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The Bullfrog Goldfield Railroad (BGRR) was a railroad lying just inside and about midway of the southwestern State line of Nevada.It was incorporated in 1905 to provide an outlet from the mining section near Beatty to the north over the lines of the Tonopah and Goldfield Railroad and the Southern Pacific Railroad.
The railroad of Bullfrog Goldfield Railroad Company, hereinafter called the carrier, is a single-track standard-gauge steam railroad lying just inside and about midway of the southwestern State line of Nevada. The main line extends from Beatty 78.95 miles in a general north-northwesterly direction to Goldfield.
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In addition, the Bullfrog Goldfield Railroad built some right-of-way and leased out its trackage rights to operating railroads. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] The Tonopah and Goldfield held a brief strategic advantage over its competitors: its northern railhead at Mina was a junction point with the Nevada and California Railroad (N&C), an affiliate line of one of ...
Baldwin Class 04-36-D 0-6-0 switcher engine, with 20x26 in. cylinders, 52" drive wheels, build number 29712. Weight was 135,000 lbs. Alongside sister locomotive #4, #3 worked on the BGRR from 1906 to 1908, then becoming property of the Tonopah and Tidewater Railroad after their merger with the Bullfrog Goldfield.
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Georgetown Loop Railroad (reconstructed C&S line) (U.S. National Historic Landmark status shared with nearby towns of Georgetown and Silver Plume) (operating) Gilpin Railroad (2 ft (610 mm) gauge lines and dual gauge lines with 2 ft gauge track also present) (all 3 ft (914 mm) gauge trackage was dual-gauged with 2 ft gauge trackage) (defunct)
In addition, the open gap at a fixed V-crossing forms a weak point on the railway line where the heavily loaded wheel must bump across the resulting gap of about 10 cm (4 in), supported only by the portion of the wheel tread which is on the wing rail. This pounds the rail so much that the steel can deform and/or wear away.