Lake Tahoe Railway and Transportation Company
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- This article is about the Lake Tahoe Railway and Transporatation Company which operated a narrow gauge railroad between Truckee and Lake Tahoe, California. A separate company known as the Lake Tahoe Railway (c. 1904) proposed to build a 65 mile standard gauge line northeast from Placerville to Pino Grande and then Lake Tahoe (near Fallac) but construction never commenced.
| Lake Tahoe Railway & Transportation Company | |
|---|---|
| Reporting marks | LT RR |
| Locale | Tahoe City, California |
| Dates of operation | 1899 – 1933 |
| Track gauge | 4 ft 8½ in (1435 mm) (standard gauge)3 foot Narrow Gauge |
| Headquarters | Truckee, California |
The Lake Tahoe Railway and Transportation Company was a 16 mile narrow gauge California railroad that ran from a connection with the Southern Pacific Railroad at Truckee, California to the waterfront at Lake Tahoe. The railroad was converted to standard gauge in 1926. The railroad operated from 1899-1932 at which time it was sold to the Southern Pacific Railroad. SP abandoned the line in 1943.
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[edit] Timeline
- December 19, 1898 - Railway Incorporated
- May 1, 1899 - Operations commence between Truckee and Lake Tahoe
- October 16, 1925 - Railway leased to Southern Pacific Railroad
- May 15, 1926 - Line converted to Standard Gauge by SP
- May 16, 1932 - Railway sold to SP
- November 10, 1943 - Line abandoned by SP
[edit] Route
The route followed the Truckee River - California State Route 89
- Truckee - Interchange with Southern Pacific
- Deep Creek
- Squaw Valley
- Tahoe Wharf
- Tahoe City
Ward Creek Branch
- Tahoe Wharf
- Ward Creek
[edit] Motive Power
The LT RR had four used Baldwin locomotives that operated on the line.
| LT&T Ry No. | Locomotive Type | Builder | Builder No. | Date Built | Acquired | Disposition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2-6-0 Narrow Gauge | Baldwin | 3712 | March 1875 | January 31, 1899 from Carson and Tahoe Lumber and Flume #2 | In 2005 - dismantled at the Nevada State Railroad Museum, Carson City, Nevada. |
| 3 | 2-6-0 Narrow Gauge | Baldwin | 4062 | April 1877 | January 31, 1899 from Carson and Tahoe Lumber and Flume #3 | Scrapped in 1926 at Sacramento |
| 5 | 4-4-0 Narrow Gauge | Baldwin | 4222 | December 1877 | October 15, 1906 from South Pacific Coast Railway #5 | Scrapped in 1926 at Sacramento |
| 13 | 2-8-0 Narrow Gauge | Baldwin | 6157 | April 1882 | August 13 1915 from from South Pacific Coast Railway #13 | Scrapped in November 1927 at Sacramento |
[edit] References
- Fickewirth, Alvin A. (1992). California railroads: an encyclopedia of cable car, common carrier, horsecar, industrial, interurban, logging, monorail, motor road, shortlines, streetcar, switching and terminal railroads in California (1851-1992). San Marino, California: Golden West Books, 65. ISBN 0-87095-106-8.
- Gross, Joe (2000). Railroads of North America, Third Edition, Rochester, New York: Railroad Research Publications, 113. ISBN 1-884650-10-4.
- Roberston, Donald B. (1998). Encyclopedia of Western Railroad History — Volume IV — California. Caldwell, Idaho: The Caxton Printers, 135. ISBN 0-87004-385-4.
- Walker, Mike (1997). Steam Powered Video's Comprehensive Railroad Atlas of North America - California and Nevada, Post Merger Edition, Faversham, Kent, United Kingdom: Steam Powered Publishing, 13. ISBN 1-874745-08-0.
