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Reporting mark
  
TRC

Headquarters
  
Dates of operation
  
March 12, 1913–Present

Locale
  
Mojave Desert, California

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Track gauge
  
4 ft 8 ⁄2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge

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The Trona Railway (reporting mark TRC) is a 30.5 mi (49.1 km) short-line railroad owned by Searles Valley Minerals.

Contents

The TRC interchanges with the Union Pacific Railroad (former Southern Pacific Transportation Company) at Searles, California.

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History

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The railroad was built by the American Trona Company in 1914, to serve the mining company's shipping from Searles Station to a junction with the Southern Pacific Railroad.

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The company and its Trona Railway has had various subsequent owners, including American Potash & Chemical Corporation, Kerr-McGee Corporation, IMC Global, Sun Capital, LLC, before the current ownership of Searles Valley Minerals, Inc.

Traffic

The TRC handles 18,000 cars annually (1996 estimate). Commodities hauled include:

  • Sulfuric acid
  • Soda ash
  • Potash
  • Salt cake
  • Borax
  • Coal
  • Minerals
  • Material for the U.S. Naval Air Weapons Station China Lake
  • Passenger Service

    Passenger train service was offered on the TRC, from 1914 until discontinued in 1937.

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    References

    Trona Railway Wikipedia


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