The Silver Peak Railroad was built by the Pittsburgh Silver Peak Gold Mining Company after it bought a group of mining properties in 1906 and established a 100 stamp mill at Blair, Nevada, in 1907 to service the mines at Silver Peak, Nevada.
The railroad was completed in July 1906, it connected to the Tonopah and Goldfield Railroad at Blair Junction (Historical),[1] located 0.7 mi south of the present Blair Junction US 6/95 and Nevada State Route 265[2] in the Big Smoky Valley.[3]
Silver Peak Railroad Car #12 "Mary" was a McKeen Motor Car. McKeen cars are self-propelled, have a streamlined front end and a rounded tail.[4]
The McKeen car ended up at Westwood, CA on the premises of the Red River Lumber Company.[3]
Myrick states that the railroad was dismantled by the end of 1915,[3] though The Engineering and Mining Journal states that in October, 1918, the equipment was being dismantled and sent to France and that since the Pittsburgh Silver Peak Company had closed, the branch was no longer needed.[5]
References edit
- ^ "Blair Junction (historical)". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. 1 Feb 1991. Retrieved 28 Dec 2017.
- ^ "Blair Junction". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. 12 Dec 1980. Retrieved 28 Dec 2017.
- ^ a b c Myrick, David F. (1996). Railroads of Nevada and Eastern California, Volume 1. pp. 292–298. Retrieved December 28, 2017. (Includes photos)
- ^ "Silver Peak Railroad". McKeen Car Company. Retrieved December 28, 2017. (Includes photo)
- ^ "The Mining News". Engineering and Mining Journal. 106: 645. October 5, 1918. Retrieved December 31, 2017.
External links edit
- Stephen E. Drew, Chief Curator (retired) California State Railroad Museum, "Railroad Motor Cars of Nevada – Part II," March 31, 2016. Includes photo of a McKeen car with the caption "Excursion to Tonopah, of Blair Base Ball Team, Blair, Nev."
- Webber, Joseph F. (April 1959). "The Goldfield Railroads". The Railway and Locomotive Historical Society Bulletin (100): 23–43. JSTOR 43520225.