294.5) to just east of Wadsworth. Leete proposed to build a light railroad using the old CP grade to a connection with the CP at Wadsworth. Construction of the line On February 16 1903 the Eagle Salt Works was created. Leete built about a mile of track from Luva north to Thisbe (old) at Central Pacific's Milepost 282.37. From Thisbe his railroad ran northeast to Leete along the original/abandoned route of the Central Pacific mainline. At Leete he built a branch off the old CP grade that went two miles to his salt works. In June 1903 the 14.5 mile line was completed. Locomotive The Eagle Salt Works Railroad's engine #3 was a "Three Spot" coal-fired 0-4-0T locomotive that was built by Rhode Island Locomotive Works. The locomotive was formerly engine #1 on the Los Angeles Ostrich Farm Railway and its successor in 1887, the Los Angeles County Railroad. The locomotive was then sold to the Santa Ana and Newport Railway until 1903. In 1903 it was sold to Eagle Salt Works after being overhauled at the Central Pacific locomotive shops in Sacramento. In March 1903 it went to work on the Eagle Salt Works to assist in constructing the line. Connection with the Central Pacific Railroad Luva (2 miles east of Fernley, Nevada) Route Luva (near Fernley) Thisbe Desert Leete Eagle Salt Works Eagle Salt Works (locale) Eagle Salt Works appears as a Churchill County, Nevada place and had a post office in 1871 and then again from 1877 - 1899. In 1899 the post office was transferred to Leete. In 1895 it had a population of 18 people. GPS Coordinates Latitude: 39.73167 : Longitude: -119.03694 : Elevation: 4039 ft See also List of defunct Nevada railroads References Defunct Nevada railroads Predecessors of the Southern Pacific Transportation Company Railway companies established in 1903 Railway companies disestablished in 1916