Borate and Daggett Railroad
Borate & Daggett Railroad train on high trestle just before Borate, engine is #2 "Francis" | |
| Overview | |
|---|---|
| Headquarters | Daggett, California |
| Locale | Daggett, California to Borate, California |
| Dates of operation | 1898–1907 |
| Technical | |
| Track gauge | 3 ft (914 mm) |
The Borate and Daggett Railroad was a 3 ft (914 mm) narrow gauge railroad built to carry borax in the Mojave Desert. The railroad ran about 11 miles (18 km) from Daggett, California, US, to the mining camp of Borate, three miles (4.8 km) to the east of Calico.