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Saugus station is a former train station. It provided the community of Saugus, California rail service via the Southern Pacific Railroad until 1979 when it was acquired by the Santa Clarita Valley Historical Society. The station building was moved to its current location in William S. Hart Park in the Newhall neighborhood and was converted to a ...
The first proposal for a railroad through Saugus came from a group led by George Peabody, who pushed for a railroad from East Boston to Salem over the Saugus marshes. The plan was opposed by Saugonians, as the owners of mills located on the Saugus River feared that a proposed drawbridge over the river would interfere with ships that loaded and unloaded cargo at their wharves.
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After he moved the town south in 1879, he renamed the original site for his birthplace, Saugus, Massachusetts. [2] [3] The Saugus Cafe was established in 1886 on San Fernando Road (now Railroad Avenue). It is the oldest continuously operating restaurant in Los Angeles County. [4] The Saugus Speedway first opened in 1939, initially known as ...
The National Railroad Museum has hosted the Festival of Trees event since 2005. ASHWAUBENON ... The National Railroad Museum is a privately funded 501(c)(3) educational organization and is among ...
A railway museum is a museum that explores the history of all aspects of rail related transportation, including: locomotives (steam, diesel, and electric), railway cars, trams, and railway signalling equipment. They may also operate historic equipment on museum grounds.
A Fillmore and Western Railway excursion operating over the Santa Paula Branch Line in 2014. The Santa Paula Branch Line is a railway corridor in Ventura County, California. It connects Saugus and Santa Paula through the Santa Clara River Valley, though the route east of Piru is out of service. It opened for traffic by the Southern Pacific ...
In spring of 1848 the General Court approved Webster's plan and the Saugus Branch Railroad Co. was organized. Webster was chosen to serve as the company's president. In 1849, the railroad's charter was amended to change the route so that it ran through Sweester's Corner in Saugus and Linden in Malden. [4]