Randsburg Railway
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The Randsburg Railway was a Script error: No such module "convert". branch line railroad in California's Mojave Desert. It originated at the main line of the Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe Railroad (AT&SF) at Kramer Junction, California, and terminated at Johannesburg, California, with a stop at Atolia. The Railway served as a supply link to the Rand Mine, which produced more silver than any mine in California. The Rand mine closed in 1929, as it was no longer profitable.[1][2]
The line was completed on January 5, 1898, and began operation on January 17, 1898. The railway was acquired by the AT&SF in 1903. During its 35-year history, the Randsburg Railway served a number of local mining operations; it also provided passenger service.[3]
The Randsburg Railway ceased operations on December 30, 1933, a victim of the Great Depression and a decline in the mining industry. The rails were removed the following year. Portions of the grade are still visible along U.S. Route 395 between Kramer and Johannesburg.[4]
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- ↑ Bakersfield Daily Californian December 22, 1896
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- ↑ Myrick, David F. Railroads of Nevada and Eastern California, Volume II, The Southern Roads, p. 793-8, University of Nevada Press, Reno, Nevada, 1993. Template:ISBN
- ↑ Myrick, David F. Railroads of Nevada and Eastern California, Volume II, The Southern Roads, p. 793-8, University of Nevada Press, Reno, Nevada, 1993. Template:ISBN
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- Randsburg/Johannesburg Railroad
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- Defunct California railroads
- History of the Mojave Desert region
- Predecessors of the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway
- Railway companies established in 1897
- Railway companies disestablished in 1911
- Mining in California
- History of Kern County, California