Mining Railroads of Nevada

Mining Railroads.

Eureka Mill Railroad.
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. Santiago Canyon to Eureka Mill. 1872 - 1906

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

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