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Fernley and Lassen Railway

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327: 81: 132:'s competing branch to Westwood, however, the Fernley & Lassen's days were numbered. By 1934, passenger traffic service had been discontinued, with local rail freighting following it in 1956. In 1978, the 350: 121: 124:
maintained the longest-lived railroad connection with the Fernley & Lassen, with an active connection present between 1920 and 1953. Due to the
531: 108:, a distance of approximately 112 miles (180 km). The railroad was constructed to connect the Red River Lumber Company's facilities in 461: 347: 371: 495: 113: 93: 521: 511: 207:. From Susanville to Westwood, the right-of-way, including the grading and original bridges, has been converted into the 223:
A short section (approximately one mile) of track is still in use, connecting the Nevada Cement plant in Fernley to the
526: 516: 239: 200: 133: 396: 292: 212: 204: 129: 172:, the Fernley & Lassen intersects the original Western Pacific Railroad, then continues on to 120:. After the railroad's construction, it was heavily used by other nearby lumber companies; the 296: 282: 189: 181: 161: 157: 149: 145: 105: 468: 312: 193: 168:
and Zenobia, until it veers sharply to the west and starts paralleling High Rock Road. In
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Coming from Fernley, the line roughly follows modern-day
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approved the Southern Pacific's petition for removal.
322: 164:. From there, it parallels Pyramid Highway through 422:"Lassen Land & Trails Trust - Visitors Center" 503: 348:First Regular Passenger Train Reaches Susanville 152:until the railroad veers westward just south of 462:"Nevada Railroads Passenger Stations and Stops" 340: 79: 532:Southern Pacific Railroad subsidiaries 504: 30:Fernley, Nevada - Westwood, California 84:Bizz Johnson Rail Trail, October 2012 156:. From there, it briefly parallels 13: 218: 14: 543: 489: 325: 240:Fernley and Lassen Railway Depot 201:Fernley and Lassen Railway Depot 96:constructed in 1912–14 between 454: 434: 414: 389: 364: 134:Interstate Commerce Commission 1: 318: 203:has been restored as has the 148:to Wadsworth, then parallels 116:'s main line running through 522:Railway lines closed in 1978 512:Defunct California railroads 122:Fruit Growers Supply Company 7: 230: 10: 548: 196:range and on to Westwood. 527:Rail trails in California 496:Bizz Johnson Rail Trail 293:Susanville Railroad Depot 213:National Recreation Trail 188:, until finally reaching 94:Southern Pacific Railroad 47: 42: 34: 26: 21: 517:Defunct Nevada railroads 139: 92:was a rail line of the 158:Nevada State Route 446 150:Nevada State Route 447 146:Nevada State Route 427 85: 346:(14 September 1913). 160:until it merges with 83: 102:Westwood, California 90:Fernley & Lassen 17:Fernley & Lassen 397:"The Fernley Depot" 205:depot in Susanville 18: 353:2020-07-27 at the 235:Incomplete list: 209:Bizz Johnson Trail 174:Wendel, California 86: 35:Dates of operation 16: 474:on April 22, 2023 273:Stacy, California 78: 77: 539: 484: 483: 481: 479: 473: 467:. Archived from 466: 458: 452: 451: 449: 448: 438: 432: 431: 429: 428: 418: 412: 411: 409: 408: 399:. Archived from 393: 387: 386: 384: 383: 374:. Archived from 368: 362: 361:, p. 33, col. 3. 359:Sacramento Union 344: 335: 330: 329: 328: 199:In Fernley, the 126:Great Depression 114:Southern Pacific 73: 71: 70: 66: 63: 55: 19: 15: 547: 546: 542: 541: 540: 538: 537: 536: 502: 501: 492: 487: 477: 475: 471: 464: 460: 459: 455: 446: 444: 440: 439: 435: 426: 424: 420: 419: 415: 406: 404: 395: 394: 390: 381: 379: 370: 369: 365: 355:Wayback Machine 345: 341: 333:Railways portal 331: 326: 324: 321: 244:Fernley, Nevada 233: 221: 219:Surviving Track 180:, then through 162:Pyramid Highway 142: 130:Western Pacific 98:Fernley, Nevada 68: 64: 61: 59: 58:4 ft  57: 53: 38:1914–1978 12: 11: 5: 545: 535: 534: 529: 524: 519: 514: 500: 499: 491: 490:External links 488: 486: 485: 453: 433: 413: 388: 363: 338: 337: 336: 320: 317: 316: 315: 310: 305: 300: 290: 285: 280: 275: 270: 265: 262: 257: 252: 247: 232: 229: 220: 217: 141: 138: 76: 75: 51: 45: 44: 40: 39: 36: 32: 31: 28: 24: 23: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 544: 533: 530: 528: 525: 523: 520: 518: 515: 513: 510: 509: 507: 497: 494: 493: 470: 463: 457: 443: 437: 423: 417: 403:on 2012-03-05 402: 398: 392: 378:on 2010-06-06 377: 373: 367: 360: 356: 352: 349: 343: 339: 334: 323: 314: 311: 309: 306: 304: 301: 298: 294: 291: 289: 286: 284: 281: 279: 276: 274: 271: 269: 266: 263: 261: 258: 256: 253: 251: 248: 245: 241: 238: 237: 236: 228: 226: 225:Union Pacific 216: 214: 210: 206: 202: 197: 195: 194:Sierra Nevada 191: 187: 183: 179: 175: 171: 167: 163: 159: 155: 151: 147: 137: 135: 131: 127: 123: 119: 115: 111: 107: 103: 99: 95: 91: 82: 54:1,435 mm 52: 50: 46: 41: 37: 33: 29: 25: 20: 476:. Retrieved 469:the original 456: 445:. Retrieved 436: 425:. Retrieved 416: 405:. Retrieved 401:the original 391: 380:. Retrieved 376:the original 366: 358: 342: 234: 222: 208: 198: 143: 89: 87: 478:December 2, 49:Track gauge 506:Categories 447:2010-03-29 427:2010-03-29 407:2016-01-01 382:2010-03-29 319:References 297:Susanville 283:Litchfield 190:Susanville 182:Litchfield 178:Honey Lake 106:Susanville 255:Sutcliffe 250:Wadsworth 166:Sutcliffe 112:with the 43:Technical 351:Archived 313:Westwood 268:Flanigan 231:Stations 170:Flanigan 110:Westwood 72: in 22:Overview 288:Leavitt 264:Zenobia 260:Pyramid 186:Leavitt 118:Fernley 104:, near 67:⁄ 498:at BLM 303:Goumaz 278:Wendel 227:line. 27:Locale 472:(PDF) 465:(PDF) 308:Lasco 211:, a 154:Nixon 140:Route 480:2015 184:and 100:and 88:The 508:: 357:, 215:. 482:. 450:. 430:. 410:. 385:. 299:) 295:( 246:) 242:( 74:) 69:2 65:1 62:+ 60:8 56:(

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Track gauge

Southern Pacific Railroad
Fernley, Nevada
Westwood, California
Susanville
Westwood
Southern Pacific
Fernley
Fruit Growers Supply Company
Great Depression
Western Pacific
Interstate Commerce Commission
Nevada State Route 427
Nevada State Route 447
Nixon
Nevada State Route 446
Pyramid Highway
Sutcliffe
Flanigan
Wendel, California
Honey Lake
Litchfield
Leavitt
Susanville
Sierra Nevada
Fernley and Lassen Railway Depot
depot in Susanville
National Recreation Trail
Union Pacific

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