Description: $100 6% Uncanceled Gold Bond printed by J.W. Middleton & Co., Chicago. The Amador Central Railroad (reporting mark AMC) is a standard gauge railroad that operated 11.8 miles (19.0km) between a connection with the Southern Pacific Company (SP) at Ione and Martell near the town of Jackson, California. The carrier served the Sierra Nevada Foothills gold mining communities and hauled lumber products from the El Dorado National Forest. Amador is the name of the county in which the railroad operated The Amador Central traces its history back to the Ione & Eastern Railroad. In 1902, the Ione & Eastern proposed to build a 14-mile (23km) line from Ione to Sutter Creek and then an additional 13 miles (21km) to Volcano, California. The Ione & Eastern only completed a line to Sunnybrook. The railroad survived a few short years and filed bankruptcy, then sold in 1904 and renamed as the Amador Central Railroad. The line continued to Martell, CA and the first train pulled into Martell later that same year. Timeline March 5, 1902 Ione & Eastern Railroad incorporated April 10, 1902 Grading commences June 20, 1902 Laying rails commences November 15, 1902 First trains operates to Sunnybrook Milepost 5.0 May 12, 1903 Ione & Eastern Railroad, filed bankruptcy. June 15, 1904 Amador Central was incorporated, and continued track work towards Martell, CA. November 22, 1904 First train operates into Martell, CA. July 12, 1942 Last Passenger train departs Martell, CA. January 1, 1943 AMC leased by Winton Lumber Company June 22, 1964 AMC purchased by American Forest Products June 1988 AMC acquired by Georgia-Pacific March 28, 1997 AMC's owner, Georgia-Pacific, acquired by Sierra Pacific Industries and last freight train runs. August 10, 1997 Georgia Pacific sells AMC to Sierra Railroad, in Oakdale for 1.5 million dollars. September 13, 1998 Sierra Railroad Transfers ownership of AMC to Sierra Pacific Industries. 1998 Sierra Pacific Industries leases the AMC to Ampine a division of sie Item ordered may not be exact piece shown. All original and authentic.
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Location: Portsmouth, New Hampshire
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