History
The Yreka Railroad was incorporated in May 1888, with a capital stock of $100,000, to serve local mines, and opened in January 1889, connecting Yreka to the Southern Pacific Company lessor Central Pacific Railroad (ex-California and Oregon Railroad). In August 1933, the new Yreka Western Railroad was incorporated, and it took over the property in April 1935. The Central Oregon and Pacific Railroad acquired the SP connection at Montague in 1994.
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