Utah"
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==Mining Railroads.== | ==Mining Railroads.== | ||
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<span class="rltitle">[[Alta Scenic Railway|Alta Scenic Railway.]]</span><br /> | |||
'''[[:Category:36in Gauge Railroads|36in Gauge]].''' <br /> | |||
<span class="rlbottom">Wasatch to Alta, Salt Lake County. 1925.</span> | |||
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<span class="rltitle">[[Crescent Tram|Crescent Tram.]]</span><br /> | |||
'''[[:Category:36in Gauge Railroads|36in Gauge]].''' | |||
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<span class="rlbottom">Park City (Mill Site) to Crescent Mine, Summit County. 1884 - 1900</span> | |||
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'''[[:Category:36in Gauge Railroads|36in Gauge]].''' Constructed to serve the mines and Tintic smelter around Silver City held by Jesse Knight. Trains pulled by Shay locomotives operated up grades as steep as 5% bringing ore down the mountain to the smelter. The operation was profitable most of its life until the mines began to close in 1917. By 1928 the line filed for abandonment but remained in place until 1937. | '''[[:Category:36in Gauge Railroads|36in Gauge]].''' Constructed to serve the mines and Tintic smelter around Silver City held by Jesse Knight. Trains pulled by Shay locomotives operated up grades as steep as 5% bringing ore down the mountain to the smelter. The operation was profitable most of its life until the mines began to close in 1917. By 1928 the line filed for abandonment but remained in place until 1937. | ||
<span class="rlbottom">American Fork to Deer Creek, Utah County. 1872 - 1878</span> | <span class="rlbottom">American Fork to Deer Creek, Utah County. 1872 - 1878</span> | ||
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<span class="rltitle">[[Little Cottonwood Transportation Company|Little Cottonwood Transportation Company.]]</span><br /> | |||
'''[[:Category:36in Gauge Railroads|36in Gauge]].''' <br /> | |||
<span class="rlbottom">1916 - 1925.</span> | |||
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Latest revision as of 13:06, 1 June 2021
Mining Railroads.
Eureka Hill Railway.
36in Gauge. Constructed to serve the mines and Tintic smelter around Silver City held by Jesse Knight. Trains pulled by Shay locomotives operated up grades as steep as 5% bringing ore down the mountain to the smelter. The operation was profitable most of its life until the mines began to close in 1917. By 1928 the line filed for abandonment but remained in place until 1937.
American Fork to Deer Creek, Utah County. 1872 - 1878