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The Yosemite Mountain Sugar Pine Railroad (YMSPRR) is a historic 3 ft (914 mm) narrow gauge railway with two operating steam locomotives located near Fish Camp, California, in the Sierra National Forest near the southern entrance to Yosemite National Park. [1]
The railroad offered an innovative travel option for visitors to Yosemite, connecting with stagecoaches at Raymond for the 60 miles (97 km) onward journey to the park. . From 1887, this service allowed for an integrated travel experience from major cities such as San Francisco and Los Angeles, combining rail and stagecoach travel to reach Yosemite Va
The Yosemite Valley Railroad (YVRR) was a short-line railroad that operated in California from 1907 to 1945, providing a new mode of travel and tourism for the region. It ran from Merced to the Yosemite National Park, but it did not extend to Yosemite Valley itself, as railroad construction was prohibited in the National Parks. [1]
Yosemite Valley Railroad: 1902 1935 Yosemite Valley Railway: Yosemite Valley Railway: 1934 1945 N/A Yreka Railroad: 1888 1935 Yreka Western Railroad: Yuba Railroad: SP: 1862 1869 California and Oregon Railroad
The Roaring Camp & Big Trees Narrow Gauge Railroad is a 3 ft (914 mm) narrow-gauge tourist railroad in California that starts from the Roaring Camp depot in Felton, California and runs up steep grades through redwood forests to the top of nearby Bear Mountain, a distance of 3.25 miles (5.23 kilometers).
Yosemite Railroad may refer to: Yosemite Valley Railroad, a short-line railroad operating from 1907 to 1945 in the state of California, mostly following the Merced River from Merced to Yosemite National Park; Yosemite Mountain Sugar Pine Railroad, a historic narrow gauge railroad with two operating steam train locomotives located near Fish Camp ...
The Yosemite Lumber Company was an early 20th century Sugar Pine and White Pine logging operation in the Sierra Nevada. [1] The company built the steepest logging incline ever, a 3,100 feet (940 m) route that tied the high-country timber tracts in Yosemite National Park to the low-lying Yosemite Valley Railroad running alongside the Merced River.
The Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway (AT&SF) – the SP's main rival – purchased the line in 1899, providing it a parallel competing mainline through the Central Valley. [2] In 1907, the Yosemite Valley Railroad (YVRR) began service from Merced to El Portal – the gateway to Yosemite National Park. The YVRR connected with both mainlines ...