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San Francisco And San Joaquin Valley Railroad
The San Francisco and San Joaquin Valley Railroad was a California rail line between Stockton and Bakersfield constructed in the late 1890s and very shortly thereafter purchased by the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railroad and became their Valley Division.Walker's Manual of Far Western Corporations & Securities, Volume 5, Part 1913 p. 183Hooper, Ken (26 December 2014) '' The Bakersfield Californian'' The impetus for b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Map Of San Francisco And San Joaquin Valley Ry
A map is a symbolic depiction of interrelationships, commonly spatial, between things within a space. A map may be annotated with text and graphics. Like any graphic, a map may be fixed to paper or other durable media, or may be displayed on a transitory medium such as a computer screen. Some maps change interactively. Although maps are commonly used to depict geography, geographic elements, they may represent any space, real or fictional. The subject being mapped may be two-dimensional such as Earth's surface, three-dimensional such as Earth's interior, or from an abstract space of any dimension. Maps of geographic territory have a very long tradition and have existed from ancient times. The word "map" comes from the , wherein ''mappa'' meant 'napkin' or 'cloth' and ''mundi'' 'of the world'. Thus, "map" became a shortened term referring to a flat representation of Earth's surface. History Maps have been one of the most important human inventions for millennia, allowin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Escalon, California
Escalon (Spanish: ''Escalón'', meaning "Step") is a city in San Joaquin County, California, United States. The population was 7,472 at the 2020 census, up from 7,132 at the 2010 census and 5,963 at the 2000 census. Escalon is a Spanish word meaning "stepping stones." Founder John Wheeler Jones is said to have come upon the name in a book in the Stockton Free Library and liked it so much that he gave it to the town.Tinkham, George H. ''History of San Joaquin County, California: with Biographical Sketches of Leading Men and Women of the County Who Have Been Identified with Its Growth and Development from the Early Days to the Present.'' Vol. 1, Historic Record Company, 1923. Archive, archive.org/details/historyofsanjoaq00tink/page/n5/mode/2up. History Before the advent of the railroad, the traveler in riding over the French Camp road to the Stanislaus River would notice far out on the plains a large two-story brick house. It was surrounded by trees and shrubs, barns, granaries ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shafter, California
Shafter is a city in Kern County, California, United States. It is located west-northwest of Bakersfield, California, Bakersfield. The population was 16,988 at the 2010 census, up from 12,736 at the 2000 census. The city is located along California State Route 43, State Route 43. Suburbs of Shafter include Myricks Corner, North Shafter, Smith Corner, California, Smith Corner, and Thomas Lane. History The city of Shafter began as a loading dock along the Santa Fe Railroad (former San Francisco and San Joaquin Valley Railroad) right-of-way. The community was named for William Rufus Shafter, General William Rufus Shafter who commanded US Forces in Cuba during the Spanish–American War. Property was sold beginning in 1914 and the city incorporated on January 11, 1938. The first post office opened in 1898, moved in 1902, closed in 1905. A new postal service started in 1914. Shafter is home to Shafter Airport, Minter Field, which began operations in June 1941 and saw heavy use d ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wasco Station
Wasco station is an Amtrak station on the ''San Joaquins'' line located in Wasco, California, United States. The station has one platform on the west side of a single track. History When construction of the San Francisco and San Joaquin Valley Railroad (SF&SJ) had reached the future townsite, a small, open-air, two story station was constructed. It cost $4,500 and followed their standard No. 2 design. There was also a large window, facing the tracks, for the station master to observe activity down the tracks. The town, named Dewey, would develop around the station. It would later be renamed Wasco. In 1899, the SF&SJ was purchased by the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe (part of the Valley Division) which continued to use the station for passenger and freight service. In 1907, the station was extended, to serve a growing demand for freight. In the 1950s, the waiting room was enclosed. The second floor was also reorganized as sleeping quarters. The station closed in 1971, when ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Angiola, California
Angiola is an unincorporated community in Tulare County, California, United States. Angiola is located on California State Route 43, west-northwest of Earlimart, along the route of the San Francisco and San Joaquin Valley Railroad, which became part of the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway Valley Division. The community was named after Angela Bacigalupi, wife of a landowner there. Angiola had a post office A post office is a public facility and a retailer that provides mail services, such as accepting letter (message), letters and parcel (package), parcels, providing post office boxes, and selling postage stamps, packaging, and stationery. Post o ... from 1898 to 1927.Menefee, Euguene LHistory of Tulare and King Counties p. 56 (1913) References Unincorporated communities in Tulare County, California Unincorporated communities in California {{TulareCountyCA-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Corcoran Station
Corcoran station is an Amtrak train station in Corcoran, California, United States. History Corcoran was made a scheduled stop on the Amtrak ''San Joaquin (train), San Joaquin'' on July 29, 1989. The current station building, opened in 1999, replaced a former Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway depot from 1907 that was demolished in 1998. It exhibits Spanish Revival style architecture that includes decorative curvilinear gables and stuccoed walls. The depot is decorated with a large bas-relief called “Life of the Valley" depicting the importance of water to the residents, agriculture, and wildlife of the San Joaquin Valley. Artist Garrett Masterson completed it with the help of his students at the nearby California State Prison, Corcoran. ''San Joaquins'' are expected to cease services here once California High-Speed Rail operations begin. References External links Corcoran, CA – USA Rail Guide (TrainWeb) Amtrak stations in California Corcoran, Calif ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
