page_title: Fernley and Lassen Railway
hierarchical_section_title: Fernley and Lassen Railway
caption_attribution_description: English: A view of the Bizz Johnson Trail in Susanville during the Fall Colors ride last weekend!
context_page_description: The Fernley & Lassen was a rail line of the Southern Pacific Railroad constructed in 1912-14 between Fernley, Nevada and Westwood, California, near Susanville, a distance of approximately 112 miles. The railroad was constructed to connect the Red River Lumber Company's facilities in Westwood with the Southern Pacific's main line running through Fernley. After the railroad's construction, it was heavily used by other nearby lumber companies; the Fruit Growers Supply Company maintained the longest-lived railroad connection with the Fernley & Lassen, with an active connection present between 1920-1953. Due to the Great Depression, which significantly lowered freight volume, and the completion of Western Pacific's competing branch to Westwood, however, the Fernley & Lassen's days were numbered. By 1934, passenger traffic service had been discontinued, with local rail freighting following it in 1956. In 1978, the Interstate Commerce Commission approved the Southern Pacific's petition for removal.
context_section_description: The Fernley & Lassen was a rail line of the Southern Pacific Railroad constructed in 1912-14 between Fernley, Nevada and Westwood, California, near Susanville, a distance of approximately 112 miles (180 km).  The railroad was constructed to connect the Red River Lumber Company's facilities in Westwood with the Southern Pacific's main line running through Fernley.  After the railroad's construction, it was heavily used by other nearby lumber companies; the Fruit Growers Supply Company maintained the longest-lived railroad connection with the Fernley & Lassen, with an active connection present between 1920-1953.  Due to the Great Depression, which significantly lowered freight volume, and the completion of Western Pacific's competing branch to Westwood, however, the Fernley & Lassen's days were numbered.  By 1934, passenger traffic service had been discontinued, with local rail freighting following it in 1956.  In 1978, the Interstate Commerce Commission approved the Southern Pacific's petition for removal.
caption: Bizz Johnson Rail Trail, October 2012
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