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Re: Carson & Colorado - trackside remains
Author: WebDigger
Date: 12-16-2020 - 20:20

On 12-16-2020 - 19:43, Alf Doten Wrote: [www.altamontpress.com]
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> I believe the ore came from the Gabbs area but don't recall what it was. There may have been other mines that loaded there too. SP had long trains out of Mina and Luning through the 1970's with 3,4,5 units. I tried following one once, but the track speed was so slow between Luning and Thorne I gave it up. I believe all the run around tracks were at the end of the line at Mina. The Mina depot used to have a cafe where crews ate. All of that including the shop building, tanks and both Mina & Luning Depots are gone now. They were C&C/T&G structures.

Magnesium ore

Luning (formerly Deep Wells) is an unincorporated town in Mineral County, Nevada, in the United States. Luning is located on U.S. Route 95, between Hawthorne and Mina. Luning had an active railroad loading facility for many years. Magnesium ore from Gabbs was trucked to Luning and transferred to railroad cars bound for the West in World War II. The Basic Refractories mine in Gabbs was opened in 1955; it produced magnesium that was also trucked to the Luning loading platform, where most men in town worked.
-- [en.wikipedia.org]

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  Re: Carson & Colorado - trackside remains Alf Doten 12-16-2020 - 19:43
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  Re: Carson & Colorado - trackside remains Alf Doten 12-17-2020 - 00:49
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