Yosemite Valley Railroad
Description:
This railroad rain from Merced to El Portal, about a mile west of the current Yosemite National park boundary. The railroad was incorporated in 1902 and started running in 1907. The last run was in 1945. While its main business was carrying passengers, it also supplemented income by carrying lumber and minerals from the area.
Trips:
- April 15, 2015-Meetup hike from Briceburg to the BLM boundary
- March 24, 2016 - Meetup hike, wildflowers galore
References:
- Yosemite Valley RailRoad-history of the railroad. Site is run by Jack Burgess. There are also links for equipment used on the line as well as how the line appears today.
- Wikipedia
- Yosemite Valley Railroad-not the same site as the one above. Poor navigation of site, but if you dig deep enough there is interesting background
- Abandoned Rails site
- Restoration of YVRR cars
- Articles from the Merced paper on YVRR
- Facebook page
- NPS coorespondence concerning the history of the caboose, #15, in El Portal
- Map of route of YVRR from the Yosemite Library
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