The West Side Lumber Company railway was the last of the 3 ft narrow-gauge logging railroads operating in the American west.
The engine shed in 1979.
Route in 1948
The lower section of the Railway in 2003
West Side and Cherry Valley Railroad No. 7
Tuolumne City, California
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Tuolumne City is an unincorporated town in Tuolumne County, California, United States. A census-designated place officially known as Tuolumne also encompasses the town. The population of the CDP was 1
West Side Lumber Company railway
…west. The West Side Flume & Lumber Company was founded in May 1898 to log 55,000 acres (22,000 ha) of land outside of the town of Carter (now called Tuolumne). A 10-mile (16 km) long 3 ft (914 mm) gauge railroad was laid into the woods east of the town. In 1900, the lumber company incorporated their railroad…
West Side Memorial Park, Tuolumne
West Side Lumber Company Shay No.7, inside the old millyard at Tuolumne, 1981. WSL Shay No. 7 now operates at the Roaring Camp and Big Trees Narrow Gauge Railroad.
Preserved steam donkey next to the fire station
Memorial Hall which serves as the town hall and general meeting place