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[[File:Northern section of California Eastern RR.jpg|thumb|Northern section of California Eastern RR route in 1910]] |
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'''California Eastern Railway''', is a defunct 45 |
'''California Eastern Railway''', is a defunct {{convert|45|mi|km|adj=on}} [[short-line railroad]] that operated from 1902 to 1911. The railroad ran from [[Goffs, California]], to [[Ivanpah, California|Ivanpah]]. It was first a private line operated by a mining company, that was acquired by the [[Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway]]. |
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==History== |
==History== |
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A mining magnate from Denver, Isaac G. Blake, in April 1892, with an interest in the silver mines in [[Sagamore Canyon]] in the [[New York Mountains]], built the Needles Reduction Company mill, in the town of [[Needles, California|Needles]] and then in December 1892 began building the [[Nevada Southern Railway]], toward those silver mines and the gold mining town of [[Vanderbilt, California|Vanderbilt]] from the [[Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway]] (ATSF) station at [[Goffs, California|Goffs]], completing 25 |
A mining magnate from Denver, Isaac G. Blake, in April 1892, with an interest in the silver mines in [[Sagamore Canyon]] in the [[New York Mountains]], built the Needles Reduction Company mill, in the town of [[Needles, California|Needles]] and then in December 1892 began building the [[Nevada Southern Railway]], toward those silver mines and the gold mining town of [[Vanderbilt, California|Vanderbilt]] from the [[Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway]] (ATSF) station at [[Goffs, California|Goffs]], completing {{convert|25|mi|km}} to a rail camp with a post office, named Manvel, then later built it {{convert|5|mi|km|spell=in}} on up nearer the mines and a pass through the mountains, to a rail camp named [[Barnwell, California|Summit]] which was renamed [[Barnwell, California|Manvel]] when the post office relocated there, in July 1893.<ref name=DesertFever>{{cite book| url=https://archive.org/details/desertfeveroverv00shum| last1=Vredenburgh| first1=L.M.| last2=Shumway| first2=G.L.| last3=Hartill| first3=R.D.| year=1981| title=Desert Fever, an overview of mining in the California Desert| publisher=Living West Press| location=Canoga Park, CA| via=archive.org}}</ref>{{rp|108}} Manvel renamed [[Barnwell, California|Barnwell]] was the nearest railhead for nearby mining camps, including Vanderbilt, [[Goodsprings, Nevada|Goodsprings]] and the mines at [[Searchlight, Nevada]]. |
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In early 1902, the Nevada Southern Railway completed a 15 |
In early 1902, the Nevada Southern Railway completed a {{convert|15|mi|km|adj=on}} extension over the New York Mountains, past Vanderbilt, into the [[Ivanpah Valley]], to a railhead named [[Ivanpah, California|Ivanpah]], to serve as the shipping point for the Copper World Mine. Several months later, the ATSF bought the Nevada Southern Railway and renamed it the California Eastern Railway.<ref>{{cite book| last=Hensher| first=Alan| year=2005| chapter=The Historical Mining Towns of the Eastern Mojave Desert| editor-first=Robert E.| editor-last=Reynolds| title=Old Ores, Mining History in the Eastern Mojave Desert| publisher=California State University, Desert Studies Consortium and LSA Associates, Inc.| pages=22–27}}</ref> |
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==Abandonment of the line== |
==Abandonment of the line== |
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[[Category:Railway companies disestablished in 1911]] |
[[Category:Railway companies disestablished in 1911]] |
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[[Category:History of the Mojave Desert region]] |
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[[Category:1902 establishments in California]] |
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California Eastern Railway, is a defunct 45-mile (72 km) short-line railroad that operated from 1902 to 1911. The railroad ran from Goffs, California, to Ivanpah. It was first a private line operated by a mining company, that was acquired by the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway.
History
[edit]A mining magnate from Denver, Isaac G. Blake, in April 1892, with an interest in the silver mines in Sagamore Canyon in the New York Mountains, built the Needles Reduction Company mill, in the town of Needles and then in December 1892 began building the Nevada Southern Railway, toward those silver mines and the gold mining town of Vanderbilt from the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway (ATSF) station at Goffs, completing 25 miles (40 km) to a rail camp with a post office, named Manvel, then later built it five miles (8.0 km) on up nearer the mines and a pass through the mountains, to a rail camp named Summit which was renamed Manvel when the post office relocated there, in July 1893.[1]: 108 Manvel renamed Barnwell was the nearest railhead for nearby mining camps, including Vanderbilt, Goodsprings and the mines at Searchlight, Nevada.
In early 1902, the Nevada Southern Railway completed a 15-mile (24 km) extension over the New York Mountains, past Vanderbilt, into the Ivanpah Valley, to a railhead named Ivanpah, to serve as the shipping point for the Copper World Mine. Several months later, the ATSF bought the Nevada Southern Railway and renamed it the California Eastern Railway.[2]
Abandonment of the line
[edit]In November 1918, the Copper World Mine was shut down for the last time and in 1921 the California Eastern Railway tore up its tracks between Ivanpah and Goffs.
Consolidated into California, Arizona and Santa Fe Railway
[edit]On December 28, 1911, the California Eastern Railway was consolidated into ATSF's non-operating subsidiary, the California, Arizona and Santa Fe Railway.
References
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- ^ Vredenburgh, L.M.; Shumway, G.L.; Hartill, R.D. (1981). Desert Fever, an overview of mining in the California Desert. Canoga Park, CA: Living West Press – via archive.org.
- ^ Hensher, Alan (2005). "The Historical Mining Towns of the Eastern Mojave Desert". In Reynolds, Robert E. (ed.). Old Ores, Mining History in the Eastern Mojave Desert. California State University, Desert Studies Consortium and LSA Associates, Inc. pp. 22–27.