▁oper ational ▁on ▁November ▁ 1 4 , ▁ 1 8 8 1 . ▁Tem por ary ▁sp urs ▁into ▁tim ber lands ▁were ▁built ▁in ▁ 1 8 8 2 . ▁ ▁Initial ▁operations ▁proved ▁so ▁successful ▁that ▁plans ▁were ▁made ▁to ▁extend ▁a ▁rail ▁line ▁from ▁the ▁W arm ▁Spr ings ▁station ▁to ▁the ▁Car son ▁and ▁Colorado ▁Rail road , ▁then ▁under ▁construction , ▁at ▁Bent on , ▁California . ▁Con sequently , ▁the ▁company ▁changed ▁its ▁name ▁to ▁the ▁Bod ie ▁and ▁Bent on ▁Railway ▁and ▁Com mer cial ▁Company ▁to ▁reflect ▁this . ▁Const ruction ▁on ▁this ▁extension ▁was ▁begun ▁in ▁ 1 8 8 2 ▁and ▁approximately ▁nine ▁miles ▁were ▁grad ed ▁before ▁construction ▁ceased ▁ab rupt ly . ▁No ▁tracks ▁were ▁ever ▁laid ▁upon ▁this ▁grade . ▁While ▁the ▁railway ▁never ▁gave ▁an ▁official ▁just ification ▁for ▁abandon ing ▁the ▁project , ▁the ▁prev ail ing ▁theory ▁held ▁by ▁loc als ▁( at ▁least ▁as ▁late ▁as ▁ 1 9 0 8 ) ▁was ▁that ▁the ▁own ers ▁of ▁the ▁l umber ▁company ▁at ▁Mon o ▁M ills ▁fe ared ▁that ▁access ▁to ▁the ▁wider ▁rail ▁network ▁would ▁cause ▁competition ▁with ▁other ▁l umber ▁operations ▁in ▁the ▁T ah oe ▁area ▁in ▁which ▁they ▁had ▁a ▁financial ▁st ake . ▁Although ▁the ▁extension ▁was ▁never ▁completed , ▁the ▁railway ▁kept ▁the ▁name . ▁In ▁an ▁ir onic ▁foot note , ▁when ▁the ▁railway ▁ceased ▁to ▁be ▁prof itable ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 8 , ▁due