The Nevada and Oregon Railroad was an American

United States

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 narrow gauge railroad that operated from Reno, Nevada

Reno, Nevada

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 then northwest to the California

California

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 state line near present day Hallelujah Junction

Hallelujah Junction, California

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. A portion of the route is part of today's Union Pacific Railroad

Union Pacific Railroad

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 branch connecting their Feather River

Feather River

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 mainline with Reno. The Nevada & Oregon was incorporated on June 5, 1880 and was headquartered at Reno. It was sold to the Moran Brothers, a group of New York investors, at foreclosure in 1884 and operated unofficially as the Nevada and California Railroad. In 1893 the Moran Brothers sold the railroad and it was reorganized as the Nevada-California-Oregon Railway

Nevada-California-Oregon Railway

The Nevada–California–Oregon Railway was a narrow gauge railroad originally planned to connect Reno, Nevada to the Columbia River. However, only of track were laid so service never extended beyond Lakeview, Oregon...

.

Western Nevada Railroad

The railroad traces its history back to December 12, 1879 when the Western Nevada Railroad was incorporated east of Reno at Wadsworth

Wadsworth, Nevada

Wadsworth is a census-designated place in Washoe County, Nevada, United States. The population was 881 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Reno–Sparks Metropolitan Statistical Area. The town was named for General James S. Wadsworth, a Civil War general killed at the battle of the...

. The Western Nevada proposed to build from Walker Lake

Walker Lake

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 (near Hawthorne

Hawthorne, Nevada

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) to the mining town of Bodie, California

Bodie, California

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. No tracks were constructed on the line. Within six months the project was abandoned and the Nevada & Oregon Railroad was incorporated in Reno in place of the Western Nevada Railroad.