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Engine #2, the Jackrabbit engine of the North West Pacific Coast R.R., 1890

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Title: Engine #2, the Jackrabbit engine of the North West Pacific Coast R.R., 1890
Creator: unknown
Date Created and/or Issued: 1890
Contributing Institution: Mill Valley Public Library
Collection: Mill Valley History Online
Rights Information: Please contact the contributing institution for more information regarding the copyright status of this object.
Description: A sepia photograph of Engine #2 "the Jackrabbit." The engineer in the cab is Charles Stocker. It was a 3 foot narrow guage of the North West Pacific Coast Railroad. It ran on Mill Valley branch until 1903 when the track was changed to standard gauge, 4 foot 81/2 inches and electric trains took over. Charles Stocket ran the first electric train into Mill Valley in 10903. In 1907 the Northwestern Pacific Railroad was formed and it included the North Pacific Coast Railroad. Below the photo is a banner saying "Some of the 'Old Timers.'"
Type: image
Identifier: 456BE257-668F-487C-A743-123743303330
2018.001.411
Subject: Northwestern Pacific Railroad
Railroads

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