Iron Mountain Railway (California)
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HeadquartersSan Francisco, California
LocaleCalifornia, United States
Dates of operation1896–1927
Track gauge3 ft (914 mm)
| Overview | |
|---|---|
| Headquarters | San Francisco, California |
| Locale | California, United States |
| Dates of operation | 1896–1927 |
| Technical | |
| Track gauge | 3 ft (914 mm) |
The Iron Mountain Railway was a narrow gauge common carrier railroad located northwest of Redding, California. Its line ran 11 miles (18 km) from Keswick, California on the Southern Pacific Railroad to Iron Mountain, California, at the base of Iron Mountain.
The company was incorporated July 17, 1895 and the line was completed February 1, 1896. The primary cargo was ore and ore concentrate from the Iron Mountain Mine, though it increasingly serviced other mines as well. The railroad was owned by Mountain Copper Company which also owned the Iron Mountain Mine and the Hornet Mine, the railroad's primary ore supplier later in its operation.