Collection context
Summary
- Title:
- Lake Tahoe Railway & Transportation Company records
- Dates:
- 1898 - 1900
- Abstract:
- The Lake Tahoe Railway & Transportation Company records consists of a ledger and journal. The first volume contains entries for stock subscriptions, steamers earnings and expenses, and expenditures for railroad construction, beginning in December 1898 and continuing through April 1900. The journal contains similar entries month by month from April 1899 through March 1900.
- Extent:
- .333 Linear Feet 1 half-box
- Language:
- English .
- Preferred citation:
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[Identification of item], Lake Tahoe Railway & Transportation Company Records, MS 125, California State Railroad Museum Library & Archives, Sacramento, California.
Background
- Scope and content:
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The Lake Tahoe Railway & Transportation Company records consists of a ledger and journal. The first volume contains entries for stock subscriptions, steamers earnings and expenses, and expenditures for railroad construction, beginning in December 1898 and continuing through April 1900. The journal contains similar entries month by month from April 1899 through March 1900.
- Biographical / historical:
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The Lake Tahoe Railway and Transportation Company was incorporated in December 1898 by the Duane L. Bliss family. Two years later the narrow gauge line began operation between Truckee and Tahoe City, California. The company operated both trains and lake steamers. In 1925 the railroad was leased to the Southern Pacific and converted to standard gauge the following year. It was sold outright to the Southern Pacific eight years later. The line was abandoned in 1943.
- Acquisition information:
- Southern Pacific Transportation Company, San Francisco, 1988
- Processing information:
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Formerly part of MS 10
- Arrangement:
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Arranged alphabetically by subject.
- Physical location:
- Statewide Museum Collection Center
- Rules or conventions:
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Indexed terms
- Subjects:
- Financial accounting
About this collection guide
- Date Encoded:
- This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on 2025-12-12 16:53:51 +0000 .
Access and use
- Restrictions:
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Collection is open for research by appointment. Contact Library Staff.
- Terms of access:
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Copyright has not been assigned to the California State Railroad Museum. Permission for publication must be submitted in writing to the CSRM Library & Archives.
- Preferred citation:
-
[Identification of item], Lake Tahoe Railway & Transportation Company Records, MS 125, California State Railroad Museum Library & Archives, Sacramento, California.
- Location of this collection:
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111 I StreetSacramento, CA 95814, US
- Contact:
- (916) 323-8073