Albion River Railroad

Albion Branch of the Northwestern Pacific Railroad

Baldwin 2-4-2T No. 1 'Albion', circa 1890

Route length:

25.49 miles = 41.00 km

Gauge :

1435 mm ( standard gauge )

Maximum slope :

30 ‰

Legend

	miles	from the Ferry Building in San Francisco
	154.65	Albion Wharf
	157.47	Albion
	151.40	board
	147.33	Clearbrook Junction
		Clearbrook
		Branch tracks in the forest
	146.61	Gunari
	142.35	Sunny Slope
	141.65	Skibo
	140.21	Keen's Summit
		Hairpin
		Hairpin
	137.93	Thin
	133.60	North Fork
	132.50	Navaro Mill
	131.84	Wendling
	130.12	Floodgate
	129.16	Christine

The Albion River Railroad, or later the Albion Branch of the Northwestern Pacific Railroad, was a 25½ miles (41 km) long standard gauge forest railroad in California from Albion to the coastal redwood forest slightly above . It was in operation from August 1, 1895 to January 16, 1930.

history

The railway with a track width of 1435 mm ran from a large sawmill at the jetty at the mouth of the Albion River to the Christine im Wald stop. Initially, the very reliable Baldwin 2-4-2T steam locomotive No. 1 'Albion' was used there. Later also a Porter , a Hinkle , two more Baldwins, two Limas and a Ford Model T converted into a rail vehicle with a passenger and freight car body from Martin Parry .

photos

Albion Lumber Company Mill
No. 1, Albion 'with long timber and Loren. Narrow-gauge railway - sleepers
Albion Lumber Company Jetty, 1920
Timber stores, gangways and warehouses. The gangways were level with the sorting table, 1920
Lumber yard of the Albion Lumber Company in Albion, 1920
Albion Lumber Company in Albion, 1934

Individual evidence

^ Stanley T. Borden: The Albion Branch. In: The Western Railroader , issue 264. Also available as a flash electronic flip book .
↑ Fred Codoni: The Albion Branch. NWP's Orphan Railroad Failed to Reach Its Potential. In: The Northwester , Vol 10, No 2, Fall – Winter 1996. Also available as a flash electronic flip book .
^ Mendocino Redwood Company (MRC): Mendocino View from a distance.

39.22582 -123.76725Coordinates: 39 ° 13 '33 " N , 123 ° 46' 2.1" W.

[WesternRailroader-1] Stanley T. Borden: The Albion Branch. In: The Western Railroader , issue 264. Also available as a flash electronic flip book .

[Northwesterner-2] Fred Codoni: The Albion Branch. NWP's Orphan Railroad Failed to Reach Its Potential. In: The Northwester , Vol 10, No 2, Fall – Winter 1996. Also available as a flash electronic flip book .

[MRC-3] Mendocino Redwood Company (MRC): Mendocino View from a distance.