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href="/wiki/File:Laws_Station.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Laws station in 1998"><img alt="Laws station in 1998" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/8/85/Laws_Station.jpg/250px-Laws_Station.jpg" decoding="async" width="250" height="165" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/8/85/Laws_Station.jpg/375px-Laws_Station.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/8/85/Laws_Station.jpg/500px-Laws_Station.jpg 2x" data-file-width="3584" data-file-height="2360" /></a></span><div class="ib-settlement-caption">Laws station in 1998</div></td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1238443738">.mw-parser-output .locmap .od{position:absolute}.mw-parser-output .locmap .id{position:absolute;line-height:0}.mw-parser-output .locmap .l0{font-size:0;position:absolute}.mw-parser-output .locmap .pv{line-height:110%;position:absolute;text-align:center}.mw-parser-output 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.locmap{filter:grayscale(0.6)}html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .od,html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .od .pv>div,html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .od .pl>div,html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .od .pr>div{background:white!important;color:#000!important}html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .infobox-full-data .locmap div{background:transparent!important}}</style><div class="center"><div class="locmap" style="width:250px;float:none;clear:both;margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto"><div style="width:250px;padding:0"><div style="position:relative;width:250px"><span class="notpageimage" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:USA_California_location_map.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="Laws is located in California"><img alt="Laws is located in California" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f9/USA_California_location_map.svg/250px-USA_California_location_map.svg.png" decoding="async" width="250" height="286" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f9/USA_California_location_map.svg/375px-USA_California_location_map.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f9/USA_California_location_map.svg/500px-USA_California_location_map.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1022" data-file-height="1171" /></a></span><div class="od notheme" style="top:48.476%;left:58.837%;font-size:91%"><div class="id" style="left:-3px;top:-3px"><span class="notpageimage" typeof="mw:File"><span title="Laws"><img alt="Laws" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/6px-Red_pog.svg.png" decoding="async" width="6" height="6" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/9px-Red_pog.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/12px-Red_pog.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="64" data-file-height="64" /></span></span></div><div class="pv" style="width:6em;top:4px;left:-3em"><div>Laws</div></div></div></div><div style="padding-top:0.2em">Location in California</div></div></div></div></td></tr><tr class="mergedbottomrow"><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data">Coordinates: <span class="geo-inline"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1156832818">.mw-parser-output .geo-default,.mw-parser-output .geo-dms,.mw-parser-output .geo-dec{display:inline}.mw-parser-output .geo-nondefault,.mw-parser-output .geo-multi-punct,.mw-parser-output .geo-inline-hidden{display:none}.mw-parser-output .longitude,.mw-parser-output .latitude{white-space:nowrap}</style><span class="plainlinks nourlexpansion"><a class="external text" href="https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=Laws,_California&params=37_24_03_N_118_20_44_W_region:US-CA_type:city"><span class="geo-default"><span class="geo-dms" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location"><span class="latitude">37°24′03″N</span> <span class="longitude">118°20′44″W</span></span></span><span class="geo-multi-punct"> / </span><span class="geo-nondefault"><span class="geo-dec" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location">37.40083°N 118.34556°W</span><span style="display:none"> / <span class="geo">37.40083; -118.34556</span></span></span></a></span></span></td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/List_of_sovereign_states" title="List of sovereign states">Country</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/United_States" title="United States">United States</a></td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/U.S._state" title="U.S. state">State</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/California" title="California">California</a></td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/List_of_counties_in_California" title="List of counties in California">County</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Inyo_County,_California" title="Inyo County, California">Inyo County</a></td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Elevation<div class="ib-settlement-fn"><sup id="cite_ref-gnis_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-gnis-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></div></th><td class="infobox-data">4,117 ft (1,255 m)</td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Time_zone" title="Time zone">Time zone</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/UTC-8" class="mw-redirect" title="UTC-8">UTC-8</a> (<a href="/wiki/Pacific_Time_Zone" title="Pacific Time Zone">Pacific Time Zone</a>)</td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><span class="nowrap"> • Summer (<a href="/wiki/Daylight_saving_time" title="Daylight saving time">DST</a>)</span></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/UTC-7" class="mw-redirect" title="UTC-7">UTC-7</a> (<a href="/wiki/Pacific_Daylight_Time" class="mw-redirect" title="Pacific Daylight Time">PDT</a>)</td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Geographic_Names_Information_System" title="Geographic Names Information System">GNIS</a> feature ID</th><td class="infobox-data"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://edits.nationalmap.gov/apps/gaz-domestic/public/search/names/1659742">1659742</a></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-below"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"></td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"><div style="border:4px solid #FFC94B; line-height: 1.5; text-align: center;"> <a href="/wiki/California_Historical_Landmark" title="California Historical Landmark">California Historical Landmark</a></div></th></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Official name</th><td class="infobox-data">Laws Station<sup id="cite_ref-CHL_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-CHL-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Reference no.</th><td class="infobox-data">953</td></tr><tr style="display:none"><th colspan="2"> </th></tr><tr style="display:none"><td colspan="2"> </td></tr></tbody></table> <p><b>Laws</b> (formerly <b>Station</b> and <b>Bishop Depot</b>)<sup id="cite_ref-CGN_3-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-CGN-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> is an <a href="/wiki/Unincorporated_area" title="Unincorporated area">unincorporated community</a> in <a href="/wiki/Inyo_County,_California" title="Inyo County, California">Inyo County</a>, <a href="/wiki/California" title="California">California</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-gnis_1-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-gnis-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Laws is located 4 miles (6.4 km) northeast of <a href="/wiki/Bishop,_California" title="Bishop, California">Bishop</a> on <a href="/wiki/U.S._Route_6" title="U.S. Route 6">U.S. Route 6</a>, towards the <a href="/wiki/Nevada" title="Nevada">Nevada</a> state line.<sup id="cite_ref-CGN_3-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-CGN-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Geography">Geography</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Laws,_California&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Geography"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The U.S. Geological Survey shows official coordinates for the town as <span class="geo-inline"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1156832818"><span class="plainlinks nourlexpansion"><a class="external text" href="https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=Laws,_California&params=37_24_03_N_118_20_44_W_"><span class="geo-default"><span class="geo-dms" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location"><span class="latitude">37°24′03″N</span> <span class="longitude">118°20′44″W</span></span></span><span class="geo-multi-punct"> / </span><span class="geo-nondefault"><span class="geo-dec" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location">37.40083°N 118.34556°W</span><span style="display:none"> / <span class="geo">37.40083; -118.34556</span></span></span></a></span></span>. The town is in <a href="/wiki/ZIP_code" class="mw-redirect" title="ZIP code">ZIP code</a> 93514 and <a href="/wiki/Area_code_760" class="mw-redirect" title="Area code 760">area code 760</a>. . The official elevation is 4,117 feet (1,255 m) AMSL.<sup id="cite_ref-gnis_1-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-gnis-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The town is bordered by the <a href="/wiki/White_Mountains_(California)" title="White Mountains (California)">White Mountains</a> to the east and the <a href="/wiki/Sierra_Nevada_(U.S.)" class="mw-redirect" title="Sierra Nevada (U.S.)">Sierra Nevada Mountains</a>, the "Eastern Sierras," to the west. It is located near the <a href="/wiki/Owens_River" title="Owens River">Owens River</a> in upper <a href="/wiki/Owens_Valley" title="Owens Valley">Owens Valley</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="History">History</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Laws,_California&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: History"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The settlement of Station was formed in 1883 as a depot on the <a href="/wiki/Carson_and_Colorado_Railroad" class="mw-redirect" title="Carson and Colorado Railroad">Carson and Colorado Railroad</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-CGN_3-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-CGN-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The name was changed to Laws in honor of R.J. Laws, a railroad official.<sup id="cite_ref-CGN_3-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-CGN-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> A post office operated at Laws from 1887 to 1963.<sup id="cite_ref-CGN_3-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-CGN-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The town of <b>Laws</b> was a <a href="/wiki/Railroad_station" class="mw-redirect" title="Railroad station">railroad station</a> along a <a href="/wiki/3_ft_gauge_railways" title="3 ft gauge railways"><span class="nowrap">3 ft</span></a> (<span class="nowrap">914 mm</span>) <a href="/wiki/Narrow_gauge_railway" class="mw-redirect" title="Narrow gauge railway">narrow gauge railway</a> portion of the <a href="/wiki/Southern_Pacific_Railroad" title="Southern Pacific Railroad">Southern Pacific Railroad</a>. </p><p>Today the town of Laws exists as a museum of Owens Valley and Eastern <a href="/wiki/Sierra_Nevada_(U.S.)" class="mw-redirect" title="Sierra Nevada (U.S.)">Sierra Nevada</a> history. It is registered as <a href="/wiki/California_Historical_Landmark" title="California Historical Landmark">California Historical Landmark</a> #953.<sup id="cite_ref-CHL_2-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-CHL-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Laws_Railroad_Museum_and_Historic_Site">Laws Railroad Museum and Historic Site</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Laws,_California&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Laws Railroad Museum and Historic Site"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In 2015, the travel website <a href="/wiki/Atlas_Obscura" title="Atlas Obscura">Atlas Obscura</a> designated this museum as one of 160 "international gems."<sup id="cite_ref-InyoReg_4-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-InyoReg-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Railroads_displays">Railroads displays</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Laws,_California&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Railroads displays"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Laws_Narrow_Gauge_Railroad.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f0/Laws_Narrow_Gauge_Railroad.jpg/220px-Laws_Narrow_Gauge_Railroad.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="147" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f0/Laws_Narrow_Gauge_Railroad.jpg/330px-Laws_Narrow_Gauge_Railroad.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f0/Laws_Narrow_Gauge_Railroad.jpg/440px-Laws_Narrow_Gauge_Railroad.jpg 2x" data-file-width="4265" data-file-height="2848" /></a><figcaption>Train in the historic district</figcaption></figure><p> The <b>Laws Railroad Museum and Historic Site</b> includes static displays of a train consisting of an <a href="/wiki/Oil_burner_(engine)" title="Oil burner (engine)">oil-fired</a> <a href="/wiki/Steam_locomotive" title="Steam locomotive">steam locomotive</a>, <a href="/wiki/Southern_Pacific_9" title="Southern Pacific 9">Southern Pacific 9</a>, and several <a href="/wiki/Freight_car" class="mw-redirect" title="Freight car">freight cars</a> from the <a href="/wiki/Southern_Pacific_Railroad" title="Southern Pacific Railroad">Southern Pacific Railroad</a>'s <a href="/wiki/3_ft_gauge_railways" title="3 ft gauge railways"><span class="nowrap">3 ft</span></a> (<span class="nowrap">914 mm</span>) <a href="/wiki/Narrow-gauge_railway" title="Narrow-gauge railway">narrow gauge</a> lines. There are also operating locomotives (none of which are steam-powered) that run on the narrow gauge tracks in the museum's grounds. The museum's display explains that the railroad was relied on by many <a href="/wiki/Eastern_Sierra" title="Eastern Sierra">Eastern Sierra</a> communities before modern roads were built during the 1950s and 1960s. </p><p>A <a href="/wiki/Station_master" title="Station master">station agent</a>'s home is located south of the railroad station. <a href="/wiki/Tour_guide" title="Tour guide">Docents</a> portray the station agent on most days, helping visitors understand the period culture. </p><p>The Museum includes several historic buildings moved to the site from downtown Bishop. There is a church and school house. A vehicle on display was a 1949 <a href="/wiki/Ambulance" title="Ambulance">ambulance</a>, which was later painted black, stripped of emergency lighting, and used as a <a href="/wiki/Hearse" title="Hearse">hearse</a>. Medical implements from a historic local doctor's office are on display. There is also a wooden <a href="/wiki/Western_Electric" title="Western Electric">Western Electric</a> type 11 <a href="/wiki/Telephone_booth" title="Telephone booth">telephone booth</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Owens_Valley_history_displays">Owens Valley history displays</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Laws,_California&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Owens Valley history displays"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><a href="/wiki/Owens_Valley" title="Owens Valley">Owens Valley</a> history, including construction and impact of the <a href="/wiki/Los_Angeles_Aqueduct" title="Los Angeles Aqueduct">Los Angeles Aqueduct</a> project, or "Owens Valley Aqueduct," is described in Museum displays. Today, land on all sides of the museum is property of the <a href="/wiki/Los_Angeles_Department_of_Water_and_Power" title="Los Angeles Department of Water and Power">Los Angeles Department of Water and Power</a>, of the <a href="/wiki/Los_Angeles,_California" class="mw-redirect" title="Los Angeles, California">City of Los Angeles</a>. Photographs and docents show and explain that the Valley included large tracts of agricultural land; from the <a href="/wiki/Northern_Paiute" class="mw-redirect" title="Northern Paiute">Paiute</a> Native American era, through pioneer days, to the Aqueduct '<a href="/wiki/California_Water_Wars" class="mw-redirect" title="California Water Wars">water wars era</a>' that began diversions of water in the early 20th century to Los Angeles. A tour docent, sharing a vintage black-and-white photograph, explained <i> "This is a picture of my mom's apple <a href="/wiki/Orchard" title="Orchard">orchard</a>." </i> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Mining_displays">Mining displays</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Laws,_California&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Mining displays"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Arrastra.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/35/Arrastra.jpg/220px-Arrastra.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="165" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/35/Arrastra.jpg/330px-Arrastra.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/35/Arrastra.jpg/440px-Arrastra.jpg 2x" data-file-width="3264" data-file-height="2448" /></a><figcaption>An arrastra, whose rotating sweep arm drags heavy rocks over ore-bearing rocks to crush them.</figcaption></figure> <p>The museum also houses an extensive collection of old and reconstructed <a href="/wiki/Mining" title="Mining">mining</a> equipment. Recently, museum volunteers recreated a primitive human- or animal-powered ore-crusher called an <a href="/wiki/Arrastra" title="Arrastra">arrastra</a>:<sup id="cite_ref-InyoReg_4-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-InyoReg-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <blockquote><p>A new arrastra was built out of native materials, in this case an elm tree and hardware such as chains found in the museum's bone yard. An arrastra is a basic mine milling machine used to pulverize rock. A sweep arm – the elm log – is rotated and drags heavy stones over pieces of ore-rich rock to be pulverized. After many rotations, the rock breaks apart and the ore is exposed. It's heavy labor that was done by a beast of burden before mechanization.</p></blockquote> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Government">Government</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Laws,_California&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Government"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In the <a href="/wiki/California_State_Legislature" title="California State Legislature">California State Legislature</a>, Laws is in <a href="/wiki/California%27s_8th_State_Senate_district" class="mw-redirect" title="California's 8th State Senate district">the 8th Senate District</a>, represented by <a href="/wiki/California_Democratic_Party" title="California Democratic Party">Democrat</a> <a href="/wiki/Angelique_Ashby" title="Angelique Ashby">Angelique Ashby</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and <a href="/wiki/California%27s_26th_State_Assembly_district" title="California's 26th State Assembly district">the 26th Assembly District</a>, represented by <a href="/wiki/California_Democratic_Party" title="California Democratic Party">Democrat</a> <a href="/wiki/Patrick_Ahrens" title="Patrick Ahrens">Patrick Ahrens</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In the <a href="/wiki/United_States_House_of_Representatives" title="United States House of Representatives">United States House of Representatives</a>, Laws is in <a href="/wiki/California%27s_8th_congressional_district" title="California's 8th congressional district">California's 8th congressional district</a>, represented by <a href="/wiki/Democratic_Party_(United_States)" title="Democratic Party (United States)">Democrat</a> <a href="/wiki/John_Garamendi" title="John Garamendi">John Garamendi</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="See_also">See also</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Laws,_California&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: See also"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Desert_railroads">Desert railroads</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Laws,_California&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: Desert railroads"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Tonopah_and_Tidewater_Railroad" title="Tonopah and Tidewater Railroad">Tonopah and Tidewater Railroad</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Las_Vegas_and_Tonopah_Railroad" title="Las Vegas and Tonopah Railroad">Las Vegas and Tonopah Railroad</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Carson_and_Colorado_Railway" title="Carson and Colorado Railway">Carson and Colorado Railway</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Death_Valley_Railroad" title="Death Valley Railroad">Death Valley Railroad</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Borate_and_Daggett_Railroad" title="Borate and Daggett Railroad">Borate and Daggett Railroad</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Waterloo_Mining_Railroad" title="Waterloo Mining Railroad">Waterloo Mining Railroad</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Calico_and_Odessa_Railroad" title="Calico and Odessa Railroad">Calico and Odessa Railroad</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Trona_Railway" title="Trona Railway">Trona Railway</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_defunct_California_railroads" class="mw-redirect" title="List of defunct California railroads">List of defunct California railroads</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_defunct_Nevada_railroads" 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