Quincy Railroad (CA)
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Quincy Railroad | |
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Reporting marks | QRR |
Locale | Quincy and Susanville, California |
Dates of operation | November 9, 1917 – present |
Track gauge | 4 ft 8½ in (1435 mm) (standard gauge) |
Headquarters | Quincy, California |
The Quincy Railroad (AAR reporting marks QRR) is a 3.27-mile switching and terminal railroad located at Quincy, California. The QRR interchanges with the Union Pacific (former Western Pacific) at Quincy Junction.
It also has a separate 23.3 mile branch running over former Southern Pacific branch from Wendel-Susanville, California which is now likely abandoned. The railroad handles 1,000 cars per year of outbound lumber and forest products. The QRR is owned by Sierra Pacific Industries.
The QRR has one locomotive, #5 that is an EMD SW1200 built in November 1950 (Builder No. 13459). The QRR's ALCO S-1[1] and GE 44-ton switcher[2] are now located at the nearby Western Pacific Railroad Museum.
[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, CA: Golden West Books. ISBN 0-87095-106-8.
- Stindt, Fred A. (1996). American Shortline Railway Guide, 5th Ed., Waukesha, WI: Kalmbach Publishing. ISBN 0-89024-290-9.
- Walker, Mike (1997). Steam Powered Video's Comprehensive Railroad Atlas of North America - California and Nevada - Post Merger Ed.. Faversham, Kent, United Kingdom: Steam Powered Publishing. ISBN 1-874745-08-0.