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<span class="rltitle">[[Eureka Mill Railroad|Eureka Mill Railroad.]]</span><br />
<span class="rltitle">[[Cortez Mining Company|Cortez Mining Company.]]</span><br />
'''[[:Category:30in Gauge Railroads|30in Gauge]].''' Short by even shortline standards, this line was built by the Union Mill Co in 1872 due their Eureka Mill being in a location unreachable by the Virginia & Truckee along the Carson River. Initially horse drawn, a Porter 0-4-0T was purchased later. The mill burned down in 1892, leaving the railroad abandoned. Sometime after 1906 the equipment was sold and the 0-4-0T sold to a contractor, wound up abandoned in Butt Lake near Chester, California.
'''[[:Category:30in Gauge Railroads|30in Gauge]].''' <br /><br />
<span class="rlbottom">Santiago Canyon to Eureka Mill. 1872 - 1906</span>
<span class="rlbottom">Near Tenabo Eureka County. 1890 - ca. 1930</span>
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<span class="rltitle">[[Dayton Sutro & Carson Valley Railroad|Dayton Sutro & Carson Valley Railroad.]]</span><br />
'''[[:Category:36in Gauge Railroads|36in Gauge]].''' Initially constructed as the Lyon Mill & Mining Company, J.M. Douglas purchased the line from Fred Birdsall who had become interested in the San Joaquin & Sierra Nevada in California. The line operated a single locomotive, a Porter 0-4-2 named "Joe Douglas" until some time in the 1890's when operations ended, the exact date currently unknown.
<span class="rlbottom">Dayton, Lyon County. 1881 - ca. 1900</span>
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<span class="rltitle">[[Pacific Tungsten Company|Pacific Tungsten Company.]]</span><br />
'''[[:Category:24in Gauge Railroads|24in Gauge]].'''<br />
<span class="rlbottom">Mill City, Pershing County. 1918 - 1947</span>
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<span class="rltitle">[[Eureka & Ruby Hill Railroad|Eureka & Ruby Hill Railroad.]]</span><br />
'''[[:Category:36in Gauge Railroads|36in Gauge]].''' Constructed to connect the Eureka Consolidated Mines with their smelter operations in Eureka, in 1875 the line was purchased by the Eureka & Palisade Railroad. Under E&P control, trackage was expanded to the Richmond Consolidated Mine and associated Smelter. In 1893 operations were abandoned after the mines shut down. In 1902 operations resumed on a smaller scale until the flood which wiped out much of the E&P in 1910.
<span class="rlbottom">Eureka to Ruby Hill, Eureka County. 1874 - 1893 and 1902 - 1910</span>
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<span class="rlbottom">Mill City, Pershing County. 1918 - 1947</span>
<span class="rlbottom">Mill City, Pershing County. 1918 - 1947</span>
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<span class="rltitle">[[Quartette Mining Company|Quartette Mining Company.]]</span><br />
'''[[:Category:36in Gauge Railroads|36in Gauge]].'''Hauled gold ore from the Quartette mine near Searchlight to their stamp mill 16 miles away on the Colorado river. Discovery of a water source close to the mine lead to the construction of a new mill near the mine in 1906. Operations ceased on the railroad shortly thereafter, the remaining equipment and rails were sold between 1910 and 1915.
<span class="rlbottom">Searchlight, Clark County. 1902 - 1908</span>
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<span class="rltitle">[[Yellow Pine Company|Yellow Pine Company.]]</span><br />
'''[[:Category:36in Gauge Railroads|36in Gauge]].'''Constructed to tap lead and manganese deposits west of Jean. The railroad hauled ore from the mines down steep grades to the smelter in Goodsprings for processing. The final product was then shipped down to Jean for transloading on the Los Angeles & Salt Lake Railroad (now Union Pacific). Ore shipments ceased by 1930 and the railroad was scrapped in 1934.
<span class="rlbottom">Jean to Goodsprings, Clark County. 1911 - 1934</span>
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Mining Railroads.

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Cortez Mining Company.
30in Gauge.

Near Tenabo Eureka County. 1890 - ca. 1930

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Dayton Sutro & Carson Valley Railroad.
36in Gauge. Initially constructed as the Lyon Mill & Mining Company, J.M. Douglas purchased the line from Fred Birdsall who had become interested in the San Joaquin & Sierra Nevada in California. The line operated a single locomotive, a Porter 0-4-2 named "Joe Douglas" until some time in the 1890's when operations ended, the exact date currently unknown. Dayton, Lyon County. 1881 - ca. 1900

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Pacific Tungsten Company.
24in Gauge.
Mill City, Pershing County. 1918 - 1947

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Eureka & Ruby Hill Railroad.
36in Gauge. Constructed to connect the Eureka Consolidated Mines with their smelter operations in Eureka, in 1875 the line was purchased by the Eureka & Palisade Railroad. Under E&P control, trackage was expanded to the Richmond Consolidated Mine and associated Smelter. In 1893 operations were abandoned after the mines shut down. In 1902 operations resumed on a smaller scale until the flood which wiped out much of the E&P in 1910. Eureka to Ruby Hill, Eureka County. 1874 - 1893 and 1902 - 1910

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Lyon Mining & Milling Company.
36in Gauge. Initially constructed as the Lyon Mill & Mining Company, J.M. Douglas purchased the line from Fred Birdsall who had become interested in the San Joaquin & Sierra Nevada in California. The line operated a single locomotive, a Porter 0-4-2 named "Joe Douglas" until some time in the 1890's when operations ended, the exact date currently unknown. Dayton (C&C) to Rock Point Mill (Dayton, NV). 1881 - ca. 1900

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Pacific Tungsten Company.
24in Gauge.
Mill City, Pershing County. 1918 - 1947

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Quartette Mining Company.
36in Gauge.Hauled gold ore from the Quartette mine near Searchlight to their stamp mill 16 miles away on the Colorado river. Discovery of a water source close to the mine lead to the construction of a new mill near the mine in 1906. Operations ceased on the railroad shortly thereafter, the remaining equipment and rails were sold between 1910 and 1915. Searchlight, Clark County. 1902 - 1908

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Yellow Pine Company.
36in Gauge.Constructed to tap lead and manganese deposits west of Jean. The railroad hauled ore from the mines down steep grades to the smelter in Goodsprings for processing. The final product was then shipped down to Jean for transloading on the Los Angeles & Salt Lake Railroad (now Union Pacific). Ore shipments ceased by 1930 and the railroad was scrapped in 1934. Jean to Goodsprings, Clark County. 1911 - 1934

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