Quincy Railroad (California)
The Quincy Railroad (reporting mark QRR) is a 3.27-mile terminal railroad located at Quincy, California. The QRR interchanges with the Union Pacific (former Western Pacific) at Quincy Junction in Plumas County, California, United States.
 QRR #2 in 2005. | |
| Overview | |
|---|---|
| Headquarters | Quincy, California |
| Reporting mark | QRR |
| Locale | Quincy and Susanville, California |
| Dates of operation | November 9, 1917–present |
| Technical | |
| Track gauge | 4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge |
For many years, the Quincy operated a separate 23.3 mile branch running over former Southern Pacific branch from Wendel-Susanville, California which is now abandoned.
The railroad handles over 1,000 cars per year of outbound lumber and forest products. The QRR is owned by Sierra Pacific Industries, which has a sawmill in Quincy.
The QRR has two locomotives:
- QRR 5 is an EMD SW1200 built in November 1950 (Builder No. 13459)
- QRR 12 is an EMD SW7
Three earlier Quincy locomotives are now located at the nearby Western Pacific Railroad Museum:
Another earlier Quincy locomotive is currently at the Niles Canyon Railway:
- QRR 2[4] (an ALCO 2-6-2T)
References
- Fickewirth, Alvin A. (1992). California railroads: an encyclopedia of cable car, common carrier, horsecar, industrial, interurban, logging, monorail, motor road, shortlines, streetcar, switching and terminal railroads in California (1851-1992). San Marino, CA: Golden West Books. ISBN 0-87095-106-8.
- Stindt, Fred A. (1996). American Shortline Railway Guide (5th ed.). Waukesha, WI: Kalmbach Publishing. ISBN 0-89024-290-9.
- Walker, Mike (1997). Steam Powered Video's Comprehensive Railroad Atlas of North America - California and Nevada - Post Merger Ed. Faversham, Kent, United Kingdom: Steam Powered Publishing. ISBN 1-874745-08-0.