 The Shaver Lake Railroad traces its beginnings to October 31, 1891, when the Fresno Flume and Irrigation Company was incorporated to build of track from the lumber mill at Shaver to the forest timber.In 1907, Southern California Edison bought the holdings of the Fresno Flume & Irrigation Co. and named the railroad the Shaver Lake Railroad.Trackage was extended from a connection with the San Joaquin and Eastern Railroad at Dawn to Shaver.