Dates of operation 1899–1925 | Previous gauge 3 ft (914 mm) gauge Locale Tahoe City | |
Track gauge 4 ft 8 ⁄2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge |
The Lake Tahoe Railway and Transportation Company was a 16-mile (26 km), 3 ft (914 mm) narrow gauge railroad that ran from a connection with the Central Pacific Railway at Truckee, California to the waterfront at Lake Tahoe. The railroad was converted to 4 ft 8 1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge in 1926. The railroad operated its own property from 1899 until October 16, 1925, at which time it was leased to the Southern Pacific Company, which bought the property outright in May 1933. SP abandoned the line in 1943.
Contents
Timeline
Route
The route followed the Truckee River - State Route 89
Ward Creek Branch
Motive Power
The LT RR had four used Baldwin locomotives that operated on the line.
References
Lake Tahoe Railway and Transportation Company Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA