Originally posted by rburdett [ Living nearby to MP 186 of the UPRR Austin TX Sub Reply chad thomas Member sinceJanuary 2005 From: Ely, Nv. 6,312 posts Posted by chad thomas on Monday, May 16, 2005 10:01 AM QUOTE: Originally posted by rburdett Thanks for the spelling clarification. I guess I have lived in the Midwest too long (i.e., Moline, IL). According to nvghosttowns.com: Moleen was first a sidetrack and signal station on the Central Pacific Railroad. All of the buildings at Moleen have long ago disappeared. Only concrete foundations are left. I assume that my aunt (now pushing 90) lived in one of the houses built on those foundations after WWII. She described the town then as "Timbuktu." Moleen was built near the Humboldt River. Many early pioneers traversed the major trails (e.g., Bidwell, Donner, Emigrant) that led through the canyon created by the Humboldt River. The railroads -- the Central Pacific and the Western Pacific came next. Last of all, US Highway 40 and Interstate 80 would run by Moleen, through the Carlin Canyon, and on to San Francisco. I found some nice pictures of the rails, roads and river at http://www.elkorose.com/carlincanyon.html. I am not up on my railroad history but apparently the Southern Pacific and the Western Pacific operated the tracks through the canyon after WWII. I assume that my uncle worked for the WP, since they showed Moleen on their timetable. I don't know if the SP ever had any facilities there. My understanding is that the UP bought both the WP and SP, so I assume that UP owns both sets of tracks today. I have no idea whether they are still using both lines. Thanks again for the help. UP does still use both tracks. This is part of the paired track running that goes back to WWI. Between Weso(Winnemucca) and Alazon (Wells) the ex-SP track is used for westbound movements and the ex-WP is used for eastbound movements. The war board started this operation and it worked so well that the SP & WP stuck with it after the war. Reply Join our Community! Our community is FREE to join. To participate you must either login or register for an account. Login » Register » Search the Community Newsletter Sign-Up By signing up you may also receive occasional reader surveys and special offers from Trains magazine.Please view our privacy policy More great sites from Kalmbach Media Terms Of Use | Privacy Policy | Copyright Policy
Living nearby to MP 186 of the UPRR Austin TX Sub
QUOTE: Originally posted by rburdett Thanks for the spelling clarification. I guess I have lived in the Midwest too long (i.e., Moline, IL). According to nvghosttowns.com: Moleen was first a sidetrack and signal station on the Central Pacific Railroad. All of the buildings at Moleen have long ago disappeared. Only concrete foundations are left. I assume that my aunt (now pushing 90) lived in one of the houses built on those foundations after WWII. She described the town then as "Timbuktu." Moleen was built near the Humboldt River. Many early pioneers traversed the major trails (e.g., Bidwell, Donner, Emigrant) that led through the canyon created by the Humboldt River. The railroads -- the Central Pacific and the Western Pacific came next. Last of all, US Highway 40 and Interstate 80 would run by Moleen, through the Carlin Canyon, and on to San Francisco. I found some nice pictures of the rails, roads and river at http://www.elkorose.com/carlincanyon.html. I am not up on my railroad history but apparently the Southern Pacific and the Western Pacific operated the tracks through the canyon after WWII. I assume that my uncle worked for the WP, since they showed Moleen on their timetable. I don't know if the SP ever had any facilities there. My understanding is that the UP bought both the WP and SP, so I assume that UP owns both sets of tracks today. I have no idea whether they are still using both lines. Thanks again for the help.
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