Stockton & Ione Railroad - Revision history

Andrew Brandon at 17:31, 7 August 2021

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	To reach the coal fields around Ione, Dr. E. S. Holden revised his plan to build a narrow gauge railroad instead. The Stockton & Ione Railroad was Incorporated in February 1873 with the intent of building from Stockton through Linden and on to Ione City. Collection of subscriptions began in the fall of 1873 and a survey of the line was completed by the end of November.		To reach the coal fields around Ione, Dr. E. S. Holden revised his plan to build a narrow gauge railroad instead. The Stockton & Ione Railroad was Incorporated in February 1873 with the intent of building from Stockton through Linden and on to Ione City. Collection of subscriptions began in the fall of 1873 and a survey of the line was completed by the end of November.

	Harry B. Platt, a prominent Stocktonian, was selected as the contractor to build the railroad. Ground was broken on May 7, 1874. <ref>[https://cdnc.ucr.edu/?a=d&d=SDI18740508.2.13&srpos=764&e=------187-en--20-SDI-761-byDA-txt-txIN-railroad----1874---1 ''Stockton Independent'', Volume XXVI, Number 83, 8 May 1874		Harry B. Platt, a prominent Stocktonian, was selected as the contractor to build the railroad. Ground was broken on May 7, 1874. <ref>[https://cdnc.ucr.edu/?a=d&d=SDI18740508.2.13&srpos=764&e=------187-en--20-SDI-761-byDA-txt-txIN-railroad----1874---1 ''Stockton Independent'', Volume XXVI, Number 83, 8 May 1874]</ref> Grading reached Linden on the S&C and pushed west towards Stockton. Around this same time the coal lands, part of Rancho Arroyo Seco, were acquired by the company. <ref>[http://cdnc.ucr.edu/cgi-bin/cdnc?a=d&d=SDU18740727.2.19&srpos=111&e=01-07-1874-31-12-1874--en--10--111-byDA-txt ''Sacramento Daily Union'', Volume 47, Number 7273, 27 July 1874]</ref>
	]</ref> Grading reached Linden on the S&C and pushed west towards Stockton. Around this same time the coal lands, part of Rancho Arroyo Seco, were acquired by the company. <ref>[http://cdnc.ucr.edu/cgi-bin/cdnc?a=d&d=SDU18740727.2.19&srpos=111&e=01-07-1874-31-12-1874--en--10--111-byDA-txt ''Sacramento Daily Union'', Volume 47, Number 7273, 27 July 1874]</ref>

	In early August the board of directors met with Schyler, Platt and Platt’s attorney James T. Boyd to discuss the progress on the railroad. The board had concerns with the progress of construction, specifically there had been little progress on track laying. Platt and his attorney argued that it was difficult to construct the railroad on schedule without the expected $100,000 budget. Sale of bond subscriptions had not lived up to expectations and construction had to continue on a limited budget. <ref>[http://cdnc.ucr.edu/cgi-bin/cdnc?a=d&d=SDU18740810.2.3&srpos=168&e=01-07-1874-31-12-1874--en--10--161-byDA-txt-txIN-stockton+railroad-------1 ''Sacramento Daily Union'', Volume 47, Number 7285, 10 August 1874]</ref>		In early August the board of directors met with Schyler, Platt and Platt’s attorney James T. Boyd to discuss the progress on the railroad. The board had concerns with the progress of construction, specifically there had been little progress on track laying. Platt and his attorney argued that it was difficult to construct the railroad on schedule without the expected $100,000 budget. Sale of bond subscriptions had not lived up to expectations and construction had to continue on a limited budget. <ref>[http://cdnc.ucr.edu/cgi-bin/cdnc?a=d&d=SDU18740810.2.3&srpos=168&e=01-07-1874-31-12-1874--en--10--161-byDA-txt-txIN-stockton+railroad-------1 ''Sacramento Daily Union'', Volume 47, Number 7285, 10 August 1874]</ref>
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	===Reports===		===Reports===

Andrew Brandon: Added date of ground breaking.

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Added date of ground breaking.

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	By Andrew Brandon		By Andrew Brandon
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	<span class="paracap">F</span> ounded in 1849, Stockton, has always been an important shipping hub on the San Joaquin River. To the east the Sierra Nevada mountain range and its vast mineral riches promoted the creation of the Stockton and Copperopolis Railroad to reach the copper mines around Copperopolis, to the East. In the 1860s, rich deposits of coal (lignite) were discovered near Ione, to the north east of Stockton. Having access to this local fuel source, many prominent locals felt, would encourage Stockton to become the largest industrial center in the state.		<span class="paracap">F</span> ounded in 1849, Stockton, has always been an important shipping hub on the San Joaquin River. To the east the Sierra Nevada mountain range and its vast mineral riches promoted the creation of the Stockton and Copperopolis Railroad (S&C) to reach the copper mines around Copperopolis, to the East. In the 1860s, rich deposits of coal (lignite) were discovered near Ione, to the north east of Stockton. Having access to this local fuel source, many prominent locals felt, would encourage Stockton to become the largest industrial center in the state.

	In 1870 Dr. E. S. Holden, president of the Stockton and Copperopolis proposed a connecting railroad by the name Stockton & Ione City Railroad. This standard gauge line would serve as a subsidiary of the Stockton & Copperopolis with the goal of connecting to Ione and the coal beds nearby. Financial setbacks prevented the line from being built. In 1870 the Stockton & Ione found itself in court for violating the terms of the original construction bonds issued in 1867. When the bonds were sold at auction the S&C wound up in the hands the Stockton & Visalia Railroad. In October 1871 the Central Pacific Railroad took control of the Stockton & Visalia.		In 1870 Dr. E. S. Holden, president of the Stockton and Copperopolis proposed a connecting railroad by the name Stockton & Ione City Railroad. This standard gauge line would serve as a subsidiary of the Stockton & Copperopolis with the goal of connecting to Ione and the coal beds nearby. Financial setbacks prevented the line from being built. In 1870 the Stockton & Ione found itself in court for violating the terms of the original construction bonds issued in 1867. When the bonds were sold at auction the S&C wound up in the hands the Stockton & Visalia Railroad. In October 1871 the Central Pacific Railroad took control of the Stockton & Visalia.
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	To reach the coal fields around Ione, Dr. E. S. Holden revised his plan to build a narrow gauge railroad instead. The Stockton & Ione Railroad was Incorporated in February 1873 with the intent of building from Stockton through Linden and on to Ione City. Collection of subscriptions began in the fall of 1873 and a survey of the line was completed by the end of November.		To reach the coal fields around Ione, Dr. E. S. Holden revised his plan to build a narrow gauge railroad instead. The Stockton & Ione Railroad was Incorporated in February 1873 with the intent of building from Stockton through Linden and on to Ione City. Collection of subscriptions began in the fall of 1873 and a survey of the line was completed by the end of November.

	Harry B. Platt, a prominent Stocktonian, was selected as the contractor to build the railroad. Grading ~~work started in July at~~ Linden on the S&C and pushed west towards Stockton. Around this same time the coal lands, part of Rancho Arroyo Seco, were acquired by the company. <ref>[http://cdnc.ucr.edu/cgi-bin/cdnc?a=d&d=SDU18740727.2.19&srpos=111&e=01-07-1874-31-12-1874--en--10--111-byDA-txt ''Sacramento Daily Union'', Volume 47, Number 7273, 27 July 1874]</ref>		Harry B. Platt, a prominent Stocktonian, was selected as the contractor to build the railroad. Ground was broken on May 7, 1874. <ref>[https://cdnc.ucr.edu/?a=d&d=SDI18740508.2.13&srpos=764&e=------187-en--20-SDI-761-byDA-txt-txIN-railroad----1874---1 ''Stockton Independent'', Volume XXVI, Number 83, 8 May 1874
			]</ref> Grading reached Linden on the S&C and pushed west towards Stockton. Around this same time the coal lands, part of Rancho Arroyo Seco, were acquired by the company. <ref>[http://cdnc.ucr.edu/cgi-bin/cdnc?a=d&d=SDU18740727.2.19&srpos=111&e=01-07-1874-31-12-1874--en--10--111-byDA-txt ''Sacramento Daily Union'', Volume 47, Number 7273, 27 July 1874]</ref>

	In early August the board of directors met with Schyler, Platt and Platt’s attorney James T. Boyd to discuss the progress on the railroad. The board had concerns with the progress of construction, specifically there had been little progress on track laying. Platt and his attorney argued that it was difficult to construct the railroad on schedule without the expected $100,000 budget. Sale of bond subscriptions had not lived up to expectations and construction had to continue on a limited budget. <ref>[http://cdnc.ucr.edu/cgi-bin/cdnc?a=d&d=SDU18740810.2.3&srpos=168&e=01-07-1874-31-12-1874--en--10--161-byDA-txt-txIN-stockton+railroad-------1 ''Sacramento Daily Union'', Volume 47, Number 7285, 10 August 1874]</ref>		In early August the board of directors met with Schyler, Platt and Platt’s attorney James T. Boyd to discuss the progress on the railroad. The board had concerns with the progress of construction, specifically there had been little progress on track laying. Platt and his attorney argued that it was difficult to construct the railroad on schedule without the expected $100,000 budget. Sale of bond subscriptions had not lived up to expectations and construction had to continue on a limited budget. <ref>[http://cdnc.ucr.edu/cgi-bin/cdnc?a=d&d=SDU18740810.2.3&srpos=168&e=01-07-1874-31-12-1874--en--10--161-byDA-txt-txIN-stockton+railroad-------1 ''Sacramento Daily Union'', Volume 47, Number 7285, 10 August 1874]</ref>

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	===Equipment Rosters===		===Equipment Rosters===
	[[~~Stockton_%26_Ione_Railroad_Equipment_Roster~~]]		[[Stockton & Ione Railroad Equipment Roster]]

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	~~===Drawings===~~
	~~[[:File:SI-Flat-Box-Dwg-ByDonBall.pdf\|Stockton & Ione Boxcar / Flatcar by Don Ball.]] PDF 330KB~~

	===Photographs===		===Photographs===

Andrew Brandon at 06:02, 7 August 2021

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	===Equipment Rosters===		===Equipment Rosters===
	[[~~Stockton & Ione Locomotive Roster~~]] ~~by Andrew Brandon.~~		[[Stockton_%26_Ione_Railroad_Equipment_Roster]]

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Andrew Brandon at 20:15, 1 June 2021

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	===Equipment Rosters===		===Equipment Rosters===
	Stockton & Ione Locomotive Roster by Andrew Brandon.		[[Stockton & Ione Locomotive Roster]] by Andrew Brandon.
	~~''Put full roster in line?''~~

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	[[:File:SI-Flat-Box-Dwg-ByDonBall.pdf\|Stockton & Ione Boxcar / Flatcar by Don Ball.]] PDF 330KB		[[:File:SI-Flat-Box-Dwg-ByDonBall.pdf\|Stockton & Ione Boxcar / Flatcar by Don Ball.]] PDF 330KB

	~~<h3>~~Photographs.</~~h3>~~		===Photographs===

			===Reports===
			[http://publicworks.nv.gov/uploadedFiles/publicworksnvgov/content/Documents/FCA_Reports/9922_Berlin_Ichthyosaur_State_Park_FCA_Report.pdf Berlin Ichthyosaur State Park Facility Condition Analysis by the State of Nevada]

	~~<h3>Reports.</h3>~~
	[http://publicworks.nv.gov/uploadedFiles/publicworksnvgov/content/Documents/FCA_Reports/9922_Berlin_Ichthyosaur_State_Park_FCA_Report.pdf Berlin Ichthyosaur State Park Facility Condition Analysis by the State of Nevada]<br />
	Department of Conservation & Natural Resources, Division of State Parks.<br />		Department of Conservation & Natural Resources, Division of State Parks.<br />
	''A portion of Stockton & Ione boxcar, known as the "Bobtown Boxcar" (Building #1003) is described on page 33 and shown in a photograph on page 54.''		''A portion of Stockton & Ione boxcar, known as the "Bobtown Boxcar" (Building #1003) is described on page 33 and shown in a photograph on page 54.''

Andrew Brandon at 20:14, 1 June 2021

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	===Drawings===		===Drawings===
	[~~file=~~SI-Flat-Box-Dwg-ByDonBall.pdf Stockton & Ione Boxcar / Flatcar by Don Ball]. PDF 330KB		[[:File:SI-Flat-Box-Dwg-ByDonBall.pdf\|Stockton & Ione Boxcar / Flatcar by Don Ball.]] PDF 330KB

	<h3>Photographs.</h3>		<h3>Photographs.</h3>

Andrew Brandon at 20:11, 1 June 2021

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	[Stockton & Ione Boxcar / Flatcar~~</a>~~ by Don Ball]. ~~<a href="/roads/ca/si/pdf/SI-Flat-Box-Dwg-ByDonBall.pdf"~~ PDF 330KB		[file=SI-Flat-Box-Dwg-ByDonBall.pdf Stockton & Ione Boxcar / Flatcar by Don Ball]. PDF 330KB

	<h3>Photographs.</h3>		<h3>Photographs.</h3>

Andrew Brandon at 21:12, 18 November 2020

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John Hall at 15:54, 7 October 2020

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	<i>A portion of Stockton & Ione boxcar, known as the "Bobtown Boxcar" (Building #1003) is described on page 33 and shown in a photograph on page 54.</i>		<i>A portion of Stockton & Ione boxcar, known as the "Bobtown Boxcar" (Building #1003) is described on page 33 and shown in a photograph on page 54.</i>
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	[[Narrow_Gauge_Railroads_of_California\|California]] / [[Narrow_Gauge_Railroads_of_California#Common Carrier\|Common Carrier]] / [[~~California~~ & ~~Nevada~~ Railroad]]		[[Narrow_Gauge_Railroads_of_California\|California]] / [[Narrow_Gauge_Railroads_of_California#Common Carrier\|Common Carrier]] / [[Stockton & Ione Railroad]]
	[[Category:36in Gauge Railroads]]		[[Category:36in Gauge Railroads]]

John Hall at 15:53, 7 October 2020

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	Tinkham, George H. [https://books.google.com/books?id=0nw9AQAAMAAJ&pg=PA46#v=onepage&f=false <i>A History Of Stockton</i>, San Francisco: W. F. Minton & Co., 1880.]<br />		Tinkham, George H. [https://books.google.com/books?id=0nw9AQAAMAAJ&pg=PA46#v=onepage&f=false <i>A History Of Stockton</i>, San Francisco: W. F. Minton & Co., 1880.]<br />
	[https://archive.org/stream/prospectusstock00compgoog#page/n4/mode/2up <i>Prospectus of the Stockton & Ione City Railroad</i>, Stockton, CA: Observer Power Printing House, 1870.]<br />		[https://archive.org/stream/prospectusstock00compgoog#page/n4/mode/2up <i>Prospectus of the Stockton & Ione City Railroad</i>, Stockton, CA: Observer Power Printing House, 1870.]<br />


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