Stations Along the Way

Yosemite Valley Railroad
Stations
(Years of existance)

Original																					Relocated
MP	06	07	08	09	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	MP	26	27	28 - 46
00.0	Merced
03.9	Bellevue
10.4	Edendale
14.7	Hopeton
17.6	Snelling
23.7	Merced Falls
																					26.1	Morse
29.9							Goff										Starr				29.1
31.3	Exchequer																				30.2
																					33.3	Ellis
																					35.2	Barrett
36.7	Pleasant Valley
38.9	Jasper																				38.6
41.0							Mast					Detwiller									40.4
42.4							Rock Spring
44.4	Kittridge																				43.7
47.9	Bagby																				47.2
53.7		North Fork										Broadhead									53.0	Lehmer
55.7		Mountain King																			55.0	Kocher
56.3																			Harte		55.6
57.2							Good's Gulch (1922 to MP 56.5)
59.0							Saxon Creek
61.0		Bear Creek					Briceburg														60.3
																					62.7	Drum
66.7																	Jenkins
67.2																			Woody		66.5		Emory
68.5									Ned's Gulch
70.6							South Fork											Bloss			69.9
71.8									Clearing House												71.1
73.3																		Incline			72.6
75.2									Moss Canyon												74.5
77.9		El Portal																			77.2
MP	06	07	08	09	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	MP	26	27	28 - 46

Notes:

Pleasant Valley was near to Coulterville and was a stop for Coulterville bound passengers and freight.
Pleasant Valley was submerged when the railroad was relocated for construction of the Exchequer Dam.
The Yosemite Stone Company was located at Exchequer in 1910. It had a crusher and loading hoppers near the YVRR tracks.
The Yosemite Portland Cement Company opened its plant outside of Merced during the mid 1920s, the YVRR had a spur track to the plant. It was between Bear Creek and Bellevue. (Refered to as the "Cement Switch")
Kelsey's ranch between Snelling and Merced Falls had a spur track off of the YVRR.

Origins of Stations Names on the line of the
Yosemite Valley Railroad

Station Origin of Name

MERCED Mercy - named for the river by Spainish

Bellevue Bellevue Ranch & County road through Crocker-Huffman's land.

Edendale

Hopeton Forlorned Hope - from early gold seekers

Snelling Snelling's ranch - first Merced County seat.

MERCED FALLS Water fall on river and power plant

Morse J.L.Morse - Deceased Train Master of YVRR.

Starr Rex Star - First M.I.D chief engineer (suicide)

Exchequer Gold Mining company

Ellis J. H. Ellis - First treasure/auditor of YVRR

Barrett Family name of local rancher; adjacent to RR

Jasper Type of rock found in the area

Detwiler Family name of local rancher; adjacent to RR

Kittridge M.I.D. Dam site

BAGBY Store owner Mr. Bagby - Once known as Benton Mills^†

Lehmer O. W. Lehmer - First General Manager of YVRR.

Kocher C. E. Kocher - Chairman of Board of Directors of M.I.D.

Hart

Briceburg William Brice - Moved his Trading Post from Colorado area to YVRR

Drum Frank S. Drum - Long time president of YVRR.

Jenkins Hill

Woody Named for Mr. C. S. Woody, V.P. of YPCCo.

Emory Named for Mr. A. Emory Wishon^*, Gen. Mgr of YPCCo.

Bloss

Clearing House Gold Mining Co.

Incline YSLCo. logging inclined plane RR

Moss Canyon Name of the Canyon - AKA: Moss Gulch

EL PORTAL "The Entrance" Named by Capt. A. H. Ward area rancher.
(Capt. Ward was first to suggest a RR throught Merced Canyon)

† Benton was the maiden name of General John C. Fremonts wife.
* Mr. A. Emory Wishon was also general manager and a vice president of the San Joaquin Light and Power Company of Fresno, California

Origins of Stations Names on the line of the Yosemite Valley Railroad
Station	Origin of Name
MERCED	Mercy - named for the river by Spainish
Bellevue	Bellevue Ranch & County road through Crocker-Huffman's land.
Edendale
Hopeton	Forlorned Hope - from early gold seekers
Snelling	Snelling's ranch - first Merced County seat.
MERCED FALLS	Water fall on river and power plant
Morse	J.L.Morse - Deceased Train Master of YVRR.
Starr	Rex Star - First M.I.D chief engineer (suicide)
Exchequer	Gold Mining company
Ellis	J. H. Ellis - First treasure/auditor of YVRR
Barrett	Family name of local rancher; adjacent to RR
Jasper	Type of rock found in the area
Detwiler	Family name of local rancher; adjacent to RR
Kittridge	M.I.D. Dam site
BAGBY	Store owner Mr. Bagby - Once known as Benton Mills^†
Lehmer	O. W. Lehmer - First General Manager of YVRR.
Kocher	C. E. Kocher - Chairman of Board of Directors of M.I.D.
Hart
Briceburg	William Brice - Moved his Trading Post from Colorado area to YVRR
Drum	Frank S. Drum - Long time president of YVRR.
Jenkins Hill
Woody	Named for Mr. C. S. Woody, V.P. of YPCCo.
Emory	Named for Mr. A. Emory Wishon^*, Gen. Mgr of YPCCo.
Bloss
Clearing House	Gold Mining Co.
Incline	YSLCo. logging inclined plane RR
Moss Canyon	Name of the Canyon - AKA: Moss Gulch
EL PORTAL	"The Entrance" Named by Capt. A. H. Ward area rancher. (Capt. Ward was first to suggest a RR throught Merced Canyon)
† Benton was the maiden name of General John C. Fremonts wife. * Mr. A. Emory Wishon was also general manager and a vice president of the San Joaquin Light and Power Company of Fresno, California