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The Almanor Railroad (AAR reporting mark AL) is a Class III shortline operating in Northern California, USA. It is owned by Collins Pine and annually hauls about 300 cars of timber and lumber products generated at the mill. The railroad is likely named after the "Almanor Forest" that is being logged by Collins Pine. This image has been released into the public domain by the copyright holder, its copyright has expired, or it is ineligible for copyright. ...
The following are reporting marks assigned by the Association of American Railroads (AAR) to rail carriers operating in North America and the companies (railroads and rail equipment owners/operators) to which they were assigned. ...
The Sierra Nevada is a mountain range that is mostly in eastern California. ...
Chester is a census-designated place located in Plumas County, California. ...
For the movie, see 1941 (film) 1941 (MCMXLI) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ...
Rail gauge is the distance between two rails of a railroad. ...
A foot (plural: feet) is a non-SI unit of distance or length, measuring around a third of a metre. ...
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As railways developed and expanded one of the key issues to be decided was that of the rail gauge (the distance between the two rails of the track) which should be used. ...
Chester is a census-designated place located in Plumas County, California. ...
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The following are reporting marks assigned by the Association of American Railroads (AAR) to rail carriers operating in North America and the companies (railroads and rail equipment owners/operators) to which they were assigned. ...
A short line is an independent railroad company that operates over a relatively short distance. ...
Northern California (sometimes NorCal) refers to the northern portion of the U.S. state of California, roughly covering all of those counties except for the ten counties which make up Southern California. ...
Timber Timber is a term used to describe poo bum holes that has been processed for use —from the time trees are felled, to its end product as a material suitable for industrial use —such as structural material for construction or wood pulp for paper production. ...
Lumber is the name used, generally in North America, for wood that has been cut into boards or other shapes for the purpose of woodworking or construction. ...
The 13 mile railroad runs west from a connection with the BNSF Railway (former Western Pacific) at Clear Creek Junction to Chester, California. The BNSF Railway (AAR reporting mark BNSF) NYSE: BNI, headquartered in Fort Worth, Texas, and established as a result of a 1995 merger between the parent companies of the Burlington Northern Railroad and the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway, is one of the largest railroad networks in North America...
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Chester is a census-designated place located in Plumas County, California. ...
The Almanor Railroad was incorporated on September 15, 1941 and purchased the line from the Grande Ronde Lumber Company. September 15 is the 258th day of the year (259th in leap years). ...
For the movie, see 1941 (film) 1941 (MCMXLI) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ...
The railroad line was built before 1931 by the Red River Lumber Company which had a private electric logging railroad with a trestle over the Feather River and ran from Westwood (about 3 miles east of Clear Creek Junction) to Chester. The portion of the Red River Lumber line between Westwood and Chester is now the BNSF mainline from Keddie to Bieber. The BNSF also has trackage rights over the Almanor Railroad. Steel trestle with plate girder spans A trestle is a bridge that consists of a large number of short spans, supported by splayed vertical elements and is usually for railroad use. ...
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The Almanor Railroad has one 70-ton GE locomotive built in 1955. A locomotive (from lat. ...
References
- Robertson, Donald B. (1998). Encyclopedia of Western Railroad History - Volume IV - California, Caldwell, ID: The Caxton Printers, Ltd.. ISBN 0-87004-385-4.
- Stindt, Fred A. (1996). American Shortline Railway Guide - 5th Ed., Waukesha, WI: Kalmbach Publishing Co.. ISBN 0-89024-290-9.
- Walker, Mike (1997). Steam Powered Video's Comprehensive Railroad Atlas of North America - California and Nevada - Post Merger Ed., Faversham, Kent, United Kingdom: Steam Powered Publishing. ISBN 1-874745-08-0.
External links - The Collins Companies: Almanor: History
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