Death Valley Railroad
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The Death Valley Railroad was a narrow gauge railroad built in 1914 to carry borax. The railroad ran from Ryan, California, USA, located just east of Death Valley National Park, to Death Valley Junction, a distance of approximately 20 miles. Regular operation of the railroad stopped in 1928. Much of the railroad ran parallel to what is today California State Route 190.
The line was constructed using equipment from the Borate and Daggett Railroad. After the railroad ceased operations, the equipment was transferred to the United States Potash Railroad in Carlsbad, New Mexico.
[edit] References
- Myrick, David F. (1992). Railroads of Nevada and Eastern California - The Southern Roads. University of Nevada Press. ISBN 0-87417-193-8.
- Chappell, Gordon (TBA). To Death Valley by Rail: A Brief History of the Death Valley Railroad, Third Proceedings Death Valley Conference on History & Prehistory.
[edit] External links
- The Death Valley Railroad - Craig Tice
- The Tonopah & Tidewater and Its Environs - see DVRR page and Images Database
Fauna, Flora and Minerals
Borax • Chuckwalla • Death Valley monkeyflower • Death Valley pupfish • Devil's Hole pupfish • Salt Creek Pupfish
History
Death Valley Railroad • Greenwater • Lake Manly • Skidoo
Tonopah and Tidewater Railroad • Twenty mule team
Places
Amargosa Range / River / Valley • Ash Meadows NWR • Badwater • Ballarat • Beatty • Chloride City • Death Valley Junction • Eureka Dunes • Furnace Creek • Panamint City / Range / Springs / Valley • Racetrack • Rhyolite • Scotty's Castle • Stovepipe Wells • Telescope Peak • Trona • Ubehebe Crater • Zabriske Point
Transportation
CA SR127 • CA SR178 • CA SR190 • NV SR373 •NV SR374 • Trona Railway • US 95
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