Tonopah and Tidewater Railroad
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The Tonopah and Tidewater Railroad was an early 20th-century short line that served mining regions of Nevada and California, transporting ore and supplies across the Mojave Desert.
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
defunct railroad
ⓘ
railroad ⓘ short line railroad ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | T&T Railroad NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cargo |
borax
ⓘ
ore ⓘ supplies ⓘ |
| connectedTo |
Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Las Vegas and Tonopah Railroad NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| economicRole |
facilitated mineral exports
ⓘ
supported mining camps ⓘ |
| founder | Francis Marion Smith NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| gauge | standard gauge ⓘ |
| geographicSetting | Great Basin–Mojave transition area NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| heritage | part of early 20th-century desert railroading history ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance | linked isolated mining districts to mainline rail connections ⓘ |
| infrastructureType | common carrier railroad ⓘ |
| notableFeature | crossed remote areas of the Mojave Desert ⓘ |
| operatedIn | early 20th century ⓘ |
| operatedInState |
California
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Nevada NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryUse |
freight transportation
ⓘ
ore transportation ⓘ supply transportation ⓘ |
| routeEnvironment | desert ⓘ |
| servedArea | Death Valley region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| servedCompany | Pacific Coast Borax Company NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| servedIndustry | mining industry ⓘ |
| servedMine | borax mines ⓘ |
| servedRegion |
California
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Nevada NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| servedResource |
borates
ⓘ
gold ore ⓘ silver ore ⓘ |
| servedTown |
Beatty, Nevada
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Rhyolite, Nevada NERFINISHED ⓘ Tecopa, California NERFINISHED ⓘ Zabriskie, California NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| status | abandoned ⓘ |
| terminusLocation |
Gold Center, Nevada
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ludlow, California NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| trackType | steam railroad ⓘ |
| transportMode | rail ⓘ |
| traversedRegion | Mojave Desert NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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