This thread is the home of The Point Jeyes Railway Company (PJRy) and the Gurtantown Central Railroad Corporation (GTCRR/GTCX). These are 2 “friendly railroads” that have a physical connection, and are similar location wise, but are very different in nearly every other way.
The Point Jeyes Railway dates from 1872, and has operated continuously, with steam motive power, ever since. The main line is a standard gauge single track right of way from Villanova, where the connection with the Union Pacific is to Point Jeyes, where the main shop facilities (including a full circle Roundhouse with Niles backshop, vintage coal tipple, car shop, and storage yard). The Point Jeyes yards are right near the mighty Pacific, hence the need for indoor storage in the sea air. The original owner’s family mansion stands atop a bluff which over looks the station and yards below. In this home, stands the line’s oldest operating locomotive, the Inyo, privately owned by the current CEO, 7 generations down the line from the original CEO. On a few special occasions, this loco is pulled out of its shed doors in the back of the home, through the backyard, and onto the mainline through a special switch. The mainline has 2 divisions, 1 which runs from this area, Point Jeyes Depot, North to Lake Kee. Lake Kee is the end of the line, the connection with the Gurtantown Central, and the end of steam’s domain. Lake Kee is home to a large freight yard, wye, Roundhouse and turntable, coal tipple, oil tank, water tanks, and brick station with 2 platforms. This division generally travels at speeds of 25-35 mph, with limits of 15 over wooden bridges, reaching 45 mph for the final straight into Lake Kee. Several branches come off this division, the largest being to the lighthouse and National Weather Service Site. The other major Branch is to the Blue Creek Lumber Mill, which includes a classic switchback.
Saturnr
President, Point Jeyes Railway Co
Proudly Serving California Since 1872.
The Point Jeyes Railway dates from 1872, and has operated continuously, with steam motive power, ever since. The main line is a standard gauge single track right of way from Villanova, where the connection with the Union Pacific is to Point Jeyes, where the main shop facilities (including a full circle Roundhouse with Niles backshop, vintage coal tipple, car shop, and storage yard). The Point Jeyes yards are right near the mighty Pacific, hence the need for indoor storage in the sea air. The original owner’s family mansion stands atop a bluff which over looks the station and yards below. In this home, stands the line’s oldest operating locomotive, the Inyo, privately owned by the current CEO, 7 generations down the line from the original CEO. On a few special occasions, this loco is pulled out of its shed doors in the back of the home, through the backyard, and onto the mainline through a special switch. The mainline has 2 divisions, 1 which runs from this area, Point Jeyes Depot, North to Lake Kee. Lake Kee is the end of the line, the connection with the Gurtantown Central, and the end of steam’s domain. Lake Kee is home to a large freight yard, wye, Roundhouse and turntable, coal tipple, oil tank, water tanks, and brick station with 2 platforms. This division generally travels at speeds of 25-35 mph, with limits of 15 over wooden bridges, reaching 45 mph for the final straight into Lake Kee. Several branches come off this division, the largest being to the lighthouse and National Weather Service Site. The other major Branch is to the Blue Creek Lumber Mill, which includes a classic switchback.
Saturnr
President, Point Jeyes Railway Co
Proudly Serving California Since 1872.
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