Yosemite Valley Railroad

The Yosemite Valley Railroad was constructed as a badly needed conveyance to Yosemite Valley in the days before the automobile. Visitation to Yosemite had been small, and the federal government wished to introduce the new park system to the public. A railroad through the Merced River Canyon from Merced was the answer to the challenging terrain. Thousands of acres of virgin timber forest and other natural resources along the way supported the building and operation of this rail line. From l906 until World War II, timber, gold, barium, limestone, freight, and visitors rode the rails to Yosemite National Park on this line.

About the author

Author Leroy Radanovich, a photographer, writer, historian, and lifelong resident of Mariposa County, presents more than 200 images following the lifespan of the Yosemite Valley Railroad from his personal archives and from the collections of Gerald Williams and Eileen Milburn. Radanovich personally saw the trains in operation and has known many of the people who lived and worked in Yosemite, El Portal, and the Merced River Canyon, bringing to this volume a firsthand knowledge of the events that shaped the area.

Product details

• Authors: Leroy Radanovich
• Publisher: Arcadia Publishing (SC)
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 23.08.2010
• EAN: 9780738581118
• ISBN: 978-0-7385-8111-8
• No. of pages: 128
• Dimensions: 163 mm x 231 mm x 8 mm
• Weight: 318 g
• Series: Images of Rail; Images of Rail
• Subjects: Guides > Motor vehicles, aircraft, ships, space travel > Rail vehicles; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous