Lawrence Meeker 96 pages softcover
This book focuses on the Carson & Colorado Railroad and successor lines in Nevada and eastern California. “Along the Carson & Colorado / Hawthorne to Benton” provides 65 maps and 116 photos (many never before published) for exploring this segment of the line. Every known ghost town, siding, spur, and timetable-stop location is featured. The Guidebook includes detailed maps for readers to find precise locations, and the author includes a section on ease-of-access to each site and the remaining structures or ruins. There are both historic and modern photographs, many in color, and numerous then-and-now comparisons Another section outlines museums in the region that have a focus on local or railroad history.
