Lake Tahoe Railway and Transportation Company

:"This article is about the Lake Tahoe Railway and Transporatation Company which operated a narrow gauge railroad between Truckee and Lake Tahoe, California. A separate company known as the Lake Tahoe Railway (c. 1904) proposed to build a 65 mile standard gauge line northeast from Placerville to Pino Grande and then Lake Tahoe (near Fallac) but construction never commenced."Infobox SG rail
railroad_name=Lake Tahoe Railway & Transportation Company
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marks=LT RR
locale=Tahoe City, California
start_year=1899
end_year=1933
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hq_city=Truckee, California

The Lake Tahoe Railway and Transportation Company was a 16 mile narrow gauge California railroad that ran from a connection with the Central Pacific Railway at Truckee, California to the waterfront at Lake Tahoe. The railroad was converted to standard gauge in 1926. The railroad operated from 1899-1932 at which time it was sold to the Southern Pacific Company. SP abandoned the line in 1943.

Timeline

*December 19 1898 - Railway Incorporated
*May 1 1899 - Operations commence between Truckee and Lake Tahoe
*October 16 1925 - Railway leased to Southern Pacific Railroad
*May 15 1926 - Line converted to Standard Gauge by SP
*May 16 1932 - Railway sold to SP
*November 10 1943 - Line abandoned by SP

Route

The route followed the Truckee River - State Route 89
*Truckee - Interchange with Southern Pacific
*Deep Creek
*Squaw Valley
*Tahoe Wharf
*Tahoe City

Ward Creek Branch
*Tahoe Wharf
*Ward Creek

Motive Power

The LT RR had four used Baldwin locomotives that operated on the line.

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