Infobox SG rail railroad name Arizona and CaliforniaRailroad logo filename Acr logo.png logo size 100 marks ARZC system map Arizona and CaliforniaRailroad system map.svg map size 300 locale Mojave Desert Phoenix, Arizona and branch to Blythe, California start year May 9, 1991 hq city Parker, Arizona ... Trackage rights end BS2 STR Union Pacific Railroad UPRR continues The Arizona and CaliforniaRailroad ...?OpenDocument BNSF Railway Shortline Partner ARZC Profile US Class III ArizonaCalifornia railroads DEFAULTSORT ArizonaCaliforniaRailroad Category California railroads Category Arizona railroads ..., California fi Arizona and CaliforniaRailroad ... Desert to Rice, then east to cross the Colorado River ArizonaCalifornia state line at Parker, Arizona . The railroad continues east to Matthie near Wickenburg, Arizona . At Matthie the ARZC has trackage .... History The ARZC was originally constructed between 1903 1907 by the Arizona and California Railway ... Grand Junction, CO to Arizona following the Colorado River, then enter California near Blythe to Niland ..., the California Southern Railroad not to be confused with the earlier railroad linking Barstow ... BS2 eHST Cadiz, California BS2 eHST 50.0 Rice, California Rice BS2 STRrg ABZrf BS2 KMW STR 0.0 BS2 eHST STR 18.3 Midland, California Midland BS2 KDSTe STR 42.0 Blythe, California Blythe BS2 eHST 70.4 Vidal, California Vidal BS2 eHST 83.2 Earp, California BS2 eHST 84.7 Parker, Arizona Parker BS2 eHST 110.6 Bouse, Arizona Bouse BS2 eHST 130.2 Vicksburg, Arizona Vicksburg BS2 eHST 140.5 Salome, Arizona Salome BS2 eHST 145.7 Wenden, Arizona Wenden BS2 eHST 159.4 Golden, Arizona Golden BS2 eHST 168.3 Aguila, Arizona Aguila BS2 ABZrg BNSF Railway junction BS2 eHST 190.5 Matthie, Arizona Matthie BS2 eGRENZE Trackage rights begin BS2 eHST 4.7 Santa Fe Railroad Depot Wickenburg, Arizona Wickenburg, Arizona BS2 eHST 15.4 Castle Hot Springs, Arizona Castle Hot Springs BS2 eHST 56.9 Mobest Yard ... more details
Cleanup date March 2009 Infobox SG rail railroad name Arizona and Swansea Railroad logo filename logo size old gauge marks locale Bouse, AZ Bouse Swansea, Arizona start year 1909 end year 1927 hq city Swansea, Arizona The Arizona and Swansea Railroad A&S RR was a mining railroad that operated from a connection with the Arizona and California Railway later the Santa Fe Railway at Bouse, Arizona Bouse to a copper and gold mine at Swansea, Arizona , convert 21 mi . The A&S RR was owned and operated by the Swansea Consolidated Gold & Copper Company. History The A&S RR was constructed in 1909 to build to the Clara Consolidated Mining Company at Swansea. Track construction commenced in November 1909 and the line was completed by December 31, 1909. In 1937 the A&S RR was abandoned. Motive Power Engine 1 was purchased used from the El Paso and Southwestern Railroad 179 and was a 2 8 0 Consolidation Type locomotive built Builder 3852 by Baldwin Locomotive Works in 1876. Engine 3 was a 2 8 0 Consolidation Type locomotive that was purchased new Builder 48024 in 1910 from the Schenectady Locomotive Works . Route 0.0 Bouse, Arizona Bouse Junction with Arizona and California Railway later the Santa Fe Railway 11.0 Midway 16.0 Summit, Arizona Summit 18.5 Clara 21.1 Swansea, Arizona Swansea See also List of defunct Arizona railroads References Reflist cite book author Robertson, Donald B. title Encyclopedia of Western Railroad History The Desert States Arizona, Nevada, New Mexico, Utah edition publisher The Caxton Printers location Caldwell, Idaho year 1986 editor isbn 0 87004 305 6 page 70 cite book author title Steam Powered Video s Comprehensive Railroad Atlas of North America Arizona ... 2004 url http www.azcentral.com travel arizona features articles 0326swansea.html title Reviving ghost town work publisher The Arizona Republic accessdate March 21, 2009 DEFAULTSORT Arizona Swansea Railroad Category Defunct Arizona railroads ... more details
Infobox SG rail railroad name Arizona Central Railroad system map Arizona Central Railroad system map.svg map size 300 marks AZCR locale Central Arizona start year 1989 hq city Clarkdale, Arizona The Arizona Central Railroad Reporting mark AZCR is an List of Arizona railroads Arizona shortline railroad that operates from a connection with the BNSF Railway at Drake, Arizona . The AZCR runs convert 37.8 mi km from Drake to Clarkdale, Arizona . An excursion train also runs on the line through Verde Canyon and is operated by the same owners under the Verde Canyon Railroad . The AZCR is owned by David ... affiliates clarkdalearizonacentralrailroad.html Clarkdale Arizona Central Railroad ref The Verde Canyon Railroad carries 100,000 passengers per year 2005 figure . History Verde Valley Railway From 1913 ... the Arizona Central Railroad for freight and the Verde Canyon Railroad for passenger service. Passenger ... the entire way and features a convert 680 ft m sing on long tunnel and many bridges. Drake, Arizona BNSF Mack Bear Perkinsville A ghost town Sycamore Clarkdale, Arizona References reflist cite book author Robertson, Donald B. title Encyclopedia of Western Railroad History The Desert States Arizona ... Railroad Atlas of North America Arizona & New Mexico edition publisher Steam Powered Publishing ... www.thewesterngroup.net affiliates clarkdalearizonacentralrailroad.html Clarkdale Arizona Central Railroad , official website http www.verdecanyonrr.com Verde Canyon Railroad , official website US Class III Arizona DEFAULTSORT Arizona Central Railroad Category Arizona railroads Category Spin offs of the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway Category Companies based in Arizona Category Railway lines ... de Clarkdale Arizona Central Railroad ... date September 2008 It was built to support the copper mines at Jerome, Arizona . On December 31, 1942 ... in the 1950s. The railroad has one EMD GP7 AZCR 2279 , one EMD GP9 AZCR 3413 and a pair of EMD ... more details
Infobox SG rail railroad name Magma ArizonaRailroad image SD Magma ArizonaRailroad Engine No. 6 1906.jpg 200px caption Magma ArizonaRailroad Engine No. 6 old gauge originally RailGauge 3ft marks MAA locale Arizona start year 1920 end year 1997 hq city Superior, Arizona Railway line header BS table BS2 ABZ3rg STRq Union Pacific Railroad UPRR at Magma Junction BS2 eABZgl l exSTRlg BS2 CONTf exSTR left Copper Basin Railway to Hayden, Arizona Hayden BS2 exBUE Arizona State Route 79 BS2 exHST Florence Junction, Arizona Florence Junction BS2 exBUE US Route 60 BS2 exHST Hewitt Station Queen Valley, Arizona Queen Valley BS2 ARCH exSTR Boyce Thompson Arboretum State Park BS2 exKHSTe Superior, Arizona ... switching in Superior, 1967. The Magma ArizonaRailroad reporting mark MAA was built by the Magma Copper Company and operated from 1915 1997. The railroad was originally built as a RailGauge 3ft rail ... with representatives of Resolution indicate the Magma Arizona name will be kept if the mine and railroad ... at the McCormick Stillman Railroad Park in Scottsdale, Arizona . ref cite web url http www.therailroadpark.com ... ArizonaRailroad. Boulder, Colorado Pruett Publishing Company, 1973. Includes over 200 photographs ... of the Magma Railroad http algomacentral.railfan.net magma.htm Images of Magma ArizonaRailroad engines http www.resolutioncopper.com Resolution Copper DEFAULTSORT Magma ArizonaRailroad Category Defunct ..., Arizona , the company primarily hauled cattle and copper on 30.2 miles 48.6 km of standard gauge track to and from the Southern Pacific Railroad Southern Pacific mainline in Magma, Arizona , between Florence, Arizona Florence and Queen Creek, Arizona Queen Creek . The Australia n mining giant .... The Magma was the last industrial short line railroad to use steam locomotives Steam steam power . Revival The railroad has since changed hands and is currently owned by Resolution Copper , a subsidiary .... If the mine is eventually reopened, it is highly likely the Magma Arizona will be revived ... more details
Infobox rail railroad name California Northern Railroad logo filename logo size system map map caption ... Railway line header UKrail header California Northern Railroad Schellville Suisun eeffff BS table BS Distance Station BS xABZdrg 63.4 Schellville, California Trackage Rights Northwestern Pacific Railroad ... Railroad Tehama Davis eeffff BS table BS Distance Station BS ABZgl xl 186,3 Tehama, California Tehama ... Connection with UPRR at Davis, California Railway line header UKrail header California Northern Railroad ... The California Northern Railroad Reporting mark CFNR is one of several Class III railroad ... and CaliforniaRailroad . The CFNR was later sold to RailAmerica in 2002. ref name trains mag The railroad ... Pacific Railroad at Schellville, California. The CFNR also operated into Vallejo, California over the original California Pacific Railroad mainline that was constructed in 1867 1868 . Due to the new ... North Coast Railroad ran from Willits Eureka, California over the old NWP. The CFNR also interchanged with the California Western Railroad at Willits. The California Western Railroad ran west from Willits ..., California Davis and Woodland was built by the California Pacific Railroad and at one time extended ... September 23, 1869 Davis Woodland Knight s Landing California Pacific Railroad July 1, 1876 Woodland ... Creek Bridge in Corning, California Corning for a connection in Tehama, CA with the Union Pacific Railroad ..., Los Banos, Oxalis and then east to Fresno via Ingle and Kerman. California Northern Railroad now ... . CFNR Interchanges Union Pacific Railroad Davis, California Suisun City, California Tehama, California Tracy, California Northwestern Pacific Railroad Schellville, California Napa Valley Railroad 1987 Napa Valley Railroad Rocktram, California Equipment Motive power for the California Northern ..., California Northern owns nine locomotives, as several have been sold to other railroad companies ..., Twin Mountain,and San Joaquin Valley Railroad . ref California Northern Roster Photo Gallery ... more details
The California Central Railroad , incorporated on April 21, 1857, ran a five foot gauge line on one track between Folsom and Lincoln that was completed on October 31, 1861. ref http www.notfrisco.com calmem railroad chrono chrono1.html ref ref name When the Railroad Leaves Town http books.google.com books?id kzk m4P9Y6kC&lpg PA39&ots VDMH gkSPx&dq 22california 20central 20railroad 22&pg PA40 ref On July 22, 1868, the company was foreclosed and existing operations were purchased by the California and Oregon Railroad . References reflist 2 DEFAULTSORT California Central Railroad Category Defunct California railroads Category Railway companies established in 1857 Category Railway companies disestablished in 1868 US rail transport stub ... more details
by the Arizona and CaliforniaRailroad on all but the first 4 miles. References Notes Reflist ...Infobox SG rail railroad name California Southern Railroad locale San Diego, California San Diego Barstow, California start year 1880 end year 1889 hq city National City, California system map California Southern Railroad route map.png map size 250 map caption Route map of the California Southern Railroad upon its completion in 1885. successor line Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway The California Southern Railroad was a subsidiary rail transport railroad of the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway Santa Fe in Southern California . It was organized July 10, 1880, and chartered on October 23, 1880, to build a rail connection between what has become the city of Barstow, California Barstow and San ... Railroad SP in Colton, California Colton . Following a frog war where the SP refused to let the California ... of California, as they shall deem most suitable for a railroad line to San Francisco. ref Waters, p ... of Los Angeles . What the railroad didn t understand was the nature of Southern California s dry ... Railroad SP . In one instance, the California Southern was set to build a level junction across the SP ... part of Union Pacific Railroad signed an agreement to operate over the California Southern track ... Presidents of the California Southern Railroad were Benjamin Kimball 1880 Thomas Nickerson ATSF Thomas ... San Diego Union Station replaced the railroad s original station there in 1915, the California Southern s Station and General Office, California Southern Railroad station and office building in National ... named California Southern California Southern Railroad 1914 1942 The California Southern Railroad ... p 38 cite book author Hoyt, Franklyn title San Diego s first railroad The California Southern id ASIN ... links The California Southern Railroad and the Growth of San Diego http www.sandiegohistory.org ... Fe Railroad Routes in Southern California 1888 Good article DEFAULTSORT California Southern Railroad ... more details
infobox above Arizona v. California if br Litigants2 if br Litigants3 if br Litigants4 if br Litigants5 bodystyle line height 1.2em abovestyle background color 7af font style italic image Image Seal of the United States Supreme Court.svg 100px caption div style padding 3px 0 div Supreme Court of the United ... data2 State of Arizona v. State of California label3 Docket nos. data3class plainlinks data3 if http ... 10, 2000 if ifexist Arizona v. California is a set of United States Supreme Court cases, all dealing with disputes over water distribution from the Colorado River between the states of Arizona and California ... level appellate court in the United States. The cases involved were all named Arizona v. California ... of Arizona s claims of California using more water than it is entitled to. ussc 292 341 1934 Arizona argued that the Colorado River Compact was unconstitutional. ussc 298 558 1936 Arizona requested that the Supreme Court specify an amount of Colorado River water for Arizona s use limit the amount allotted to California ussc 373 546 1963 The court specified the amount of water to which each state in the Colorado ... acre.ft km3 sp us of water is available from the Colorado River, California is allocated convert 4400000 acre.ft km3 abbr on Nevada, convert 300000 acre.ft m3 abbr on and Arizona, the remainder. If more water is available, California is entitled to 50 of the water from the Colorado River, Arizona ... by volume DEFAULTSORT Arizona V. California Category Flagged U.S. Supreme Court articles Category ... jurisdiction cases Category Environment of Arizona Category Environment of California Category ... data11 California gets a maximum of 50 up to convert 4400000 acre.ft km3 of Colorado River water a year or less according to certain formula Nevada gets 4 and Arizona gets the remainder br header12 ... decision, ussc 283 423 1931 , specified the amount of water to which Arizona was entitled under ... state receives a specified amount, with California receiving an absolute fixed maximum of convert ... more details
Infobox rail railroad name California and Nevada Railroad gauge RailGauge 36 narrow gauge railway narrow gauge marks locale East Bay San Francisco Bay Area East Bay , California start year 1884 end year 1903 hq city 40th Street San Pablo Avenue, Oakland, California The California and Nevada Railroad was a steam narrow gauge railroad which ran in the East Bay San Francisco Bay Area East Bay of the San ... to Oak Grove present day El Sobrante, CA El Sobrante was completed on January 1, 1887. California & Mt. Diablo Railroad The first convert 10 mi km of the California & Nevada was built by its predecessor, the California and Mount Diablo Railroad . The California & Mt. Diablo Railroad was organized ... Side Railroad acquired the right of way of the California and Nevada on behalf of its parent company, the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway see paper railroad . Santa Fe wanted the California ... book author Hanson, Erle C. title The True Story of the California and Nevada Railroad Narrow Gauge ... isbn 0 87004 385 4 page 173 DEFAULTSORT California Nevada Railroad Category Defunct California railroads ... as the railroad s president, for which present day Emeryville, CA Emeryville is named. On March ... present day Berkeley, Albany, El Cerrito and terminated in Richmond. The California & Mt. Diablo Railroad proposed to run from a pier on San Francisco Bay in Emeryville, California Emeryville , then across central California and across the Sierra Nevada U.S. Sierra Nevada mountains at Sonora Pass near Bodie, California , and then east to a connection with the Denver and Rio Grande Railroad in Utah . The California and Mt. Diablo was sold to the California and Nevada. The California and Nevada reached San Pablo, California in 1886. However, a shortage of capital and constant problems with washed out tracks prevented the line from ever getting any further than Orinda, California Orinda , located east of the Berkeley Hills . For most of its duration, the railroad was primarily run for weekend ... more details
Unreferenced date August 2008 Established in 1982, the California Trolley and Railroad Corporation CTRC is a 501 c 3 non profit organization with a mission to preserve and reflect the rich legacy of rail transportation in the Santa Clara Valley for the educational and recreational benefit of current and future generations. Among the numerous projects underway is the complete restoration of Southern Pacific 2479 and the static restoration of Southern Pacific 1215 . The California Trolley and Railroad Corporation has restored for operation a number of historic trolley cars at History Park at Kelley Park . A major undertaking is the creation of the San Jose Steam Railroad Museum with the focal point becoming the former six stall Lenzen Roundhouse and turntable. External links http www.ctrc.org Home page of the California Trolley and Railroad Corporation Category Organizations based in California Category Organizations established in 1982 Category Rail transportation preservation in the United States Category Organizations based in San Jose, California US org stub ... more details
Infobox SG rail railroad name California Pacific Railroad logo filename logo size old gauge marks locale Vallejo Sacramento Napa Calistoga Davis Marysville successor line Southern Pacific Railroad start year 1865 end year 1876 hq city San Francisco, California The California Pacific Railroad Company was incorporated in 1865 at San Francisco, California as the California Pacific Rail Road Company . It was renamed the California Pacific Railroad Extension Company in the spring of 1869, then renamed the California Pacific Railroad later that same year. The railroad was constructed just months prior to the completion of the Central Pacific Railroad Central Pacific Union Pacific First Transcontinental Railroad Transcontinental Railway . The railroad ran from Sacramento, California Sacramento to Vallejo, California Vallejo and thence via Ferries of San Francisco Bay passenger ferryboat to San Francisco. It also had a branch from Adelante later Napa Junction, now American Canyon, California American Canyon to Calistoga, California Calistoga and another from Davis, California Davis to Marysville .... The first truly transcontinental railroad was through Stockton, California Stockton , over ... P mainline from Suisun to Vallejo is now the route of the California Northern Railroad between Vallejo ... Pacific Railroad Company . January 15, 1870 construction completed Washington, California Sacramento and railroad ceases to be operated by builder, D.C. Haskin. Operation by California Pacific ... known as the Cal P after the original builder of the line, the California Pacific Railroad. Other Cal P lines Napa Valley RailroadCalifornia Pacific purchased the Napa Valley Rail Road at foreclosure ... and currently by the California Northern Railroad . References Reflist Refbegin cite book author Robertson, Donald B. title Encyclopedia of Western Railroad History Volume IV California publisher The Caxton ... DEFAULTSORT California Pacific Railroad Category Defunct California railroads Category Predecessors ... more details
title Steam Powered Video s Comprehensive Railroad Atlas of North America California and Nevada ... editor isbn 1 874745 08 0 California railroads DEFAULTSORT Quincy RailroadCalifornia Category California ...Infobox SG rail railroad name Quincy Railroad logo filename logo size marks QRR locale Quincy, CA Quincy and Susanville, California start year November 9, 1917 end year present old gauge hq city Quincy, California The Quincy Railroad Reporting mark QRR is a 3.27 mile terminal railroad located at Quincy, California . The QRR interchanges with the Union Pacific former Western Pacific Railroad Western Pacific at Quincy Junction in Plumas County, California , United States. For many years, the Quincy operated a separate 23.3 mile branch running over former Southern Pacific Railroad Southern Pacific branch from Wendel Susanville, California which is now abandoned. The railroad handles over 1,000 cars per year of outbound lumber and forest products. The QRR is owned by Sierra Pacific Industries. The QRR has two locomotives QRR 5 is an EMD SW1200 built in November 1950 Builder No. 13459 QRR 12 is an EMD SW7 Three Quincy locomotives, QRR 4, an ALCO S 1 and S 3 ALCO S 1 http www.wplives.org PRM Home Locomotives Quincy4 quincy4.html , QRR 3, a GE 44 ton switcher http www.wplives.org PRM Home Locomotives Quincy3 quincy3.html , and QRR 1100, an EMD SW8 EMD TR6A , are now located at the nearby Western Pacific Railroad Museum . QRR 2, an ALCO 2 6 2T, is currently at the Niles Canyon Railway . http www.ncry.org roster s 02 quincy2.shtml References cite book author Fickewirth, Alvin A. title 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 location San Marino, CA publisher Golden West Books year 1992 editor isbn 0 87095 106 8 cite book author Stindt, Fred A. title American Shortline Railway Guide edition 5th Ed. location Waukesha ... more details
Infobox Protected area name California State Railroad Museum iucn category photo California State Railroad Museum in Sacramento.jpg photo caption Railroad Museum exterior map USA California location Sacramento County, California , USA nearest city Sacramento, California lat d 38 lat m 35 lat s 5 lat ... year governing body California Department of Parks and Recreation The California State Railroad Museum is a museum in the state park system of California , USA, interpreting the role of the Locomotive iron horse in connecting California to the rest of the nation. It is located in Old Sacramento State ... 1992. Notable locomotives Steam locomotives Image California State Railroad Museum interior.jpg thumb ... Railroad Museum California and the railroads Heritage railway List of heritage railways List of heritage ... links http www.csrmf.org default.asp California State Railroad Museum main site http www.parks.ca.gov ?page id 668 California State Railroad Museum state parks site Protected Areas of California ..., California Category Railroad museums in California ... Sacramento Railroad Museum ref The museum features 21 restored locomotive s and railroad cars ... the museum s collection, add depth and incidental information to the overall story of railroad history ... them learn about railroad history using re enactments, costumed docents, and including train ... Railroad passenger station and freight Distribution center depot on Front Street, which houses historic and contemporary railroad equipment. In early 2011, the interior remained closed to public use, but is occasionally open for special events. During the summer, the Sacramento Southern Railroad ... Railroad . The Sacramento Southern Railroad owns the Walnut Grove Branch right of way that extends south ... along the levee near Freeport, California as part of a US Army Corps of Engineers project. The CSRRM hopes to one day have a longer excursion line, perhaps as far as Hood, California . cn date May ... more details
Unreferenced stub auto yes date December 2009 The California Street Cable Railroad Cal Cable was a long serving cable car railway cable car operator in San Francisco , founded by Leland Stanford . The company s first line opened on California Street in 1878 and is the oldest cable car line still in operation. The company remained independent until 1951, outlasting all the other commercial streetcar and cable car operators in the city. The city purchased and reopened the lines in 1952 the current cable car system is a hybrid made up of the California Street line, and the Hyde Street section of Cal Cable s O Farrell, Jones & Hyde line, together with other lines already in municipal ownership. See also San Francisco cable car system DEFAULTSORT California Street Cable Railroad Category Cable car railways Category Transportation in San Francisco, California Category Defunct California railroads Tram stub ... more details
Infobox SG rail railroad name California Western Railroad logo filename Skunk train logo.PNG right system map Skunk train map2.png map size 300 map caption Map of the California Western Railroad created ..., California start year 1885 as Fort Bragg Railroad end year 2003 sold to Sierra Railroad hq city Fort Bragg, California File Calif Western June 6th 2010 024xRP Flickr drewj1946.jpg thumb California Western 45 photo special eastbound at the first crossing of the Noyo River , 2009. The California Western Railroad reporting mark CWR , popularly called the Skunk Train , is a heritage railway heritage railroad in Mendocino County, California Mendocino County , California , running from the railroad s headquarters in the coastal town of Fort Bragg, California Fort Bragg , and the interchange with the Northwestern Pacific Railroad at Willits, California Willits . The CWR runs steam and diesel powered ... 1, 1905 the railroad was renamed the California Western Railroad & Navigation Company . In 1904 ... Railroad in the inland town of Willits, California . ref name LeBaron LeBaron 2003 ref Image California Western 1972.gif thumb California Western Railroad gas railcar M100. May 1972. On December 19, 1947 the railroad name was shortened to the California Western Railroad. Union Lumber and its California ... Pacific Railroad North Coast Railroad Authority was embargoed and shut down from Willits to the California ... to Willits, California . However, shorter trips to intermediate points usually run year round. The railroad ... Railroad Locomotive 45.jpg thumb California Western 45 California Western Railroad 4 5 builder 58045 .... ref name nrhs cite web url http www5.pair.com rattenne nrhs CWR CWR.htm title California Western Railroad ... cite book author Crump, Spencer title Riding the California Western Skunk Railroad Fort Bragg to Willits ... of steam to the route. DEFAULTSORT California Western Railroad Category Heritage railroads in California ... through two deep mountain tunnels. The halfway point of Northspur, California Northspur is a popular ... more details
one source date May 2011 Infobox SG rail railroad name Oregon and CaliforniaRailroad logo filename logo size system map Oregon and CaliforniaRailroad system map 1918 .svg map caption Oregon and CaliforniaRailroad red and Southern Pacific system orange as of 1918 locale Portland, Oregon via California ... Pacific The Oregon and CaliforniaRailroad was formed from the Oregon Central Railroad when it was the first .... This qualified the Railroad for land grants in California, whereupon the name of the railroad soon changed to Oregon & California Rail Road Company . In 1887, the line was completed over Siskiyou Summit , and the Southern Pacific Railroad assumed control of the railroad, although it was not officially ... in the western states, in July 1866, Congress passed the Oregon and CaliforniaRailroad Act, which made convert 3700000 acres of land available for a company that built a railroad from Portland, Oregon to San Francisco, California San Francisco , distributed by the state of Oregon in convert 12800 ... ref Two companies, both of which named themselves the Oregon Central Railroad , began a competition to build the railroad, one on the west side of the Willamette River and one on the east side. The two lines would eventually merge and reorganize as the Oregon and CaliforniaRailroad . ref name ochistory .... ref name transcript Revestiture of lands main Oregon and CaliforniaRailroad Revested Lands In 1915 ... of the Northern Pacific Railroad, the Oregon Railway and Navigation Company and the Oregon and California ... Oregon Pioneer History DEFAULTSORT Oregon CaliforniaRailroad Category Defunct Oregon railroads ... compensating the O&C Railroad for its costs of construction. Construction efforts were sporadic, finally reaching completion in 1887 after the financially troubled O&C Railroad was acquired by the Southern ... OregonWild.org accessdate March 6, 2012 ref By 1872, the railroad had extended from Portland ... valley above Harrisburg where steamships were rarely able to travel. ref name ochistory As the railroad ... more details
Infobox nrhp name Southern Pacific Railroad Depot nrhp type image caption location Gila St., Yuma, Arizona lat degrees 32 lat minutes 43 lat seconds 24 lat direction N long degrees 114 long minutes 36 long seconds 54 long direction W locmapin Arizona area built 1926 architect Arguello,A.L. Wakefield,Ceril H. architecture Spanish Colonial Revival architecture Spanish Colonial Revival added June 22, 1976 governing body Private refnum 76000384 ref name nris NRISref 2009a ref The Southern Pacific Railroad Depot in Yuma, Arizona , was built as a Spanish Colonial Revival architecture Spanish Colonial Revival style Depot station by the Southern Pacific Railroad in 1926. ref name nris After Southern Pacific Railroad ceased passenger operations upon Amtrak s start in 1971, the station housed the Yuma Fine Arts Museum. The depot was listed in the National Register of Historic Places in 1976. The structure was razed in the summer of 1994 after a devastating fire in damaged the building in the spring of 1993. ref name wullenjohn cite web url http www.azrail.org 1994 yuma needs a proper depot title Yuma Needs a Proper Depot first Chuck last Wullenjohn date 1994 12 11 publisher Arizona Rail Passenger Association accessdate 2011 02 04 ref Amtrak passengers are now served at the Yuma Amtrak station Yuma Amtrak station which consists of two open platforms and a tunnel. In 2009, the structure remains listed on the National Register of Historic Places NRHP. ref name nris References reflist National Register of Historic Places Category Yuma, Arizona Category History of Arizona Category Railway stations on the National Register of Historic Places in Arizona Category Buildings and structures completed in 1926 Category Spanish Colonial Revival architecture in Arizona Category Southern Pacific Railroad stations Arizona NRHP stub ... more details
Infobox NRHP name Santa Fe Railroad Depot nrhp type image WickenburgSta.jpg caption location 215 North Frontier Street br Wickenburg, Arizona ref name nhra cite web url http nationalregisterofhistoricplaces.com AZ Maricopa state7.html title National Register of Historical Places ARIZONA AZ , Maricopa County Page 7 accessdate 2008 06 03 publisher National Register of Historical Places ref lat degrees 33 lat minutes 58 lat seconds 10 lat direction N long degrees 112 long minutes 43 long seconds 54 long direction W coord display inline,title locmapin Arizona built 1895 architecture added July 10, 1986 area less than one acre governing body Private mpsub http pdfhost.focus.nps.gov docs NRHP Text 64000057.pdf Wickenburg MRA refnum 86001588 ref name nris NRISref 2009a ref The Wickenburg, Arizona station serves as the headquarters of the Wickenburg Chamber of Commerce, and is among the oldest of the Santa Fe s wooden stations in Arizona. It remains very nearly in its original configuration. History On 29 July 1995, Wickenburg celebrated the one hundred year anniversary of its railroad depot dedicated 29 July 1895 . The structure stands in its original 1895 design, without additions or modifications, and is one of the few such surviving examples of Wild West railroad architecture. Vice Mayor Carol Ann Beard briefly described the history of the depot, which now serves as the Chamber of Commerce. Estelle s Garden , in memory of a longtime Chamber supporter, was dedicated at the ceremony. This depot last saw passenger service in May 1969 when Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway Santa ... Matthie next s end Category Buildings and structures in Maricopa County, Arizona Category Railway stations in Arizona Category Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway stations Category Railway stations on the National Register of Historic Places in Arizona Category Transportation in Maricopa County, Arizona Category Railway stations opened in 1895 Category Railway stations closed in 1969 Arizona railstation ... more details
Unreferenced stub auto yes date December 2009 The California, Arizona and Santa Fe Railway was a non operating subsidiary paper railroad of Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway that was incorporated in 1911 and was merged into the ATSF in 1963. It owned the ATSF line from Phoenix Ash Fork and Phoenix Mojave. It leased purchased the tracks built by the Southern Pacific Railroad between Needles and Mojave, CA. Predecessors Arizona and California Railway Barnwell and Searchlight Railway Bradshaw Mountain RailroadCalifornia Eastern Railway Kings River Railway Oakdale Western Railway Oakland and Eastside Railroad Prescott and Eastern Railroad Randsburg Railway Santa Fe, Prescott and Phoenix Railway DEFAULTSORT CaliforniaArizona Santa Fe Railway Category Defunct California railroads Category Defunct Arizona railroads Category Predecessors of the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway Category Railway companies established in 1911 Category Railway companies disestablished in 1963 Category Defunct Nevada railroads US rail transport stub ... more details
Infobox building name Southern Pacific Railroad Depot image Southern Pacific Railroad Depot Modesto, California .JPG caption coordinates coord 37 38 22 N 121 0 6.5 W location Modesto, California architect style Mission Revival Style architecture Mission Revival owner City of Modesto Southern Pacific Railroad Depot of Modesto is a railroad depot built in 1915 for the San Joaquin Valley region s Southern Pacific Transportation Company Southern Pacific railroad system use. It is in Modesto, California Modesto , Stanislaus County, California . Today when date February 2012 the Mission Revival Style architecture Mission Revival style depot has been restored and functions as the Modesto Transportation Center . History and architecture The Southern Pacific Depot was constructed in 1915 in Mission Revival Style architecture , the depot s striking portico es and long Railway platform platform have been preserved as icons of the city s early connection with the railway system . The Central Pacific Railroad started in the city of Modesto in 1870, gaining control of Southern Pacific in 1884. This facility now serves as the city s transportation center. ref http www.super8modesto.com html modesto attractions celebrate.html Super8Modesto.com Modesto Attractions ref References reflist Modesto, California Category Buildings and structures completed in 1915 Category Railway stations in Stanislaus County, California Category Transportation in Modesto, California Category History of Stanislaus County, California Category Mission Revival architecture in California Category Buildings and structures in Modesto, California ... more details
Infobox NRHP name Nevada California Oregon Railroad Depot nrhp type designated other1 name Nevada Historical Marker designated other1 abbr Marker designated other1 color ffc94b designated other1 link Nevada Historical Markers designated other1 number 210 designated other1 num position both image Reno NCO Station.jpg caption Postcard view of the depot locmapin Nevada map caption lat degrees 39 lat minutes 31 lat seconds 52 lat direction N long degrees 119 long minutes 48 long seconds 34 long direction W location 325 E 4th St br Reno, Nevada built 1910 architect Frederic Joseph DeLongchamps architecture ... refnum 80002469 mpsub governing body Private The Nevada California Oregon Railroad Depot was built by the Nevada California Oregon Railway in 1910 in Reno, Nevada . It is Nevada Historical Markers Nevada ... view&id 373&Itemid 9 title Nevada California Oregon Railroad Depot 1910 work Washoe County Historical ... docs NRHP Text 80002469.pdf title Nevada California Oregon Railroad Depot author Abbe, Sally work ... NRHP Text 80002469.pdf title Nevada California Oregon Railroad Depot author Abbe, Sally work National ... Register of Historic Places for its association with the Nevada California Oregon Railway, for the railroad ... 1979 accessdate 2009 05 02 ref The railroad was organized in Reno in June 1880 as the Nevada and Oregon Railroad . It was decided that the best plan was to build north to the Columbia River to service cattle ranches and farms in northeastern California and eastern Oregon . The company decided to lay ... 2009 05 02 ref The railroad did well until the mid 1910s. In 1917, the railroad sold all of its holdings in the State of Nevada to the Western Pacific Railroad WP . The WP then replaced the narrow ... cite web url http pdfhost.focus.nps.gov docs NRHP Text 80002469.pdf title Nevada California Oregon Railroad Depot author Abbe, Sally work National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form ... in 1910 Category Railway stations closed in 1937 Category Western Pacific Railroad Category Frederic ... more details
Bay Wagon Road Lands small The Oregon and CaliforniaRailroad Revested Lands commonly known as O&C ... Oregon. Originally granted to the Oregon & CaliforniaRailroad to build a railroad between Portland, Oregon and San Francisco, California , the land was reconveyed to the United States government ..., Congress passed the Oregon and CaliforniaRailroad Act. This act made convert 3700000 acres of land available for any company that built a railroad from Portland, Oregon to San Francisco, California ... merge and reorganize as the Oregon and CaliforniaRailroad . ref name ochistory In 1869, Congress ... and CaliforniaRailroad work Oregon History Project url http www.ohs.org education oregonhistory historical ... States government, and compensated the railroad at 2.50 per acre from an account, the Oregon and California ... Oregon legend F0BF85 BLM Oregon & California legend F8E591 BLM Public domain legend F1F1F2 BLM Acquired ... www.blm.gov public land statistics pls10 pls1 5 10.pdf title Area of Oregon and California O&C revested ..., both of which named themselves the Oregon Central Railroad , began a competition to build the railroad ... ref By 1872, the railroad had extended from Portland to Roseburg, Oregon Roseburg . ref name ochistory ... were rarely able to travel. ref name ochistory As the railroad made its way into the Umpqua River ... the most significant aspect of the railroad was that it provided access to Oregon s vast forests for large ... and then promptly deeded them back to the railroad, which amassed the smaller plots into larger ones ... grants altogether soon emerged. A railroad official hired a surveyor and logger named Stephen ... where they would register for an O&C parcel as a settler, and then promptly resell to the railroad ... to the O&C Railroad As the land fraud trials reached their conclusion, attention also turned to the Southern Pacific Railroad which had acquired the O&C in 1887 . Not only had the company violated ... ruled in 1915 in Oregon & California R. Co. v. United States that despite the violation of grant ... more details
California . Arizona is the most populous landlocked state of the United States, ranking slightly ... Empire Spain in 1821, what is now Arizona became part of the Territory of Nueva California , also ...About the U.S. state of Arizona Use mdy dates date September 2011 pp move indef Infobox U.S. state Name Arizona Fullname State of Arizona Flag Flag of Arizona.svg Flaglink Flag of Arizona Flag Seal Arizona StateSeal.svg Map Arizona in United States.svg Nickname The Grand Canyon State br The Copper State ... ref cite web url http www.merriam webster.com dictionary arizona title Arizona Definition and More ... 2010 07 25 accessdate 2011 12 28 ref Capital Phoenix, Arizona Phoenix OfficialLang English Languages ... of State Legislature Arizona Legislature Upperhouse Arizona Senate Senate Lowerhouse Arizona House ... Flag Flag of Arizona.svg Name Arizona Amphibian Hyla eximia Arizona Tree Frog Bird Cactus Wren Butterfly ... tailed Cat Reptile Arizona Ridge Nosed Rattlesnake Tree Parkinsonia Palo verde Colors Blue, Old ... Turquoise Mineral Fire Agate StateRock Petrified wood Ships USS Arizona USS Arizona Slogan The Grand Canyon State Soil Casa Grande soil Casa Grande Song State songs of Arizona State Anthem Arizona March Song br State songs of Arizona Alternate State Anthem Arizona alternate Route Marker Arizona 48.svg Quarter 2008 AZ Proof.png QuarterReleaseDate 2008 Arizona IPAc en audio en us Arizona.ogg r ... . Arizona is also part of the Western United States and of the Mountain West states. Arizona is the list ... city is Phoenix, Arizona Phoenix . The second largest city is Tucson , followed list of cities in Arizona by population in population by eight cities of the Phoenix metropolitan area Mesa, Arizona Mesa , Glendale, Arizona Glendale , Chandler, Arizona Chandler , Scottsdale, Arizona Scottsdale , Gilbert, Arizona Gilbert , Tempe, Arizona Tempe , Peoria, Arizona Peoria , and Surprise, Arizona Surprise . Arizona is the 48th state and last of the contiguous United States contiguous states to be admitted ... more details
Infobox Single See Wikipedia WikiProject Songs Name There Is No Arizona Cover Jamie O Neal Arizona.jpg Cover size Caption Artist Jamie O Neal from Album Shiver Jamie O Neal album Shiver Released August 7, 2000 B side Frantic ref name whitburn cite book last Whitburn first Joel title Hot Country Songs 1944 to 2008 publisher Record Research, Inc year 2008 page 305 isbn 0 89820 177 2 accessdate 2010 02 12 ref Format CD single , 7 single Genre Country music Country Length 3 57 Label Universal Music Group Nashville Mercury Nashville Writer Jamie O Neal br Lisa Drew br Shaye Smith Producer Keith Stegall Certification This single There Is No Arizona br 2000 Next single When I Think About Angels br 2001 Misc There Is No Arizona is the debut single by Australian country music artist Jamie O Neal . Released in August 2000, the song is from O Neal s Shiver Jamie O Neal album Shiver album. The song reached Number One on the Billboard magazine Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks now Hot Country Songs charts. Content The narrator talks about how a girl and a guy needed some time alone, so he sets off to move to Arizona, and promises to send for her when he s ready, but he ended up leaving forever. The song goes on to say that if there was a Grand Canyon she could fill it up with the lies he s told her. Music video The music video was directed by Lawrence Carroll and premiered in mid 2000. Chart performance There Is No Arizona debuted at number 69 on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks for the chart week of August 12, 2000. class wikitable sortable align left Chart 2000 2001 align center Peak br position ref name whitburn singlechart Billboardcountrysongs 1 artist Jamie O Neal artistid 411719 singlechart Billboardhot100 40 artist Jamie O Neal artistid 411719 start box s bef before Tell Her br by Lonestar s ttl title Billboard magazine Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks br 2001 in country music United States number one single years February 17, 2001 s aft after But for the Grace ... more details
Infobox Korean film name The Railroad image The Railroad film poster.jpg caption Theatrical poster hangul hanja linktext rr Gyeonguiseon mr Ky ng is n director Park Heung sik producer Park Gok ji br Park Mu seung writer Park Heung sik starring Kim Kang woo br Son Tae young music Yoon Min hwa cinematography Park Ki woong editing Park Gok ji br Seo Yong deok studio Min Film Co. br KM Culture distributor Showbox released Start date 2001 05 10 runtime 107 min. country South Korea language Korean budget admissions 4,025 gross United States dollar US 28,737 The Railroad ko hhrm hangul rr Gyeongui seon is a List of South Korean films of 2007 2007 South Korean film starring Kim Kang woo and Son Tae young. The second feature film of writer and director Park Heung sik , it was also co produced and co edited by his wife, Park Gok ji . The Railroad won the FIPRESCI award and Best Actor for Kim Kang woo at the 25th Torino Film Festival . The name is taken from the Gyeongui Line . Plot Man soo, a railroad engineer, experiences a traumatic accident, while Hanna, a German language university lecturer who is having an affair with one of her colleagues, also suffers a personal tragedy. The two ... for The Railroad determined to make a film with a story he wanted to tell. His wife, Park Gok ... on 12 May 2009. ref The Railroad was supported by the 2005 KOFIC Production Support for Low budget Films program. ref name Pusan Selection The Railroad s Domestic Release Yi Ch ang ho. http www.hancinema.net pusan selection the railroad s domestic release 9306.html Pusan Selection The Railroad ... on 12 May 2009. ref Distribution and reception The Railroad made its world premiere at the 11th ... and received a favourable reception from critics and audiences, ref name Pusan Selection The Railroad ... A Ilbo , 4 December 2007. Retrieved on 12 May 2009. ref In November 2007, The Railroad screened ... 08888 hancinema film The Railroad Cinema of Korea DEFAULTSORT Railroad, The Category 2007 films Category ... more details
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