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Season's Greetings |
| | Active between Thanksgiving & New Years |
| Introduction |
| | A thumbnail Sketch History of the Railroad - INCOMPLETE |
| Major Events |
| | A Time line of events related to the railroad |
| Commissions State & Federal |
| | California Railroad Commission - |
| | Decisions Claims, Orders, Investigations, Lawsuits, Statistics |
| | Federal Interstate Commerce Commission - |
| | Decisions Abandonment |
| | Side bar - Frank Drum's other railroad |
| | Chowchilla & Pacific |
| Documents Official |
| | Incorporation articles |
| | Congressional Acts |
| | Stock Certificates |
| News Paper Articles |
| | Newspaper accounts related to: |
| | Yosemite Valley RR and Ry |
| | Associated Companies |
| Published Articles |
| | A collection of articles published regarding the YVRR in
books, magazines, museums, newspaper supplement and periodicals |
| Potpourri of Correspondence |
| | Letters relate to: |
| | President Taft's Visit |
| | Finances |
| | Concerns of NPS |
| Assorted Verbiage |
| | Funny Yarns and Questionable Tales |
PASSENGERS MATERIAL |
| Promotional & Advertisements |
| | Printed Media |
| | Direct Mailings |
| | Indirect Mail |
| | Posters |
| | State Fair - Photograph |
| Brochures, Public Time Tables |
| | Discussion regarding brochures |
| | Excerpt from early brochures |
| | Excerpt from later brochures |
| | Copies of brochures |
| Fares, Tickets, Passes, RPO |
| | Assorted Passenger Tickets |
| | Passenger Tickets - Issued by Foreign Carriers |
| | Southern Pacific, Santa Fe, New York Central, Cooks Tours |
| | Trip Passes |
| | Annual Passes |
| | Fares |
| | Railway Post Office |
| | Post Offices along the Way |
| Meals & Dining Services |
| | A Discussion of Dinning Services |
| | Santa Fe Harvey House |
| | Southern Pacific Diner |
| | Assorted YVRR Menus |
| Maps |
| | Map of the Rail Route to Yosemite |
| | with annotations about the RR stations |
| | Merced City |
| | with annotations regarding selected sites |
| | El Portal Community |
| | Cartoon Map of the YVRy |
| | Birds Eye of Yosemite Valley |
| | showing major sights/attractions |
| Postcards & Souvenirs |
| | Post Cards Related to a Journey Over the YVRR |
| | includes Construction & Oddities |
| | Souvenir Booklet |
TERMINAL HOTELS |
| Yosemite Terminal Co. |
| | Hotel Del Portal |
| | Essay |
| | Promotional - Brochure and Ads |
| | Photographs and Postcards |
| | Official Documents and Newspaper Accounts |
| | Hotel at El Portal |
| | Essay |
| | Photographs and Postcards |
STAGE TRANSPORTATION |
| Yosemite Transportation Co. |
| | The Company |
| | Promotional & Map |
| | Photographs with Horse and Motor Stages |
| | Competitors |
| | Postcards |
| | Passes |
| | Documents and Newspaper Articles |
EMPLOYEE RELATED |
| Employee Materials |
| | Employee Timetables, Badges, Rules, Regulations, Pay, etc books |
| | War time regulations |
| | Job Application, Pay Check and Service Certificate |
| Employee Roster |
| | An incomplete List of Employees and their job(s) |
| Employee Snap Shots |
| | Employee Images |
| Employee Party |
| | Employee Invitations |
| | 1939 party and movies |
| Management - Operational |
| | General Managers |
| | Other Operation Officials |
| Management - Corporate |
| | Presidents |
| | Directors |
| | Share Holders and Votes |
| | Roster of Board Members |
| | San Francisco Corp. Headquarters |
| Medical Associates/Insurance |
| | Medical Doctors who Cared for YV Employees |
| | Medical Withholding Form |
PHOTO ALBUM |
| Photos - Locomotives |
| | Slide Show - at least one picture of each loco |
| | Assorted photos of YV engines |
| | Specifications of loco's |
| | Scrapping #20 & #26 (1st) |
| | Epitaph for YV Engines |
| Photos - Rolling Stock |
| | Coaches, Cabooses, Freight and Miscellaneous rolling stock |
| Photos - Trains |
| | Passenger, Freight, and Mixed Trains |
| Photos - Speeders |
| | Assorted Speeders static and action |
| | Summary of Speeders |
| Photos - Stations/Communities |
| | Stations and Depots |
| | Selected Communities |
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Photos - Wrecks & Damage |
| | Wrecks, Fires and Floods |
RAIL FAN TRIPS |
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YVRR Fan Trips |
| | Postcard, Handouts, Photographs |
| | With some newspaper reports |
The RAILROAD |
| RR Physical Plant |
| | Details of the Road |
| | Grades, Mileage Charts, Structures, Tunnels, |
| | Bridges, Trestles, Culverts |
| | Station Maps from 1913 |
| | Mileage Tables |
| | Evolution of Station Names |
| | by date |
| | Signs |
| RR Equipment Summary |
| | From 1906 through 1945 |
| RR Relocation |
| | Dissertation |
| | Newspaper Ads |
| | Brochure of M.I.D |
| | Album of RR Relocation - Photographs |
| | Exchequer Dam Construction - Photographs |
CORPORATE MURDER of the RAILROAD |
| Photos - Last Train |
| | Final Trip Merced to Merced Falls and Return |
| Photos - Scrapping |
| | In the Canyon |
| | Merced Falls & Snelling |
| | Merced |
| RR Sale(Liquidation) |
| | Sales Sheet of Items to be Liquidated |
| YVRR Remnants |
| | Post 1946 Photos of Right of Way and Rolling Stock |
ASSOCIATED COMPANIES |
| Big Trees Auto Stages |
| | A statement about the company |
| | Newspaper Clips, Map of the Tour, Sights |
| | Brochures, Ad, Postcard Ad, Timetable |
| | Vehicles and Passes |
| Horseshoe Route |
| | A statement about the company |
| | Map and Brochures |
| Mining Companies |
| | Mines along the RR right of way & some pictures |
| National Lead Co. |
| | The Company |
| | Photographs |
| | Published Article |
| Yosemite Lumber |
| | A large collection of pictures, Maps, etc |
| | Operations at Merced Falls, South Side of Merced River |
| | North Side of Merced River and Crocker Ridge |
| Yosemite Portland Cement |
| | Operations at Merced |
| | Operations at Emory |
OTHER R.R's |
| Mariposa/Merced RR's |
| | ATSF-Ry, CP-RR/SP-RR, & Tidewater Southern Ry |
| | Merced City RR's, Maps, Mileposts, Photographs |
| | Coulterville (Mariposa Co) Mary Harrison Mining Railroad |
| Other "Yosemite RR's" |
| | Railroads & Railways with Yosemite in title or plans
Hetch Hetchy Pictures
Southern Pacific Yosemite Branch |
MISCELLANEOUS |
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Site Map |
| Disclaimer |
| Links |
| | Sites of Interest |
| | YVRR related, RR Museums and RR Web Sites |
| Suggested Reading & Viewing |
| | Books and Video of Interest to Author |
| E-mail |
| | Contact the Web-Master |
| The Author |
| | About the Author/Web-Master |
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