Hetch Hetchy Railroad Engine No.6 - El Portal, CA
N 37° 40.454 W 119° 47.184
11S E 254258 N 4173324
HHRR No. 6 is a Shay Locomotive that was used during construction of the O'Shaughnessy Dam.
Waymark Code: WMM9JN
Location: California, United States
Date Posted: 08/17/2014
Views: 3
Lima Locomotive works built HHRR Engine No. 6 for the City of San Francisco in 1921. For 2 years it huffed its way up steep grades and around hairpin turns to carry materials up to the Hetch Hetchy Valley for construction of the O'Shaughnessy Dam.
Following completion of the dam, San Francisco sold the engine to the Pickering Lumber Corporation where it moved lumber until its retirement in 1958.
The El Portal Transportation Museum now owns No. 6 and they display it at the former terminus of the Yosemite Valley Railroad.
The National Register of Historic Places listed No. 6 in 1978 as number 78000360.
Street address:
Foresta Road
El Portal, California United States of America
95318
County / Borough / Parish: Mariposa County
Year listed: 1978
Historic (Areas of) Significance: Transportation
Periods of significance: 1900-1924
Historic function: Transportation
Current function: Recreation and Culture
Privately owned?: no
Primary Web Site: [Web Link]
Season start / Season finish: Not listed
Hours of operation: Not listed
Secondary Website 1: Not listed
Secondary Website 2: Not listed
National Historic Landmark Link: Not listed
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