Southern California Railways

Author: Richard Billingsley
Publisher: Amberley Publishing Limited
ISBN: 1445696320
Category : Transportation
Languages : en
Pages : 186

Book Description
Richard Billingsley takes a photographic look at some of the spectacular railways across the Golden State.

The Railroad that Lighted Southern California

Author: Hank Johnston
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : San Joaquin and Eastern Railroad
Languages : en
Pages : 138

Book Description
Pictorial history of the San Joaquin and Eastern, a short line extending from the Fresno area into the High Sierra country.

Santa Fe Route

Author: Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe Railway Company
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Railroad travel
Languages : en
Pages : 5

Book Description

Railroads of California

Author: Brian Solomon
Publisher: Voyageur Press (MN)
ISBN: 0760333335
Category : Transportation
Languages : en
Pages : 0

Book Description
A beautifully illustrated look at California's legendary railroads, the men and engineering feats behind them, and their legacy of historic tourist roads and museums.

Decisions of the Railroad Commission of the State of California

Author: Railroad Commission of the State of California
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Public utilities
Languages : en
Pages : 908

Book Description

Annual Report of the Board of Railroad Commission of the State of California

Author: Board of Railroad Commissioners of the State of California
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Public utilities
Languages : en
Pages : 82

Book Description

A Digest of Southern California

Author: Southern California Railway Company
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : California, Southern
Languages : en
Pages : 62

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Report of the Railroad Commission of the State of California

Author: Railroad Commission of the State of California
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Railroads
Languages : en
Pages : 1116

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Southern California's First Railroad

Author: John W. Robinson
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : California
Languages : en
Pages : 120

Book Description

Sacramento Southern Railroad

Author: Kevin W. Hecteman
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
ISBN: 9780738569864
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 132

Book Description
The Sacramento Southern Railroad was born into a famous railroad family and a busy railroad town in July 1903. The mighty Southern Pacific, which controlled the new line from the outset, built south from Sacramento along the eastern bank of the Sacramento River into the delta's rich farmland area. At its zenith, the line was about 31 miles long, serving the communities of Freeport, Hood, Locke, Walnut Grove, and Isleton. Trains on what became known as the Walnut Grove Branch hauled pears, sugar beets, asparagus and other products from the agricultural region's packing sheds and canneries. Competition from trucking and damage from flooding took a severe toll on the railroad, and the Southern Pacific largely abandoned it by 1978, but a portion lives on as a labor of love.