Re: Sumpter Valley Passenger Cars - both on SVR and on White Pass & Yukon Route
| May 14, 2020 07:50PM |
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The Quincy Western rang a bell in the back of my mind. I made a search in the California Digital Newspaper Collection and found several references in the 1909-17 time period. One of the oldest ones tells of starting to grade and names a Mr. Sexton as construction superintendent. In 1911 an article names J. E. Sexton as Manager. [I think this is the same John E. Sexton known from his management of the Eureka Nevada RR.]
About 1917-18 it was sold to a lumber company in town.
No idea about narrow gauge. But maybe someone was thinking what gauge to build the railroad.
Found this interesting advertisement in the Stockton Independent newspaper of December 14, 1909:
Brian Norden
Edited 3 time(s). Last edit at 05/14/2020 08:04PM by Brian Norden.
About 1917-18 it was sold to a lumber company in town.
No idea about narrow gauge. But maybe someone was thinking what gauge to build the railroad.
Found this interesting advertisement in the Stockton Independent newspaper of December 14, 1909:
Brian Norden
Edited 3 time(s). Last edit at 05/14/2020 08:04PM by Brian Norden.
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