Yreka Western Railroad Matt Starman

Yreka Western Railroad

Author: Matt Starman
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Book Title
Yreka Western Railroad
Author
Matt Starman
ISBN
9780738574301
The city of Yreka was determined to have a railroad. When the Southern Pacific Railroad decided in 1883 to bypass Yreka, the citizens constructed their own railroad known as the Yreka Railroad Company. This railroad managed to eke out a living over the next few decades. In the 1930s, the railroad was reincorporated as the Yreka Western Railroad. By the mid-1930s, the railroad went bankrupt and was forced into receivership, and a new manager was put in charge. Through perseverance of the new manager, the railroad began to grow and prosper. By the late 1970s, the railroad once again started to decline, but as in the past, it managed to hold on. In 1986, the railroad started an excursion train known as the "Blue Goose," and steam locomotive No. 19 was added in 1989. Throughout all the hardships, the railroad still continues today and has been given the nickname "the Little Railroad that Refuses to Die."Binding Type: PaperbackAuthor: Matt Starman, Tim StrickerPublisher: Arcadia Publishing (SC)Published: 04/11/2011ISBN: 9780738574301Pages: 128Weight: 0.75lbsSize: 9.10h x 6.40w x 0.30d
The city of Yreka was determined to have a railroad. When the Southern Pacific Railroad decided in 1883 to bypass Yreka, the citizens constructed their own railroad known as the Yreka Railroad Company. This railroad managed to eke out a living over the next few decades. In the 1930s, the railroad was reincorporated as the Yreka Western Railroad. By the mid-1930s, the railroad went bankrupt and was forced into receivership, and a new manager was put in charge. Through perseverance of the new manager, the railroad began to grow and prosper. By the late 1970s, the railroad once again started to decline, but as in the past, it managed to hold on. In 1986, the railroad started an excursion train known as the "Blue Goose," and steam locomotive No. 19 was added in 1989. Throughout all the hardships, the railroad still continues today and has been given the nickname "the Little Railroad that Refuses to Die."

Binding Type: Paperback
Author: Matt Starman, Tim Stricker
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing (SC)
Published: 04/11/2011
ISBN: 9780738574301
Pages: 128
Weight: 0.75lbs
Size: 9.10h x 6.40w x 0.30d
The city of Yreka was determined to have a railroad. When the Southern Pacific Railroad decided in 1883 to bypass Yreka, the citizens constructed their own railroad known as the Yreka Railroad Company. This railroad managed to eke out a living over the next few decades. In the 1930s, the railroad was reincorporated as the Yreka Western Railroad. By the mid-1930s, the railroad went bankrupt and was forced into receivership, and a new manager was put in charge. Through perseverance of the new manager, the railroad began to grow and prosper. By the late 1970s, the railroad once again started to decline, but as in the past, it managed to hold on. In 1986, the railroad started an excursion train known as the "Blue Goose," and steam locomotive No. 19 was added in 1989. Throughout all the hardships, the railroad still continues today and has been given the nickname "the Little Railroad that Refuses to Die."

Binding Type: Paperback
Author: Matt Starman, Tim Stricker
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing (SC)
Published: 04/11/2011
ISBN: 9780738574301
Pages: 128
Weight: 0.75lbs
Size: 9.10h x 6.40w x 0.30d