Clio trestle
The Clio Trestle is a railroad trestle on the historic Feather River Route of the Union Pacific Railroad. It is located in the Sierra Nevada near Clio in Plumas County, California. The trestle is 172 feet (52 m) high and 1,005 feet (306 m) long.
History - Feather River Route
The Western Pacific Railroad (now part of the Union Pacific) built the Feather River Route across the Sierra Nevada in 1909 to complete a San Francisco Bay Area - Salt Lake City, Utah route, competing with the Southern Pacific Railroad's route over Donner Pass. While significantly longer, the Feather River route was chosen by the Western Pacific because its high point, the Chilcoot Tunnel under Beckwourth Pass, is at an elevation of only 5,000 feet (1,500 m), as opposed to 7,000 feet (2,100 m) over Donner Pass, and also because most of the route follows a gentle grade along the Feather River.
Railfanning
The Clio Trestle is a favorite railfan spot and is part of the Plumas County and Western Pacific Railroad Museum's "7 Wonders of the Western Pacific Railroad World" exhibit and tour. History and railfan access are described in two travel guides.[1][2] The trestle can be reached via Clio State Road 40A, either north 1.5 miles from State Highway 89 at Clio, or south 3.7 miles from State Highway 70.
See also
- Western Pacific Railroad Museum - in Plumas County
- Keddie Wye
- Beckwourth Trail
References
External links
- Plumas County: The Seven Wonders of the Western Pacific World Guide
- Plumas County: 7 Wonders of the Western Pacific World Tour
- official Western Pacific Railroad Museum website
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