We are dedicated to preserving and disseminating the historical record of the tidewater southern railway. He rescued these photos from the wife of the photographer who was in the process of disposing of them. It has relocated inside the gift shop in goldfield nv. Tonopah and tidewater rr what is important in this picture. Since 1972 the tidewater division of the national model railroad association has been involved in just about every aspect of model railroading.
Norfolk to virginia beach and munden, va abandoned rails. The tonopah and goldfield railroad built railroad shops and a terminal near aluminum and fourth streets, in may of 1910. Tidewater southern railway news newspapers books scholar jstor september. Need a great death valley hotel or accommodation near tonopah and tidewater railroad museum. Tonopah and tidewater railroad railroad line forums. However, considerable research went into it and the result is wonderful book on a little known slice of history. Jul 27, 2016 tonopah and tidewater railroad museum. Tonopah and tidewater railroad museum, death valley junction. Tonopah and tidewater railroad tour agency facebook. Given the limited audience for such a book, its tempting to think that it might be put together quickly and treated superficially. New photos of the tonopah and tidewater rr model railroader.
The history of trains in america by christian wolmar, railroads and the american. Railroad line forums tonopah and tidewater railroad. Las vegas and toponah railroad phil serpico, william andrews clark on. Perhaps, but it could also be possible that the locomotive was left at the site of the old railroad. The tidewater and western railroad was losing money each year, the lawyers reported. The edgewood arsenal model railroad club, eamrrc, later the edgewood area model railroad club started in 1955 by several military personnel who saw the need to invite civilian members to join for the sake of continuity. Jan, 2016 classic trains magazine celebrates the golden years of railroading including the north american railroad scene from the late 1920s to the late 1970s. Im really glad that someone has written a book on the tonopah and tidewater.
Ludlows post office was called stagg as can be seen on the check. Model railroader is the worlds largest magazine on model trains and model railroad layouts. Learn more about railroad history with this selection of books available in the museum store. Watch as the train rolls into a historically authentic ho scale replica of the. Whether you are an addicted train historian familiar with the flying scotsman, the bullet train and the super chief, or simply someone fascinated by how railways. All content on this website, including dictionary, thesaurus, literature, geography, and other reference data is for informational purposes only. O n november 1, 1905, there was a merger of the tonopah railroad and goldfield railroad that became the tonopah and goldfield railroad. The tecopa area communities, like many places in the desert, owe their beginning to the development of mining in the late 1800s and early 1900s and to the subsequent development of railroads for carrying out the ore. The tonopah and tidewater railroad, the t t, was a class ii railroad extending through remote reaches of the mojave desert from the santa fe railway railhead at ludlow, california, through death valley and amargosa valley, terminating at the mining towns of tonopah and goldfield in the great basin desert in nye county, nevada. Our museum houses artifacts and information of the ts, and a railroad display that depicts many of the sites along the tidewater southern. The history of the tonopah and tidewater railroad, a nearly forgotten desert mining railroad that carried untold tons of mineral riches from california and nevada, has been brought to.
Jun 09, 2001 ts stanislaus river bridge del rio, old stanislaus county, california built 1889 for another railroad, installed here 1912. I highly recommend this book for anyone who is interested in short line railroads of the inter mountain region. Francis smith who was known as the borax king, built the rail road to transport his borax from mines near death valley. It was built in 19051906, began to shrink in 1933, and was out of service by 1940. Western pacific railroad the tidewater and southern railroad 3111912 the tidewater and southern transit company 3111912. Mar 25, 2014 the tonopah tidewater railroad museum in amargosa is holding an open house for the public to attend. These are the hendrik collection photos from don winslow full size. Books on the rail is an australian based community initaitive that encourages aussie book ninjas to put down the iphone and pick up a book. Tonopah and tidewater railroad museum death valley. Author brings history in mojave desert to life san. If the railroad increased rates, they would lose customers to the southern railway.
It is a point to point railroad with a bridgestaging yard to connect both ends from ludlow from the south and tonopah from the north. The nevada short line california state railroad museum. New photos of the tonopah and tidewater rr posted by nevinw on sunday, may 30, 2010 10. Books on the rail encourages aussie book ninjas to take a book from a train, read it and then return it for someone else to enjoy. It was built in 19061907 and completely abandoned by 1941. For an idea of what is what, gary elias made these indexes. Includes the mining history that was the reason for the railroads existence. Tonopah and tidewater rr what is important in this picture is relatively hard to see or notice, which is the remains of former railroads.
Hotels near tonopah and tidewater railroad museum, death. It is based primarily on myricks books railroads of nevada and eastern california. Theres always a small chance that you could find at least one engine on an old abandoned line that was left to rust. The state corporation resisted letting investors close railroads if there was an alternative investor who was willing to run them. Giant steam locomotives, colorful streamliners, great passenger trains, passenger terminals, timeworn railroad cabooses, recollections of railroaders and trainwatchers. An excellent and thorough history of this interesting short line railroad. Tonopah and tidewater railroad museum death valley junction.
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