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Author:	Hank Johnston
Title:	Short Line To Paradise
Subtitle:	The Story Of The Yosemite Valley Railroad
Publisher:	Flying Spur Press
Country:	USA
Date:	1962
Format:	Paperback
Genre:	Transport
ISBN-10:	0870460005
Rating:	Rate
Collection:	I Own It I Want It
Community:	1 Owns
Price Guide:	Valuation Page
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WPLives 28th Jul 2021		This book tells the story of a short-line railroad that allowed many visitors to explore Yosemite. From 1907 to 1945, it ran from Merced, California to the edge of the Yosemite Valley, ending at El Portal. Passengers could then stagecoach or later motor coach through the beautiful park, then rejoin the train and proceed home. It also hauled lumber, cement, miner’s gear, and the U. S. mail. Eventually progress in the shape of Lake McClure forming a dam over some of the tracks, the sale of the Portland cement factory to Kaiser and establishing State Route 140 that allowed automobile access stopped revenue for the line. It stopped running in 1945, but many remember the adventure with warm memories.

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