Carson and Colorado Railway

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The Carson and Colorado Railway was a narrow-gauge railroad that operated in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, primarily serving remote mining regions in Nevada and eastern California.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf narrow-gauge railroad
railway company
acquiredBy Southern Pacific Railroad
acquisitionYear 1900
category defunct California railroads
defunct Nevada railroads
constructionDirection southward from Mound House
country United States
endPoint Keeler, California
foundingPurpose to tap mining districts in Nevada and eastern California
gauge 3 ft (914 mm)
headquartersLocation Carson City, Nevada
linked to: Carson City
heritagePreservation portions preserved as museum railways
heritageSite Laws Railroad Museum and Historic Site
Nevada State Railroad Museum
historicalSignificance important in development of remote mining camps in Nevada and eastern California
notableLocomotive Southern Pacific narrow-gauge No. 18
Southern Pacific narrow-gauge No. 8
Southern Pacific narrow-gauge No. 9
notableStation Bodie, California
Laws, California
notableTerminus Keeler, California
operatedAs Southern Pacific narrow-gauge branch line after acquisition
operatedInCentury 19th century
20th century
parentCompany Virginia and Truckee Railroad
primaryPurpose serving remote mining regions
propulsionSystem steam locomotives
servedArea Great Basin region
linked to: Great Basin

Owens Valley
servedCommodity agricultural products
lumber
ore
servedIndustry mining
servedRegion Nevada
eastern California
servedTown Bishop, California
Hawthorne, Nevada
Keeler, California
Laws, California
Tonopah region, Nevada
linked to: Tonopah
startPoint Mound House, Nevada
status defunct
successor Southern Pacific Railroad
trackConfiguration single track
trackLengthApprox about 300 miles
trackType narrow gauge

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Mound House, Nevada servedBy Carson and Colorado Railway