Saline-to-Owens-Valley Tramway 4

Salt gondola leaving the terminus in Saline Valley

Saline-to-Owens-Valley Tramway 5

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Salt being harvested in Saline Valley
Salt being harvested in Saline Valley
First curved rail breakover station on the Saline Valley side of the tram - looking east.	Salt being harvested in Saline Valley
Salt tram at one of the curved breakover stations
Salt being harvested in Saline Valley
Salt being harvested in Saline Valley	Salt being harvested in Saline Valley
Salt being harvested in Saline Valley	Salt being harvested in Saline Valley
Salt being harvested in Saline Valley	Salt being harvested in Saline Valley

Salt gondolas lined up at the "filling station" in Saline Valley	Loading the salt gondolas in Saline Valley for the trip to Owens Valley
Saline Valley overlook from the curved rail breakover station.	Emptying the salt tram buckets in Owens Valley
Saline Valley at the salt work terminus s in Saline Valley	Workers enjoying a ride in the salt gondola
Tram gondola heading towards Saline Valley	Tram gondola leaving Saline Valley and heading towards Owens Valley
Tram service vehicle heading towards Saline Valley	Saline Valley
Tram service vehicle heading towards Saline Valley	Salt Tram tower in Saline Valley with some crazy worker atop one of the salt gondolas
Saline Valley Tram gondola	Workers camps high above the Saline Valley floor on the slopes of the Inyo Mountains
Tram view down into Saline Valley	Salt Tram curved rail breakover station atop the Inyo Mountains

Salt transport bucket attached to cable heading out of Saline Valley	Saline Valley Tram curved rail breakover station atop the Inyo Mountains in winter.
Worker atop salt tram gondolas	Drill holes in the salt beds of Saline Valley
Saline Valley curved rail breakover station atop the Inyo Mountains	Saline Valley salt works near Keeler, CA.
Saline Valley salt works in Saline Valley
Saline Valley salt works near Keeler, CA.	Saline Valley Tram terminus in Owens Valley near the town of Keeler, CA Serviced by a spur of the Carson & Colorado Railroad .
Salt dryer in Saline Valley, CA.	Saline Valley Tram terminus in Owens Valley near the town of Keeler, CA.
Saline Valley Tram terminus in Owens Valley near the town of Keeler, CA.
Saltworks on Saline Valley floor

Mule trail from Saline Valley to Owens Valley over the Inyo Mountains	Saline Valley Tram in Winter
Saline Valley Tram	Saline Valley looking towards the Inyo Mountains

Uncle Ned on the Saline Valley trail in winter

Saline Valley salt transportation vehicle

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