The West Side Rail Trail - Abandoned Narrow Gauge Logging Tracks

The West Side Rail Trail in the Stanislaus National Forest near Toulumne, California affords a very rare opportunity to hike on a turn of the century, abandoned narrow gauge logging railroad track.

Tag along with me as I explore the final mile of this track...

History: The West Side Lumber Company was a logging railroad that operated in the American west. The company was based in Tuolumne, California, east of Jamestown. The company was the last narrow-gauge logging railroad operating in the American west.
The West Side Lumber Company was formed in May 1898. The company had connections with the Sierra Railroad. The West Side Lumber Company No. 7 was a 3-truck Shay locomotive built in 1911 by the Lima Locomotive Works.