(rshsdepot) 2. Bangor, Cal., pt. 2 (Keddie, Oroville Dam RR, Magalia, Chico, history)

["Paul Luchter" <luckyshow_@_mindspring.com>]

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Where the Northern Pacific or is it Great Northern ran on the Western
Pacific was here at Spanish Creek, here the BN locomotive is on the WP
trackage at Spanish Creek, heading west into Feather River Canyon on the
Keddie, Cal wye: http://www.yesteryeardepot.com/WPBN8000.JPG
Keddie was northwest of Butte Cty., Northern pacific came south to Keddie,
the WP went east, SE at this point, to Portage. Here is the WP depot at
Keddie, 1937: http://www.yesteryeardepot.com/WPKEDDIE.JPG

There was also a WP line NE out of Oroville to Feather Falls, could this be
the following?:
Oroville Dam Railroad on trestle near Oroville:
http://users.snowcrest.net/photobob/cor1.jpg
near Oroville Dam: http://users.snowcrest.net/photobob/cor2.jpg
under the WP: http://users.snowcrest.net/photobob/cor3.jpg
http://users.snowcrest.net/photobob/cor4.jpg
http://users.snowcrest.net/photobob/cor6.jpg

Magalia depot is now Maglia Depot Inn since 1977:
http://www.paradisedirect.com/paradise/pics/maginnf.jpg
http://www.paradisedirect.com/paradise/pics/maginn.jpg
Dogtown Village is near the inn:
http://www.paradisedirect.com/paradise/pics/dogtownv.jpg

Chico Amtrak (SP) depot:
http://www.the-bus-stops-here.org/Amtrak-Chico_Amtrak_Station-s.jpg
http://www.the-bus-stops-here.org/Amtrak-Chico_Platform-s.jpg
more on Chico later...

Northern Electric railway in Chico, 1909:
http://www.people.virginia.edu/~ggg9y/chicostr.jpg
Northern Electric Interurban depot, Chico (1906), c. 1910:
http://www.people.virginia.edu/~ggg9y/chicosta.jpg
The 2nd depot, Sacramento Northern Chico interurban depot in last year of
streetcar service, 1947: http://www.people.virginia.edu/~ggg9y/60-3.jpg
12/14/1947 Sacramento Northern streetcar, Birney #60 at First and Main
depot, Chico: http://www.people.virginia.edu/~ggg9y/60-4.jpg
The NE went under `9`8 and Sacramento Northern took over.
Chico Sacramento Northern map, 1947:
http://www.people.virginia.edu/~ggg9y/chico-map.gif
Sacramento Northern Mulberry Shops, Chico with Birney #60, 1937:
http://www.people.virginia.edu/~ggg9y/60-1.jpg
Birney #66 at end of 9th Street line, Chico, 1947. Used to go to Hamilton
City, by 1947 only freight used that portion to get to SP interchange and a
Union oil dealer: http://www.people.virginia.edu/~ggg9y/66-1.jpg
 Birney #60 at end of 16th Street line. From 1930's just a commuter line in
Chico for the Diamond Match Company:
http://www.people.virginia.edu/~ggg9y/60-2.jpg
In 1940 the interurban service ended but streetcar service continued.
1947 excursion of Birney cars on freight only airport extension, viaduct:
http://www.people.virginia.edu/~ggg9y/60-66.jpg
For full history of Chico streetcars and interurbans see:
http://www.people.virginia.edu/~ggg9y/chico.html

The Oroville Line Change 1957-1962 changed the WP route east of Oroville due
to dam construction inundation.
Sacramento Northern pulled out of Oroville 1957. The SP left in the 1970s.
Freight car repairer Solano Railcar stored freight cars on the SP line, but
have now moved to Fernley, Nevada. UP and BNSF still go through Oroville
today.
The Oroville & Virginia City RR was formed 1868. An opposition formed the
Feather River & Beckwourth Pass RR later the same year. All that was
finished was the California Northern RR completed 1864, between Marysville and
Oroville.
Neither of the planned railroads from Oroville happened since the Central
pacific blocked them from connecting to the UP or going to San Francisco.
  The first railroad  to build through Beckwourth Pass was the narrow gauge
Sierra Valley & Mohawk formed 1885. 3 foot gauge connected at Plumas
Junction to the narrow gauge Nevada and Oregon RR. In 1895 it became the
Sierra Valley Railway. Acquired by WP in 1917 after it reached Clairville
and abandoned 1918.
The Oroville & Beckwourth RR. In 1888 they formed to expand the Northern
California (which the CP got rid of). The SP bought the Northern California
in 1889 to block this plan.
In 1892, the San Francisco and Great Salt Lake RR was incorporated. They
surveyed a line but did nothing and were gone by 1905. The Oroville & Quincy
was incorporated 1888.
 Jay Gould bought the Denver & Rio Grande but was persuaded by the UP not to
expand to the Pacific Coast. Gould's son planned a railroad from Baltimore to
the west coast. The Stockton & Beckwith Pass RR was formed 1902.
 The Boca & Loyalton RR reached the Sierra Valley in 1901. The Butte &
Plumas Railway, incorp. 1902.





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