Rails, Sage Brush and Pine by Mallory Hope Ferrell (W-14)

Fascinating history of the construction, operation and ultimate demise of California’s Sumpter Valley Railway, a narrow gauge railroad that served the logging industry as well as the lumber companies and gold mines of the area. Provides an excellent discussion of the array of second hand locomotives, including the Mallets, Climaxes and Heislers, used by the Sumpter Valley, the Oregon Lumber Co., the Stoddard Lumber Co., Baker White Pine Lumber Co., Cavanaugh Lumber Co., C. W. Nibley Lumber Co. and the W. H. Eccles Lumber Co. Illustrated throughout with black and white photos as well as schematic diagrams of the equipment. With locomotive rosters and maps. 128 pages with index.