Abandoned Rails: The Mina Branch

The abandoned railroad route between Tonopah Junction and Benton, known as The Mina Branch, of which 50 miles have been abandoned, was once operated in California and Nevada by the Central Pacific Railroad and the Southern Pacific Railroad.

Historic ICC Abandonment Filings

SOUTHERN PACIFIC RAILROAD
Docket Number: 9896	Date: 3/20/1933	Section: 1
App. of Central Pacific Ry. Co. and Southern Pacific Co.for certificate to abandon that part of the Mina Branch between Tonopah Junction, Mineral County, Nevada, and Tom, Mono County, California, a distance of 76 miles; and the Mound House Branch, between Churchill and Mound House, Lyon County, Nevada, a distance of 26 miles.
Length: 102 miles	Citation: 199 ICC 255

Also under this filing: The Mound House Branch

SOUTHERN PACIFIC RAILROAD
Docket Number: 11285	Date: 7/23/1936	Section: 1
App. of Central Pacific Co. and of Southern Pacific Company, its lessee, for authority to abandon that portion of the so-called Mina Branch, owned by Central Pacific Ry. Co. and operated by Southern Pacific Co, between Tonopah Junction, Mineral County, Nevada and Benton, Mono County, Calif, a distance of approximately 50 road miles, together with all sidings, spur tracks and appurtenances.
Length: 50 miles	Citation: 224 ICC 291

Add your comments for this page here. All fields are required.
What is your name?
Where are you from?	,
Comments:
While required, your email address will NOT be displayed as part of your comment. Its only purpose is to allow you to optionally receive emails notifying you of updates to these comments, or allow me to contact you for further correspondence, if necessary.
Email address?	Subscribe to this abandonment
If you subscribe to this abandonment, you will receive an email whenever somebody else posts to this comment chain. You can unsubscribe later, if desired.

Tonopah Junction to Benton

The Mina Branch

Historic ICC Abandonment Filings

Comments