Yreka Western Railroad
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The Yreka Western Railroad Company (reporting mark YW) is a shortline railroad operating freight trains between the Union Pacific Railroad interchange at Montague and the City of Yreka, California.[1] Railmark Holdings acquired the Yreka Western Railroad in 2017.[2]
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Yreka Western Railroad Company | |
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Yreka Railroad Company | |
An ALCO MRS-1 at Yreka station. | |
Terminus | Yreka California |
Connections | Union Pacific Railroad in Montague CA |
Commercial operations | |
Original gauge | 4 ft 8+1ā2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge |
Preserved operations | |
Owned by | Railmark Holdings, Incorporated |
Operated by | Railmark Holdings, Incorporated |
Reporting mark | YW |
Length | 8.86-mile (14.26 km) |
Preserved gauge | 4 ft 8+1ā2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge |
Commercial history | |
Opened | 1889 |
1888 | Yreka Railroad Company Incorporated |
1889 | Rail Line Opened |
1933 | Re-Incorporated as Yreka Western Railroad Company |
1953 | Kyle Railways |
Preservation history | |
1986 | Blue Goose Excursion Train Begins |
Headquarters | Yreka, California |
Website | |
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The Yreka Railroad Company was incorporated in May 1888, with a capital stock of $100,000, and opened in January 1889, connecting Yreka to the Southern Pacific Company lessor Central Pacific Railroad (ex-California and Oregon Railroad). The decision to build the Yreka Railroad was due in part to the Southern Pacific's decision to bypass Yreka in favor of a shorter, and more level route through the Shasta Valley and the city of Montague. Not to be left without a rail connection, the citizens of Yreka formed their own railroad. The railroad hauled passengers and local freight. In August 1933, the railroad was re-incorporated as the Yreka Western Railroad Company. The railroad was acquired by Willis Kyle in 1953 who eventually formed the Kyle Railways empire. Eventually, the Union Pacific Railroad acquired the SP connection at Montague in 1995. In 1999, Kyle Railways sold the Yreka Western Railroad to the Rocky Mountain Railway and Mining Museum of Denver Colorado, who in turn, sold the company to Railmark Holdings, Inc. in December 2016.