BOB2 Wrote:
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> Sierra Railway, by Dorothy Newell Deane, a
> fascinating tale of this historic road, from the
> end of the "gold rush" during the 1890's to about
> 1960.
>
> A real tale about a real and famous CA short line
> RR, but also a story about how we built the state,
> from lumbering, and fruit packing, and digging for
> gold, to building dams, and making movies.....
> It's a RR that helped actually build a lot of
> parts of the complex water infrastructure that we
> take for granted today, and now just seem to think
> somehow miraculously appeared.....

You're absolutely right, Bob. It's a remarkable work, especially considering when she researched and wrote it, by someone outside of the industry. I've reread it several times, and always enjoy it.