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Ana Ambriz *
Film, San Bernardino County-Economic Development Department
290 North D Street, Suite 600, San Bernardino, CA 92415-0043
909.387.4328 phone 1
[email protected]
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https://main.sbcounty.gov/


Mark Bennett *
Manager, Trona Railway Company - Serales Valley Minerals
13200 Main Street, Trona, CA 93562
760.372.4311 phone 1
[email protected]


Kari Crutcher *
Film Commissioner, Ridgecrest Regional Film Commission
880 China Lake Blvd., Ridgecrest, CA 93555 USA
760.375.8202 phone 1
760.608.9550 mobile
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https://www.filmridgecrest.com/#about


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Searles Valley Minerals

Keywords: Desert; Mountains

Site Condition: Trona Railway Company TRC #779 - TRC operates freight service from Trona to a connection with the UP at Searles, CA (30.5 miles). Traffic includes sulfuric acid, soda ash, salt cake, coal, military equipment and minerals. The company was incorporated March 12, 1913, and opened on September 6, 1914. Passenger service ended in 1937. North American Chemical acquired this line from Kerr-McGee Chemical Corporation in 1990. IMC Global acquired North American Chemical in 1998. In 2000, IMC Global sold off this segment of the business to Searles Valley Minerals.

General Notes: updated 4.18.25 bd

Jurisdictions: RIDGECREST REGIONAL FILM COMMISSION - FLICS, San Bernardino County, SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY FILM OFFICE - FLICS

Within 30-Mile Studio Zone: N

State Property: N

Closed/Vacant: N

Verified: 4/16/2025

Location Details

Trona Railway Company - Searles Valley Minerals

United States / Trona, California
Location ID: #3267

Freight and commuter rail transportation company that runs through high desert land. There are adjacent mountains and scrub, shrub, creosote vegetation. >>>> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trona_Railway

Location Category:

  • NATURAL LANDSCAPES / PARKS - *;
  • NATURAL LANDSCAPES / PARKS - Deserts / Barren Lands;
  • TRANSPORTATION - *;
  • TRANSPORTATION - Railroads / Train Stations / Depots
 
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