Borate and Daggett Railroad
- Borate and Daggett Railroad
The Borate and Daggett Railroad was a narrow gauge railroad built to carry borax. The railroad ran about 11 miles from Daggett, California, USA to Borate, California, USA.
The railroad owned 2 steam engines, both Heisler locomotives. They were named "Francis" and "Marion" after Francis Marion Smith, founder of Pacific Coast Borax Company. Ore was carried in wooden, side-dump ore cars. A few odd flatcars completed the roster of rolling stock.
After the railroad ceased operations, some of the equipment was shipped to Ludlow, California. Still later, it was used to construct the Death Valley Railroad.
External links
* [http://www.ttrr.org The Tonopah and Tidewater and Its Environs - see Borate and Daggett page and Images Database]
* [http://www.gearedsteam.com/heisler/images_Pa-Pf.htm gearedsteam.com]
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