National Register of Historic Places

Hetch Hetchy Railroad Engine No.6

El Portal, Mariposa County, California
Listed
January 30, 1978
Type
Structure
Period
Industrial
Ref No.
78000360

About this property

Hetch Hetchy Railroad no. 6 is a standard gauge three truck Shay locomotive built for the Hetch Hetchy Railroad by Lima Locomotive Works in 1921. Although it operated as a common carrier, the Hetch Hetchy Railroad was built by the City of San Francisco to build the O'Shaughnessy Dam across Hetch Hetchy Valley as part of the city's water supply. The dam was completed in 1923 and the railroad scaled back operations, selling some of its equipment, including #6, which was sold to Pickering Lumber Corporation in Standard, California. The locomotive served Pickering's logging operations until 1958 when it was retired. The railroad operated four Shays at different times. Number 6 was by far the largest, the only three truck Shay of the lot and weighing more than twice as much as the others. It is in a small collection of railroad equipment owned by the National Park Service near El Portal, California. Number 6 was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1978 as Hetch Hetchy Railroad Engine No.6.

Location

El Portal, Mariposa County, California
37.67505, -119.78038

Categories

TRANSPORTATION
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Sources

Property data from the National Register of Historic Places, National Park Service (public domain).

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When was Hetch Hetchy Railroad Engine No.6 listed on the National Register?

Hetch Hetchy Railroad Engine No.6 was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on January 30, 1978.

What type of historic resource is Hetch Hetchy Railroad Engine No.6?

Hetch Hetchy Railroad Engine No.6 is classified as a structure in the National Register of Historic Places.

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The period of significance for Hetch Hetchy Railroad Engine No.6 is recorded as the industrial era.

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