Iaso-Alabaster Railway
| Iaso-Alabaster Railway | |
|---|---|
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| Overview | |
| Type | Commuter rail Heavy rail |
| Status | Active |
| Operation | |
| Planned opening | 1841 |
| Opened | 1842 |
| Owner | Jux-Iaso Rail |
| Events | |
| Iaso-Alabaster Rail is founded | 1852 |
| Merger with Juxland Railway | 1950 |
| Technical | |
| Track gauge | 4 ft 8½ in (1,435 mm) |
The Iaso-Alabaster Railway (IAR) was a railway and company that ran from 1852 to 1950 as a passenger and cargo rail line.
History
The IAR was founded as the main passenger rail line to connect the Iaso Sea and Alabaster Gulf for faster transportation of passengers and goods without taking alternative shipping routes, which would have added several months to the trip. Prior to its foundation, it was a part of several smaller railway companies that provided either passenger or goods transportation to and from both coast. In 1851 under the Railway Act of 1851 all companies within the states of Sjosa, Svoland, Lützergetrii, Sdna, and Gio Nohr were seized by the government and given 5,000 dollars ($154,095 in 2023) each as compensation.
Between 1852 and 1877, 432 miles of track were built in the Iaso-Alabaster Corridor. Proposals included expanding eastward into the Balakhad Territory, but was declined as another rail company, also government owned, Eastern Rails, was already operating there, though by 1894 it would be annexed under the IAR before the Republic of Saradia was given independence in 1901. From 1881-1885 it would expand its operations to include transportation of mining services and farm equipment transportation to northern and eastern Kakland.
In 1903, after the annexation of the Eastern Rails, the Iaso-Alabaster Railway was made private by the government. Between 1905 and 1930, an additional 500 miles of track were constructed from Tahjahrkia to Northern Sjosa. By 1950, Iaso-Alabaster Railway was merged with Juxland Railway.