Wikipedia:WikiProject Trains/ICC valuations/Deep Creek Railroad

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Location and general description of property.

The railroad of the Deep Creek Railroad Company, hereinafter called the carrier, is a single-track, standard gage, steam railroad, located in the States of Nevada and Utah. The main line extends southerly from Wendover, Utah, crosses and recrosses the Nevada-Utah State Line and terminates at Gold Hill, Utah, a distance of 46.004 miles, of which 0.563 mile is located in the State of Nevada, and 45.441 miles in the State of Utah. The carrier also owns 1.725 miles of yard tracks and sidings. Its road thus embraces 47.729 miles of all tracks, owned and used, as classified in appendix 1.

The carrier has joint use of station facilities at Wendover, Utah, owned by The Western Pacific Railroad Company.

INTRODUCTORY

The carrier is a Utah corporation, having its principal office at Salt Lake City, Utah. It is controlled by The Western Pacific Railroad Company through stock ownership. The records do not indicate that it controls any common-carrier corporation.

The property of the carrier has been operated since completion of construction by its own organization, excepting the period January 1, 1918, to February 29, 1920, when operation was by the United States Railroad Administration.

CORPORATE HISTORY

The carrier was incorporated October 11, 1916, under the general laws of Utah to construct and operate a standard-gage steam railroad and telegraph and telephone lines in connection therewith for public use. The date of its organization was October 11, 1916. The date of its organization was October 11, 1916.

DEVELOPMENT OF FIXED PHYSICAL PROPERTY

The road, all owned, of 46.004 miles, extending from a connection with the railroad of The Western Pacific Railroad Company at Wendover to Gold Hill, Utah, including 0.563 mile located in Nevada on land classified herein as used but not owned, was all constructed for the company by the Utah Construction Company, of Salt Lake City, Utah, from October, 1916, to May 1, 1917. The records reviewed do not indicate that the above contractor or its subcontractors were affiliated with the carrier. The materials used in construction were furnished largely by the carrier.

HISTORY OF CORPORATE FINANCING