The line then branched from the old Central Pacific grade and went southeast for about 2 miles to the Eagle Salt Works.
The track was built over the original Central Pacific transcontintinental railway grade that had been abandoned as the CP relocated its mainline in 1903.
Under the Southern Pacific the railroad continued to see little traffic on the line, consisting of salt, coal and hay.
He recognized that salt was a needed mineral in the reduction of Comstock Lode silver ore, which was in high demand at that time.
However, in 1903 the Central Pacific relocated its mainline between Wadsworth - Toy (near milepost 325; east of Lovelock, NV) in favor of a route to the south that goes through Fernley and Hazen to avoid the grade over White Plains Hill.
In 1903 it was sold to Eagle Salt Works after being overhauled at the Central Pacific locomotive shops in Sacramento.
Eagle Salt Works appears as a Churchill County, Nevada place and had a post office in 1871 and then again from 1877 - 1899.