California Through My Lens - Ghosts Of The Southern Pacific Railroad Narrow Gauge in Perris

 In 1900 the Southern Pacific Railroad purchased the 3ft gauge Carson and Railroad that ran from Carson City, Nevada to Keeler, California. Like the narrow gauge lines of the Rio Grande Railroad in Colorado the SP operations centered around transporting precious minerals like silver and gold from mines to the railroad's main line.

In 1960 the Southern Pacific ended its narrow gauge operations and the equipment was either sold or donated. Some of this equipment is now in the possession of the Southern California Railway Museum in Perris, California.

On one of my visits I took this picture of some of the rolling stock that used to belong to the Southern Pacific narrow gauge. Rendered in black and white, this image looks as if it may have been snapped in the early 1900s in the high desert of eastern California instead of a museum in southern California in the 21st century.

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