The Railroads

The Railroads. . Transporting supplies to the mines and hauling ore and bullion out to the mills and to marker was the job of the railroads. The Tonopah and Goldfield standard gauge railroad arrived in camp on Monday August 16, 1905. With spurs extending to the mines, the need for mules and teamsters diminished repidly and shipping times were cut by days., OUTBOUND TRAIN , Sacks of ore on flatcars ae ready to be sent to the mills. The Mizpah mine is clearly visible upper center., INBOUND TRAIN , Notice all of the supplies and goods which are arriving. The Mizpah headframe and hoist house can be seen in the upper left center., HOW LONG WAS THE TRIP? If you left Tonopah at 9:01 AM you would arrive at Mina (near the old stage stop of Sodaville by 1:02 that afternoon. It has taken 5 days by mule team! If you continued on to Reno, you would arrive 7:45 that night. This return train left Reno 12:50 AM arriving in Tonopah 11:15 AM the next morning. , THE TIMETABLE , at left shows how the Tonopah and Goldfield RR connected to the C and C (Carson and Colorado) at Mine, and then north to the Southern Pacific RR. The railroads truly brought cicilization to formerly remote Tonopah., SPURS TO THE MINES , greatly increased efficiency. New replacement or repaired equipment could be shipped to the mines in days Ore and bullion could be loaded directly onto the flatcars for shipment. Can you find the trestle (railroad bridge) indicated on the map? Very low front this ear still remain. ,