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Line 1: {{Multiple issues\| {{POV\|date=May 2016}} {{~~ref~~more ~~improve~~citations needed\|date=May 2017}} }} {{Infobox rail \|gauge= {{Track gauge\|ussg\|allk=on}} Line 16 ⟶ 19: \|hq_city=Martell, California }} The '''Amador Central Railroad''' {{reporting mark\|AMC}} iswas a [[standard gauge]] railroad that operated {{convert\|11.8\|mi}} between a connection with the [[Southern Pacific Company]] (SP) at Ione and Martell near the town of [[Jackson, California]]. The carrier served the Sierra Nevada Foothills gold mining communities and hauled lumber products from the [[El Dorado National Forest]]. Amador is the name of the county in which the railroad operated. ==History== [[File:Amador Central Railroad 1941.jpg\|thumb\|Amador Central Railroad route in 1941]] The Amador Central traces its history back to the '''Ione & Eastern Railroad'''. In 1902, the Ione & Eastern proposed to build a {{convert\|14\|mi\|adj=on}} line from Ione to [[Sutter Creek, California\|Sutter Creek]] and then an additional {{convert\|13\|mi}} to [[Volcano, California]]. The Ione & Eastern only completed a line to Sunnybrook. The railroad survived a few short years and filed bankruptcy, then sold in 1904 and renamed as the Amador Central Railroad. The line continued to Martell, CA and the first train pulled into Martell later that same year. ==Timeline== Line 37 ⟶ 41: September 13, 1998 Sierra Railroad Transfers ownership of AMC to Sierra Pacific Industries. 1998 Sierra Pacific Industries leases the AMC to Ampine a division of sierra pine, Ampine reopens line and renames AMC the Amador Foothills Railroad June 7, 2004 Last train on the Amador Foothills Railroad operates.<ref>{{cite web\| url=http://cencalrails.railfan.net/ac.html\| title=Ione Branch/Amador Central\| work=Central California Rails\| ~~accessdate~~access-date=2008-07-23}}</ref> November 2011 The Amador Central Railroad was purchased from Sierra Pacific Industries by the Recreational Railroad Coalition Historical Society and the Amador County Historical Society with the intent of saving it for future generations for Historical, educational, and recreational purposes. Line 45 ⟶ 49: As of October, 2009, all track north and east of the Martell grade crossing of California Highway 88 has been taken up (about 1.5 miles), along with most of the ties and ballast. The main depot in Martell is abandoned and being allowed to deteriorate as it awaits demolition. The nearby locomotive shop shed is being used for storage and automotive repair. Trackage, crossings and warning systems remain in place from Ione to the Martell Hwy 88 grade crossing, 9.5 miles of rail line. The line is leased, maintained and used by a group of rail enthusiasts, who own and operate railcar ''[[railroad speeder\|speeders]]s'' on this stretch of scenic track. An industrial / business park has been laid out in the area just northeast of the Hwy 88 crossing, with underground utilities laid and streets paved, but it remains largely undeveloped. The park is named after the railroad and the streets have related names, such as "Locomotive Lane" and "Boxcar Blvd."▼ October 27, 2010 the Amador Central/Amador Foothills Railroad was officially transferred from Sierra Pacific Industries to both the Amador County Historical Society (ACHS) and Recreational Railroad Coalition Inc. (RRCI) jointly at a ceremony in front of the historic 1877-built Southern Pacific Depot in Ione. The historical society and RRCHS bought the railroad for a stunning one dollar. The groups have met to form a Railroad Management Committee appointing Grant Vogel who was unanimously voted to be the Roadmaster and Tom Correa will serve as the deputy Roadmaster. ▼ ▲An industrial / business park has been laid out in the area just northeast of the Hwy 88 crossing, with underground utilities laid and streets paved, but it remains largely undeveloped. The park is named after the railroad and the streets have related names, such as "Locomotive Lane" and "Boxcar Blvd." Approved to operate by the FRA as a Noninsular Tourist Railway in 2015, the Railway is operating under the Name "Amador Central Railway". Contact may be made by contacting the Owning Partnership (Amador County Historical Society or the Recreational Railroad Coalition & Historical Society. http://amadorcountyhistoricalsociety.org/ /www.amadorcentralrailroad.com/▼ ▲October 27, 2010 the Amador Central/Amador Foothills Railroad was officially transferred from Sierra Pacific Industries to both the Amador County Historical Society (ACHS) and Recreational Railroad Coalition Inc. (RRCI) jointly at a ceremony in front of the historic 1877-built Southern Pacific Depot in Ione. The historical society and RRCHS bought the railroad for a stunning one dollar. The groups have met to form a Railroad Management Committee appointing Grant Vogel who was unanimously voted to be the Roadmaster, and Tom Correa will serve as the deputy Roadmaster. Earlier in 2008 last locomotive AMC/AFRR #10 was moved down to Ione, CA where it sits today, it is privately owned and is under a storage lease to the city of Ione, CA.▼ ▲Approved to operate by the FRA as a Noninsular Tourist Railway in 2015, the Railway is operating under the Name "Amador Central Railway". Contact may be made by contacting the Owning Partnership (Amador County Historical Society or the Recreational Railroad Coalition & Historical Society. <ref>http://amadorcountyhistoricalsociety.org/ /www.amadorcentralrailroad.com/</ref> ~~==Modeling==~~ RoundHouse models, made the first run of the blue and white AMC boxcars. Roundhouse also made a few of the AMC steam locomotives for both HO scale and N scale. Followed by years later Ahtearn Trains to release a special three numbered set of the AMC blue and white boxcars, in HO scale. Atlas made an AMC boxcar but this was for an east coast route not the Amador Central the other route shares the call letters as the Amador Central. ▲Earlier in 2008, ~~last~~the ~~locomotive~~last AMC/AFRR locomotive, #10, was moved down to Ione, CA where it sits today,. itIt is privately owned and is under a storage lease to the city of Ione~~, CA~~. The Amador County Model Railroad Museum, In Jackson, CA. models a rough representation of the Amador Central and two other railroads both Stockton and Sacramento in HO scale as it was from 1980 to 2004, as it interacted with the Southern Pacific and the Union Pacific in later years. ==References== {{commons category\|Amador Central Railroad}} {{Portal\|Railways}} {{cite book \| author=Fickewirth, Alvin A.\| title=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)\| location=[[San Marino, CA]] \| publisher=[[Golden West Books]]\| year=1992~~\| editor=~~\| isbn=0-87095-106-8}} {{cite book \| author=Stindt, Fred A. \| title=American Shortline Railway Guide\|edition=5th\| publisher=[[Kalmbach Publishing]]\| year=1996\|location=Waukesha, Wisconsin~~\| editor=~~\| isbn=0-89024-290-9}} {{cite book \| author=Walker, Mike\| title=Steam Powered Video's Comprehensive Railroad Atlas of North America - California and Nevada\|edition=Post Merger\| publisher=Steam Powered Publishing\| location=Kent, United Kingdom\|year=1997~~\| editor=~~\| isbn=1-874745-08-0}} {{cite web\|url=http://www.trainweb.org/rosters/AMC.html \|title=Amador Central Railroad \|~~accessdate~~access-date=November 4, 2006 ~~\|last= \|first= \|authorlink= \|coauthors= \|date= \|year= \|month=~~ \|work=Western Shortline Rosters \|publisher=Trainweb.org \|~~pages= \|archiveurl~~archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20051129162425/http://www.trainweb.org/rosters/AMC.html \|~~archivedate~~archive-date=November 29, 2005 \|~~deadurl~~url-status=~~yes~~dead }} *{{cite web\| url = http://cencalrails.railfan.net/ac.html\| title = Amador Central/Amador Foothills Railroad\| ~~accessdate~~access-date = November 4, 2006\| last = Epling\| first = David~~\| authorlink = \| coauthors =\| date =\| year =\| month =~~\| work =Central California Rails\| publisher = Railfan.net~~\| pages = \| archiveurl = \| archivedate =~~}} {{reflist}} Line 74 ⟶ 73: [[Category:Logging railroads in the United States]] [[Category:Eldorado National Forest]] [[Category:History of the Sierra Nevada (~~U.S.~~United States)]] [[Category:History of Amador County, California]] [[Category:Transportation in Amador County, California]] Line 82 ⟶ 81: [[Category:1997 disestablishments in California]] [[Category:American companies established in 1908]] [[Category:American companies disestablished in 1997]]