The Carson and Colorado Railroad (narrow gauge) stretched from Mound House (East of Carson City), Nevada to Keeler (East of Lone Pine), Ca. They had planned to run the railroad from the Carson River (at Mound House, Nevada) to the Colorado River (Hence the name of the Railroad). It never reached the Colorado River but stopped at Keeler, California. It has often been referred to as “the railroad that was built 300 miles too long or 300 years too soon.”In was incorporated on May 10, 1880 and ceased operations in February 1959. Two of the engines still exist in the Owens Valley. One in Independence (Just west of hwy 395) and the other one at the Laws Railroad Museum, just northeast of Bishop, off Hwy 6.
This cache is at the Laws Railroad Museum (Open 10 to 4 everyday).
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cache, you must email
me the answers (To e-mail me with the answers,
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correct or incorrect, and I don’t want to do that.
Don't post the answers with your log or I will delete it).
Questions:
1) What is the serial number of the train (located on the right and left sides of the front of the
locomotive)?
2) Who was the builder and year it was made?
3) Provide the name and year that the vehicle being restored in their train
barn was made, and what nearby line was it operated on.
or (If the Museum is closed) name the last movie that was
filmed here (Answer near the office/gift shop) and who was one of the stars in
it.
For extra credit, tell us what is at:
N37° 23.864
W118° 20.742
If you are into trains, also visit my other two geocaches in this area:
Lego Dan's Carson Colorado RR cache 1 of 2
Lego Dan's Death Valley RR cache