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The California Southern Railroad was a subsidiary railroad of the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway (Santa Fe) in Southern California.It was organized July 10, 1880, and chartered on October 23, 1880, to build a rail connection between what has become the city of Barstow and San Diego, California.
1905: The San Diego and Eastern Railroad (SD&E) conducts a survey for a planned rail line to Arizona but folds prior to commencing track laying. December 14, 1906: John D. Spreckels announces he will form the San Diego and Arizona Railway Company (SD&A) and build a 148-mile (238 km) line between San Diego and El Centro.
The Northern California railroad barons also effectively slowed San Diego's development in the early 20th century. San Diego had a natural harbor and many thought that it would become a major port on the west coast. However, San Francisco was strongly opposed to this as San Diego's development would hurt their trade.
Fallen Southern Pacific Railroad cars in Carrizo Gorge, 2010.. The San Diego and Arizona Eastern Railway Company traces its origins back to December 14, 1906, when entrepreneur John D. Spreckels announced he would form the San Diego and Arizona (SD&A) Railway Company and build a railroad to provide San Diego with a direct rail link to the east by connecting with the Southern Pacific (SP) lines ...
The San Diego Trolley, a modern light rail version of the San Diego Electric Railway Association (SDERy) streetcar service, commenced operations on July 26, 1981, with its northern terminus at the station. Relocation of the Santa Fe mainline between the depot and Old Town San Diego in 1991 allowed for an extension of the Trolley to Mission ...
San Diego and Imperial Valley Railroad: San Diego Central Railroad: ATSF: 1886 1887 California Central Railway: San Diego and Cuyamaca Railway: SP: 1909 1912 San Diego and South Eastern Railway: San Diego and Cuyamaca Railway: SP: 1887 1888 San Diego, Cuyamaca and Eastern Railway: San Diego, Cuyamaca and Eastern Railway: SP: 1888 1909 San Diego ...
The building was restored to its original condition in 1997 by the San Diego Electric Railway Association, [3] who opened it as a museum. The station was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on April 18, 1996, as the Station and General Office, California Southern Railroad.
The southbound San Diegan passes through Capistrano Beach, California on the Surf Line in April 1973. San Diegan in San Clemente, c. 1940s. Construction of the Surf Line between Los Angeles and San Diego began on October 12, 1880, with the organization of the California Southern Railroad Company.