A former Bodie Railway locomotive poses at Dayton, NV, enroute to being delivered to the Inyo Soda Products Company at Owens Lake. D.A. Wright collection. Photo available at Eastern California Museum in Independence, CA.

Same locomotive at work at Owens Lake. D.A. Wright collection. Photo available at Eastern California Museum in Independence, CA.

Cutting logs in the forest south of Mono Lake. Note rails in foreground

Bodie Railway train enroute to Bodie with a load of cordwood D.A. Wright collection. Photo available at Eastern California Museum in Independence, CA.

My friend Jim S. points out the office structure of the Bodie Railway & Lumber Company, located east of Bodie. Photo taken 1991. At the time, the office site was off limits to Bodie visitors. Jim and I was escorted to the depot site by the geologist from the mining company who was doing exploratory work on Bodie mines. Today the site is owned by Bodie State Park and now accessible by special daily tours.

Bodie Lumber & Railway offices. 1991

My friend Marty W. walks along a stretch of grade on the east side of Mono Lake which still held nearly all ties. Photo taken 1989

The railroad at Warm Springs, on the eastern shore of Mono Lake. After this photo was taken, my friend Marty W. gave it the gas, sending his truck forward and ended up high centered with all four wheels off the ground. He did not have any tools in the truck and we spent three hours digging the truck out with our bare hands. It was near sunset when this photo was taken, it was nearly 10:00 PM when we pulled into Lee Vining and celebrated our survival at Bodie Mike's

This photo of myself and my dog Reno atop a trestle abutment in the Bodie Hills. 1990

Marty W. walking along a portion of the grade where most every tie is still in place. We hiked along this section, which has no roads nearby. All portions of the grade in which there is a road running parallel is devoid of ties.

Marty W. standing with a telegraph pole, Bodie Hills. 1990

Grade climbing the lower part of the Bodie Hills

Railroad water tank as viewed from the office building

Mono Mills. Lumber slides to take milled lumber, slide it down to the stacking area to be loaded onto railroad flat cars. Compare with photo below. D.A. Wright collection. Photo available at Eastern California Museum in Independence, CA.

Mono Mills lumber slide. Compare with historical photo

My dog Reno trots along the railroad grade just north of Mono Mills. Lenticular clouds (the "Sierra Wave") of an advancing storm creates a lovely sky. 1989

Mono Mills. 1989

Mono Mills. 1990

Historic plaque at Mono Mills. There have been several of these over the years. For some reason, it keeps getting stolen or destroyed.

Mono Mills. 2004.

The railroad grade into the lower mill at Mono Mills. 2004.

The split of the railroad at the north end of Mono Mills, the left goes to the lower end of the mill, while the right spur goes to the upper mill.

Remains of the lumber slides at Mono Mills. 2004.