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Yreka Railroad Company (83859)

Currency:USD Category:Collectibles / Railroadiana, Trains Start Price:150.00 USD Estimated At:300.00 - 500.00 USD
Yreka Railroad Company  (83859)
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4 cancelled stock certificates for Yreka Railroad Company. Vignette of railroad traveling through mountains. Stock dated Sept , 1888. The Yreka Western Railroad Company railroad operating freight trains between the Union Pacific Railroad interchange at Montague and the City of Yreka, California. Railmark Holdings acquired the Yreka Western Railroad in 2017. Yreka Railroad Co. was incorp. in May 1888 opened in January 1889, connecting Yreka to the Southern Pacific Company lessor Central Pacific Railroad ( former California and Oregon Railroad). Decision to build the Yreka Railroad was partly due to the Southern Pacific's decision to bypass Yreka in favor of a shorter, and more level route through the Shasta Valley and the city of Montague. Citizens of Yreka formed their own railroad so they wouldn't be without one. Used to move passengers and local freight. In August 1933, was re-incorporated as the Yreka Western Railroad Company. Union Pacific Railroad acquired the SP connection at Montague in 1995. Western Railroad sold to the Rocky Mountain Railway and Mountain Railway and Mining Museum of Denver Colorado, who in turn, sold the company to Railmark Holdings, Inc. in December 2016. Prag collection. State: California City: Date: Sept 1888