This
is the end of the tracks at Laws. At one time railroad line ran
all the way to Keeler. The grade for the C&C Railroad can
still be seen in some parts of the Owens Valley but the train
whistle has long been silent. Southern Pacific purchased the Carson
& Colorado in 1900, but retained the C&C name until 1905.
After some alignment and gauge changes, a new corporation was
formed in 1905 to operate the line as the Nevada & California
Railway. However, from 1912 until the end of narrow gauge operations
in 1960, the narrow gauge was operated by the Southern Pacific
as the Keeler Branch. |
