page_title: Amador Central Railroad
hierarchical_section_title: Amador Central Railroad
caption_attribution_description: September 1988, Amador Central Baldwin S-12 leaving Martell for the SP connection at Ione
context_page_description: The Amador Central Railroad was a standard gauge railroad that operated 11.8 miles between a connection with the Southern Pacific Company 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.
context_section_description: The Amador Central Railroad (reporting mark AMC) was a standard gauge railroad that operated 11.8 miles (19.0 km) 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.
caption: Amador Central Railroad locomotive #9 leaving Martell for the Southern Pacific connection at Ione. The AMC was noted for its use of a pair of elderly Baldwin S-12 locomotives.
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