The city of Yreka was determined to have a railroad. When the Southern Pacific Railroad decided in 1883 to bypass Yreka; the citizens constructed their own railroad known as the Yreka Railroad Company. This railroad managed to eke out a living over the next few decades. In the 1930s; the railroad was reincorporated as the Yreka Western Railroad. By the mid-1930s; the railroad went bankrupt and was forced into receivership; and a new manager was put in charge. Through perseverance of the new manager; the railroad began to grow and prosper. By the late 1970s; the railroad once again started to decline; but as in the past; it managed to hold on. In 1986; the railroad started an excursion train known as the �Blue Goose;� and steam locomotive No. 19 was added in 1989. Throughout all the hardships; the railroad still continues today and has been given the nickname �the Little Railroad that Refuses to Die.�
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