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Glenbrook is a
History
The Glenbrook and sisters Tahoe and 3 were built to haul cordwood and lumber from
In late 1886, the C&TL&F purchased G. W. Chubbuck's
The area was logged out by 1898 and the C&TL&F ended railroad operations after the 1898 season.[2] That winter, the railroads at Glenbrook and Bijou, along with most of the towns, were moved to Tahoe City, California, on the west shore of the lake. From there, the mills were moved to Carters in Tuolumne County and most of the town structures were moved to Truckee and Hobart Mills. The railroad equipment was used build a new railroad about 16 miles (26 km) to the Southern Pacific Railroad station at Truckee. Engines 2 and 4 were sold to the Nevada County Narrow Gauge Railroad, while the Glenbrook and #3 were retained. The new line, the Lake Tahoe Railway and Transportation (LTR&T) carried freight and passengers and connected with the company's steamboat lines at Tahoe City. The Bliss family leased the LTR&T to the Southern Pacific in 1925, and the line was converted to standard gauge effective 1 May 1926.[3][2]
The Bliss family kept No. 1 and stored it at Tahoe City until 1937 when they sold it to the Nevada County Narrow Gauge, which used it largely for parts for Tahoe. The NCNG shut down in 1942, but Hope Bliss convinced her family to buy the locomotive back from the NCNG and presented it to the Nevada State Museum and to the Nevada State Railroad Museum where it underwent major work.[3] The locomotive's return was announced complete in 2015[7] and was unveiled to the public on 23 May.
In 2021, The Glenbrook visited the
The Glenbrook was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1981.[5]
References
- ^ "Glenbrook and Tahoe - Baldwin Specification Sheet". PacificNG. Retrieved 15 November 2023.
- ^ a b c David F. Myrick (1962). Railroads of Nevada and Eastern California, volume 1. Berkeley, CA: Howell-North Books. p. 416-436.
- ^ a b c d "Carson & Tahoe Lumber & Fluming Locomotive No. 1Glenbrook". The Friends of the Nevada State Railroad Museum. Retrieved 16 February 2010.
- ^ "Engine No. 5". Nevada County Narrow Gauge Railroad. Retrieved 16 February 2010.
- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
- ^ Edward B. Scott (1957). The Saga of Lake Tahoe, volume 1. Crystal Bay, CA: Sierra-Tahoe Publishing. p. 213.
- ^ Reno Gazette-Journal – After 88 years, 'The Glenbrook' locomotive lives