The History of Portola ~ By Rebecca Rhode
The History of Portola Plumas County Visitors BureauWritten by Rebecca Rhode for an 11th Grade History project, Portola High School, 2003 The town of Portola, California, sits along both sides of the middle fork of the Feather River, in Plumas County, on the upper...Gandy Dancers ~ Bio for Railroad Days Program
Gandy Dancers Bio for Railroad Days Program “Gandy dancers” was a nickname for railroad section gangs in the days before modern mechanized track upkeep. The men were called dancers for their synchronized movements when repairing track under the direction...BRIEF HISTORY OF THE FEATHER RIVER RAIL SOCIETY
BRIEF HISTORY OF THE FEATHER RIVER RAIL SOCIETY When the 80 year corporate life of the Western Pacific Railroad began ending with the merger into the larger Union Pacific Railroad, a group of WP employees and historians came together to form the Feather River Rail...
7 Wonders of the Railroad World
Courtesy of Plumas County Visitors Bureau Quincy, Ca 1) At Keddie, six miles west of Quincy, stands they only railroad wye in the world with two legs on bridges and a closing track in a tunnel. This imposing structure, known as the Keddie Wye, was the scene of Western...Advertisements
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