CONTOUR MAP of YOSEMITE VALLEY RAILROAD
(1925 to 1945)

1931 YVRR Contour Profile
Grade from Merced to El Portal after the relocation for construction of Exchequer Dam.
Grade chart copied from the YVRR Co. "Local Freight Tariff" supplement of Sept. 1931.

StationMile
Post
East
Rule
Grade
West
Rule
Grade
MERCED0.000
A.T.& S.F.Xing0.5826
Bellevue3.94237
Edendale10.44237
Hopeton14.7420
Snelling17.6230
MERCED FALLS23.74134
Goff29.9530
Exchequer31.35341
Pleasant Valley36.7530
Jasper38.9530
Mast41.0530
Rock Spring42.4530
Kittridge44.4530
BAGBY47.9530
North Fork53.7530
Mountain King55.7530
Good's Gulch57.2530
Briceburg61.0530
Ned's Gulch Tank68.5530
South Fork70.6530
Clearing House71.8610
Moss Canyon75.2790
EL PORTAL77.91050
May 1914 ETT No. 19
StationMile
Post
East
Rule
Grade
West
Rule
Grade
Merced S.P. Depot0.0- 5
MERCED0.500
Merced Santa Fe Depot0.000
A.T. & S.F. xing0.51515
Bellevue4.42035
Edendale10.9 4037
Hopeton15.2230
Snelling18.1 230
MERCED FALLS24.2 410
Morse26.653 0
Starr29.6 530
Exchequer30.7 530
Ellis33.7 5326
Barrett35.7 021
Jasper39.1 0 10
Detwiler40.900
Kittridge44.253 0
BAGBY47.7 530
Lehmer53.5 53 0
Kocher55.5530
Hart56.1120
Briceburg60.8530
Drum63.2420
Emory67.0530
Bloss70.4530
Clearing House71.6620
Incline73.0790
Moss Canyon75.0790
EL PORTAL77.71050

STRUCTURES
General Manager Lee Fosters
Notes of July 31, 1944 Regarding
-- Tunnels, Bridges, Culverts, Depots, Shops, Etc. --

STATION and OFFICE BUILDINGS
Merced Depot & General Offices
" Track Scale
EdendaleLoading Platform
Hopeton Loading Platform
Snelling Depot
Merced Falls Depot
Exchequer Loading Platform
Barrett Depot
Kittridge Loading Platform
Bagby Depot
Briceburg Loading Platform
Emory Loading Platform
Incline Depot
El Portal Depot & Train Shed
RAILWAY BUILDINGS
Merced Tool House
Snelling Bunk House
Exchequer Section & Bunk House
BarrettSection & Bunk House
BagbySection & Bunk House
BriceburgSection & Bunk House
Ned's GulchSection & Bunk House
El PortalSection & Bunk House
INTERLOCKS
Merced@ A. T. & S. F.
SHOPS & ENGINE HOUSES
Merced Round House - Shop
"Shop - Light Equip.
"Turntable
"Oil House
"Fire House & Equip.
"Storehouse
"Paint Shop
"Sand House
"Tool House
"Motor Card Garage
"Wood Working Shop
Merced FallsTurntable
InclineRepair Shed
El PortalCleaners Shed etc.
WATER STATIONS
Merced
Merced Falls
Jasper
Woody
Moss Canyon
El Portal
FUEL STATIONS
Merced
Merced Falls

TUNNELS
TunnelApprox.
Mile Post
Engineers StationLineal
Length
No. 131.01622 + 66.70 to 1628 + 14.60543.3'
No. 232.51701 + 98.00 to 1721 + 49.00947.0'
No. 333.51747 + 23.43 to 1763 + 86.431,659.0'
No. 434.01784 + 30.00 to 1788 + 80.60446.6'

BRIDGES
(April 1926)
Bridge Engineers StationDescription
29A 1524 + 94.75 to 1527 + 55.25Length 260.5'
Viaduct Plate Girders on Steel Towers
Concrete Pedestals Ballast Deck
Spans 60' - 40' - 60' - 40' - 60'
Reinforcing Steel 438 lbs.
Bridge Steel 384,509 lbs.
Concrete Aggregate 2,964.66 Cubic Yards.
30A 1547 + 52.5 to 1549 + 54.0Length 201.8'
14 Timber Bents on Concrete Footings
Concrete Aggregate 1,340.56 Cubic Yards
Stringers 15.531 MBM
Other Timber 46.090 MBM
31A 1602 + 5.0 to 1604 + 96.0Length 240.0'
16 Timber Bents on Concrete Footings
Concrete Aggregate 1,340.56 Cubic Yards
Stringers 17.920 MBM
Other Timber 44.189 MBM
34A 2003 + 59.67 to 2004 + 70.33 Length 310.66'
Viaduct Plate Girders on Steel Towers
Concrete Pedestals Ballast Deck
Spans 60' - 40' - 110' - 40' - 60'
Reinforcing Steel 438 lbs.
Bridge Steel 478,536 lbs.
Concrete Aggregate 3,746.66 Cubic Yards.
37A 2108 + 14.25 to 2124 + 14.00Length 1,599.75'
DPG Spans 4-80' and 2-633'6" Ballast Deck
Continuous Truss Spans
Concrete Piers and Abutments
Reinforcing Steel3,684 lbs
Bridge Steel 4,929,227 lbs.
Concrete Aggregates 38,075.63 Cubic Yards
39A 2221 + 84.75 to 2225 + 38.50Length 353.75'
DPG Spans 110' - 30' - 30' - 80' Ballast Deck
Concrete Piers and Abutments
Reinforcing Steel 438 lbs
Bridge Steel 483,988 lbs.
Concrete Aggregates 6,508 Cubic Yards
39B 2258 + 74.375 to 2263 + 15.625Length 441.25'
DPG Spans 4-110' Ballast Deck
Concrete Piers and Abutments
Bridge Steel 735,976 lbs.
Concrete Aggregates 5,832.66 Cubic Yards

CULVERTS
Engineers StationDescription
1307 + 0710' Concrete Arch Culvert
Length: 69.2'
Cubic Yards: 388.75
1336 + 8 4' Concrete Arch Culvert
Length: 86.7'
Cubic Yards: 131.57
1353 + 69 6' Concrete Arch Culvert
Length: 86.5
Cubic Yards: 215.30
1393 + 02 10' Concrete Arch Culvert
Length: 102.6'
Cubic Yards: 514.33
1467 + 09 6'Concrete Arch Culvert
Length: 195'
Cubic Yards: 490.91
1644 + 1312' Concrete Arch Culvert
Length: 765'
Cubic Yards: 502.38
1651 + 56 6' Concrete Arch Culvert
Length: 123.2'
Cubic Yards: 269.13
1676 + 36 10' Concrete Arch Culvert
Length: 106.5'
Cubic Yards: 556.20
1690 + 0612' Concrete Arch Culvert
Length: 138.5'
Cubic Yards: 771.5
1739 + 85 8' Concrete Arch Culvert
Length: 143.7'
Cubic Yards: 460.51
1775 + 45 8' Concrete Arch Culvert
Length: 207.72'
Cubic Yards: 699.73
2062 + 96 8' Concrete Arch Culvert
Length: 167.5'
Cubic Yards: 562.18
2304 + 72 6' Concrete Arch Culvert
Length: 47.6'
Cubic Yards: 161.48
Various27 - 36" Cor. Iron Pipe Culverts 1856.2'
19 - 42" Cor. Iron Pipe Culverts 1617.0'
18 - 48" Cor. Iron Pipe Culverts 2426.9'

BRIDGES
(1906)
Bridge Engineers Station
Mile Post
Description
13A 13 Length 303'
Substructure 3 cylinder piers
Concrete 179 cubic yards
Steel Cylinders 40,981 lbs.
Superstructure
2 Steel Thru Truss Spans
Each 150' long 460,000 lbs.
Piling 1,080 lineal feet
Built in 1906
48A 48Length 226'
Substructure 4 Concrete Piers
Concrete 1,504 cubic yards
Superstructure
1 - Steel Thru Truss 125' long - 180,000 lbs.
2 - DPG - Each 50' long - 64,000 lbs
Built in 1906
54A 54 Length 125'
Substructure 2 Concrete Piers
Concrete 202 cubic yards
Superstructure 1 - Steel Deck Truss
Span 125' 198,000 lbs.
Built in 1906

PILE and FRAME TRESTLES
ItemSize
Piling12,114 L.F.
Stringers540,937 MBM
Other Timber866,776 MBM
Concrete Piers6,128 Cubic Yards
Concrete Abutments87 Cubic Yards
Iron169,105 lbs
Totals: 65 Pile and Frame Trestles Total Length 6,970'
 
PIPE and TIMBER CULVERTS
169 wood Box96,300MBM
154 Cor. Iron 4,978LF