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CPRR Journal Box Cover, 1865

CPRR Journal Box Cover, 1865

While virtually everything needed to build the CPRR  (with the obvious exception of timber) had to be shipped to California by way  of the 17,000 mile route around Cape Horn, some necessary items were manufactured as needed in the field.  An example of this type of item is this 1865 journal box (wheel bearing) cover.  A crude -- but quite servicable -- sand casting, it was found near the CPRR line in Wells, Nevada.
Courtesy Bruce C. Cooper Collection.


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CPRR Journal Box Cover, 1875
Another CPRR Journal Box Cover from 1875

 

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