California Eastern Railway

Short-line railroad in California, US

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Northern section of California Eastern RR route in 1910

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

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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 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 [2] 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.[3][4]

## Abandonment of the line

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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

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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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* Railways portal

1. ^ 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.
2. ^ Myrick, David F. Railroads of Nevada and Eastern California, Volume II, The Southern Roads, pp. 841-8, University of Nevada Press, Reno, Nevada, 1993. ISBN 0-87417-194-6
3. ^ 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.
4. ^ Myrick, David F. Railroads of Nevada and Eastern California, Volume II, The Southern Roads, p. 842, University of Nevada Press, Reno, Nevada, 1993. ISBN 0-87417-194-6

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Railroads of California

Common carriers|

| Class I|

* BNSF Railway
* Union Pacific Railroad

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Class III|

* Arizona and California Railroad
* Baja California Railroad
* California Northern Railroad
* Central Oregon and Pacific Railroad
* Goose Lake Railway
* Patriot Rail Company (Merced County Central Valley Railroad; Sacramento Valley Railroad)
* Northwestern Pacific Railroad
* San Francisco Bay Railroad
* Santa Cruz, Big Trees and Pacific Railway
* Santa Cruz and Monterey Bay Railroad
* San Diego and Imperial Valley Railroad
* Sierra Northern Railway
* San Joaquin Valley Railroad
* Santa Maria Valley Railroad
* Stockton Terminal and Eastern Railroad
* Trona Railway
* Ventura County Railroad
* Yreka Western Railroad

Terminal railway|

* Central California Traction Company
* Los Angeles Junction Railway
* Modesto and Empire Traction Company
* Pacific Harbor Line
* Quincy Railroad
* Richmond Pacific Railroad
* West Oakland Pacific Railroad

Passenger carriers|

| Inter-city rail|

* Amtrak
* California Zephyr
* Coast Starlight
* Southwest Chief
* Sunset Limited
* Texas Eagle
* Amtrak California
* Capitol Corridor
* Pacific Surfliner
* San Joaquins

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Commuter rail|

* Altamont Corridor Express
* Caltrain
* Coaster
* Metrolink
* 91/Perris Valley
* Antelope Valley
* Arrow
* Inland Empire–Orange County
* Orange County
* Riverside
* San Bernardino
* Ventura County
* North County Transit District
* Coaster
* Sprinter
* SMART

Mass transit|

* BART
* eBART
* Metro Rail
* Muni
* cable cars
* Market Street Railway
* Muni Metro
* SacRT
* San Diego Trolley
* VTA

Under construction|

* Brightline West
* California High-Speed Rail
* OC Streetcar

Private carriers|

* Edwards Air Force Base
* Southern California Railroad
* USG Corporation
* West Isle Line, Inc.

Heritage railroads|

* Calico and Odessa Railroad
* California Trolley and Railroad Corporation
* California Western Railroad
* Disneyland Monorail
* Disneyland Railroad
* Ghost Town & Calico Railroad
* Niles Canyon Railway
* Napa Valley Wine Train
* Pacific Southwest Railway Museum
* Poway–Midland Railroad
* Roaring Camp & Big Trees Narrow Gauge Railroad
* Santa Cruz, Big Trees and Pacific Railway
* Sierra Railroad
* Sacramento RiverTrain
* Sacramento Southern Railroad
* Western Pacific Railroad Museum
* Western Railway Museum
* Yosemite Mountain Sugar Pine Railroad

See also
Former carriers in California
List of United States railroads by political division
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