N-C-O Timeline

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Timeline for the N-C-O Ry.
by Tom Armstrong

N-C-O Timeline

December 12, 1879	The "Western Nevada Railroad Company" incorporated.
June, 1880	"The Nevada and Oregon Railroad Company" incorporated in place of the "Western Nevada Railroad Company."
April 25, 1881	The "Nevada and Oregon Railroad Company" incorporated after "The Nevada and Oregon Railroad Company" (notice that the word "The" was dropped) defaulted in complying with a provision of its charter.
May 28, 1881	First spike driven in Reno, on the Nevada and Oregon Railway.
September 27, 1881	The famous stockholders meeting held in Reno, in which two men were shot. Squire Scoville died and Daniel Balch recovered. The trial saw the first use in Nevada of a typewriter to produce a transcript of a trial.
October 2, 1882	First operations begin, with service to Oneida, Calif.
April 17, 1884	The "Nevada and Oregon Railroad Company" sold through foreclosure to the Moran Brothers (the railroad was not incorporated, but was sometimes called the "Nevada and California Railroad").
December 8, 1884	Rails extended to Junction House, Calif. (37 miles).
October 1, 1885	The "Sierra Valley and Mohawk Railroad" was incorporated.
August, 1887	Work halted on the incomplete Sierra Valley & Mohawk RR.
March 31, 1888	The "Nevada-California-Oregon Railway" was incorporated.
June 6, 1888	Rails reached Doyle, Calif. (57 miles).
September 10, 1888	Rails reached Liegan, Calif. (70 miles).
November, 1890	Service began to Amedee, Calif. (About 80 miles).
June 1, 1900	Service began to Termo, Calif. (About 130 miles)
January 1, 1893	The Moran Brothers railroad property was sold to the "Nevada-California-Oregon Railway."
January 17, 1895	"Sierra Valley and Mohawk Railroad" was sold to the "Sierra Valleys Railway Company" (which had been incorporated on January 5, 1895).
June, 1896	Service began to Clairville, Calif. on the completed SV&M RR.
June 21, 1899	Famous wreck on SV&M RR, which killed engineer Chambers.
March 14, 1901	The "Sierra Valleys Railway Company" sold through foreclosure to the Nevada-California-Oregon Railway, but operations continued under the SVRY name.
April 1, 1902	Service began to Madeline, Calif. (about 144 miles).
May 4, 1903	SVR reached Clio, Calif.
October 1, 1907	Service began to Likely, Calif. (About 164 miles).
December 1, 1908	Service began to Alturas, Calif. (About 185 miles).
1909	Western Pacific Railway completed.
January 10, 1912	Service began to Lakeview, Oregon (238 miles).
July 1, 1911	The "Sierra and Mohawk Railway Company" (incorporated by the N-C-O Ry. On June 14, 1911) took over operations of the "Sierra Valley Railway Company."
March, 1913	Fernley & Lassen Railway crossed the N-C-O at Wendel, Calif.
January 1, 1915	The "Sierra and Mohawk Railway" sold to the N-C-O Ry.
1915	Locomotives and rolling stock purchased from the Florence & Cripple Creek Railroad.
August, 1916	Plumas Branch extended to its final terminus at Davies Mill, Calif.
June 11, 1917	Southern 103 miles (including the Sierra Valley branch) sold to the Western Pacific Railway (narrow gauge operations ended on January 30, 1918).
October 31, 1922	Service between Wendel and Hackstaff (16 miles) discontinued.
October, 1926	Southern Pacific Railroad acquired control of the N-C-O Ry.
October 24, 1927	Standard gauge operations began from Wendel to Alturas.
May 27, 1928	All narrow gauge service ended with completion of standard gauging to Lakeview.
September 15, 1929	The new Modoc Line (Klamath Falls to Wendel) opened.

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