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Zenobia was a stop on the [[Fernley and Lassen Railway]], between [[Big Canyon]] and [[Astor]]. | Zenobia was a stop on the [[Fernley and Lassen Railway]], between [[Big Canyon]] and [[Astor]]. | ||
A March 1914, an engine and five cattle cars derailed at Zenobia. A few cattle were killed, but around 100 cattle escaped and had to be rounded up by twelve Reno-based cowboys.<ref>David F. Myrick, "[https://books.google.com/books?id=63-LOjndli0C&lpg=PA47&dq=Fernley%20and%20Lassen%20Railway&pg=PA56#v=onepage&q=Fernley%20and%20Lassen%20Railway&f=false Railroads of Nevada and Eastern California: More on the northern roads]," p. 56, 2007.</ref> | |||
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Revision as of 19:59, 1 January 2016
Zenobia was a stop on the Fernley and Lassen Railway, between Big Canyon and Astor.
A March 1914, an engine and five cattle cars derailed at Zenobia. A few cattle were killed, but around 100 cattle escaped and had to be rounded up by twelve Reno-based cowboys.[1]
Resources
- GNIS
- "Class: Populated Place"
- Citation: "U.S. Geological Survey. Geographic Names Phase I data compilation (1976-1981). 31-Dec-1981. Primarily from U.S. Geological Survey 1:24,000-scale topographic maps (or 1:25K, Puerto Rico 1:20K) and from U.S. Board on Geographic Names files. In some instances, from 1:62,500 scale or 1:250,000 scale maps."
- Nevada Railroads SL-171 Passenger Stations and Stops
- ↑ David F. Myrick, "Railroads of Nevada and Eastern California: More on the northern roads," p. 56, 2007.