Southern Pacific 4-6-0 No. 9 rolls on one of the last narrow gauge lines in the West with a Class I railroad as a parent.
Bill Poole, Carson & Colorado Railway Inc. collection
Southern Pacific’s 3-foot gauge line in California’s Owens Valley became famous as one of the last slim gauge lines in the West with a Class I railroad as the parent. Originally the Carson & Colorado, the line was popular with Hollywood as a filming location, and the dieselized operation lasted until 1960. You can learn more about the route, its operations, as well as prospects for its restoration by downloading the PDF of Trains magazine’s first online-only feature story written by David Lustig.
