Southern Pacific (narrow gauge)
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The Southern Pacific narrow gauge is the informal name given to a network of narrow gauge railroad lines operated by the Southern Pacific Railroad
(SP) in western Nevada and eastern California.
The SP narrow gauge system operated on the tracks of the former Carson and Colorado Railroad
which was purchased by SP in 1900. The line was originally built by the Virginia and Truckee Railroad
. It was latter purchased by the Southern Pacific, the line made enough profit to repay the purchase price within only one month! However in latter years the line was not as profitable, although it was enough to justify dieselizing the line, one of the few such cases in the United States.
Southern Pacific Railroad
The Southern Pacific Transportation Company , earlier Southern Pacific Railroad and Southern Pacific Company, and usually simply called the Southern Pacific or Espee, was an American railroad....
(SP) in western Nevada and eastern California.
The SP narrow gauge system operated on the tracks of the former Carson and Colorado Railroad
Carson and Colorado Railroad
The Carson and Colorado Railway was a U.S. narrow gauge railroad that ran from Mound House, Nevada, to Keeler, California below the Cerro Gordo Mines. It was incorporated on May 10, 1880 as the Carson and Colorado Railroad, and construction on the railroad began on May 31, 1880. A track gauge of ...
which was purchased by SP in 1900. The line was originally built by the Virginia and Truckee Railroad
Virginia and Truckee Railroad
The Virginia and Truckee Railroad was built to serve the Comstock Lode mining communities of northwestern Nevada. At its height, the railroad's route ran from Reno south to Carson City, Nevada. In Carson City, the...
. It was latter purchased by the Southern Pacific, the line made enough profit to repay the purchase price within only one month! However in latter years the line was not as profitable, although it was enough to justify dieselizing the line, one of the few such cases in the United States.