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Encyclopedia > Pulga, California

The community of Pulga is located along the west slope of the Feather River canyon. A variant name for the community is Big Bar. Other nearby communities include Mayaro, Poe, and Parkhill. The town hosts a CalTrans highway maintenance station along California State Route 70 (SR70). This article treats the river in California. ... JUNCTION POSTMILE SR-99 SUT 0. ...


The Canyon Division of the Union Pacific Railroad runs trains through this vicinity daily. The route was originally built by the Western Pacific Railroad and is famous for scenic views from passing trains. Vista Dome cars were designed and built with the scenery on this route in mind. Today, the line is host to a constant string of lumbering freight trains. The Union Pacific Railroad (AAR reporting mark UP) (NYSE: UNP) is the largest railroad network in the United States. ... The Western Pacific Railroad (AAR reporting mark WP) was a Class I railroad in the United States. ...


Driving SR70 offers scenic views of the rocky gorge. Steel truss bridges along the highway underwent seismic retrofit work in 2004 to prepare them for the inevitable California earthquake. The old steel cable of a colliery winding tower Steel is a metal alloy whose major component is iron, with carbon being the primary alloying material. ... A log bridge in the French Alps near Vallorcine. ... 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... An earthquake is a phenomenon that results from and is powered by the sudden release of stored energy in the crust that radiates seismic waves. ...


Cresta Powerhouse 39°49′35″N, 121°24′28″W and Camp Creek Powerhouse 39°49′37″N, 121°25′06″W are about 3 miles north of Pulga on SR70. Cresta was first put on line in 1949 and Rock Creek a year later. The area near these powerhouses is named Mayaro, California on some totpgraphic, highway, and railroad maps. Another community name, Cresta, is about one driving mile beyond the powerhouse of the same name.


Sources

  • US Geological Survey, Pulga, California, 7.5 minute quadrangle, 1994.
  • US Geological Survey, National Geographic Names Database.


 

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