Nevada County Narrow Gauge Railroad

Nevada County Narrow Gauge Railroad
Mixed passenger and freight train on the Bear River bridge in 1895
Overview
HeadquartersGrass Valley, California
LocaleNorthern California
Dates of operation1876–1942
SuccessorAbandoned
Technical
Track gauge3 ft (914 mm)
Route map

Nevada City
Gold Flat
Town Talk
Glenbrook
District Fair Grounds
Grass Valley
Cedar Kress
Hatton
Buena Vista
Storm's Picnic Grounds
Colemans
Chicago Park
(before 1908)
Chicago Park
(after 1908)
You Bet
Smith Flat
Oilville
Colfax

The Nevada County Narrow Gauge Railroad (NCNGRR) (nickname: Never Come, Never Go) was located in Northern California's Nevada County and Placer County, where it connected with the Central Pacific Railroad.[1] The Nevada County Narrow Gauge Railroad Company incorporated on April 4, 1874,[2] and was headquartered in Grass Valley, California. After two years of construction, passenger and commercial rail services began in 1876 and continued until 1943. The 22.53 mi (36.26 km) line ran from Colfax, north through Grass Valley to Nevada City. At one time, the railroad was notable for having the highest railroad bridge in California, the Bear River Bridge, built in 1908.[3]

  1. ^ Decisions (1914), p. 554
  2. ^ Commissioners of Transportation, California (1877). Report of the Board of commissioners of transportation, to the Legislature ...: December 1877 (Digitized Feb 14, 2009 ed.). Sacramento: F.P. Thompson Supt. State Printing. p. 415.
  3. ^ "NCNGRR". ncngrrmuseum.org. Archived from the original on 2011-07-27. Retrieved 2009-05-24.