Railroads of Nevada County
Title | Railroads of Nevada County PDF eBook |
Author | Andrew Brandon |
Publisher | Arcadia Publishing |
Pages | 128 |
Release | 2018 |
Genre | Business & Economics |
ISBN | 1467128457 |
The Central Pacific Railroad was the first railroad to enter Nevada County as it constructed eastward in 1865. At the base of the eastern slope of Donner Pass, the railroad established a construction camp, now known as Truckee, before following the Truckee River to the Nevada state line. Truckee became home to expansive locomotive facilities for helper locomotives on trains westbound over Donner Pass after the completion of the Transcontinental Railroad. Through the end of the 19th century, additional railroads were constructed, bringing the outside world closer to the remote corners of the county. Railroads like the Nevada County Narrow Gauge Railroad and Nevada County Traction Company served the gold rush-era boomtowns of Grass Valley and Nevada City. Lumber companies like the Towle Brothers and the Sierra Nevada Wood & Lumber Company brought rail into the forests and filled the demand for lumber throughout the region.
Nevada County Narrow Gauge
Title | Nevada County Narrow Gauge PDF eBook |
Author | Gerald M. Best |
Publisher | |
Pages | 234 |
Release | 1965 |
Genre | Gold mines and mining |
ISBN |
A Tale of Two Cities and a Train
Title | A Tale of Two Cities and a Train PDF eBook |
Author | Juanita Kennedy Browne |
Publisher | Nevada County Historical |
Pages | 216 |
Release | 1987 |
Genre | Narrow gauge railroads |
ISBN | 9780915641017 |
The narrow gauge railroad ran between Nevada City and Grass Valley.
Nevada County Narrow Gauge Railroad
Title | Nevada County Narrow Gauge Railroad PDF eBook |
Author | J. L. Wolff |
Publisher | |
Pages | 14 |
Release | 1933* |
Genre | |
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A History of the Nevada County Narrow Gauge Railroad
Title | A History of the Nevada County Narrow Gauge Railroad PDF eBook |
Author | Marvin Elliott Locke |
Publisher | |
Pages | 286 |
Release | 1962 |
Genre | |
ISBN |
Nevada County Narrow Gauge Railroad
Title | Nevada County Narrow Gauge Railroad PDF eBook |
Author | Stanley T. Borden |
Publisher | |
Pages | 38 |
Release | 1962 |
Genre | |
ISBN |
Never Come, Never Go!
Title | Never Come, Never Go! PDF eBook |
Author | Robert M. Wyckoff |
Publisher | |
Pages | 91 |
Release | 1986 |
Genre | Industries |
ISBN | 9780961526108 |