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Opened. 1876; 148 years ago. ( 1876) Closed. 1969; 55 years ago. ( 1969) Lang Southern Pacific Station is a former Southern Pacific railway station located in Soledad Canyon near the eastern end of Santa Clarita, California. On September 5, 1876, the first railway to Los Angeles was completed at this site.
The original "golden spike", on display at the Cantor Arts Museum at Stanford University. The golden spike (also known as The Last Spike [1]) is the ceremonial 17.6-karat gold final spike driven by Leland Stanford to join the rails of the first transcontinental railroad across the United States connecting the Central Pacific Railroad from Sacramento and the Union Pacific Railroad from Omaha on ...
National Park Service map of Golden Spike National Historical Park. The Golden Spike National Historical Park encompasses 2,735 acres (1,107 ha). Initially just 7 acres (2.8 ha) when it was established in 1957, limited to the area near the junction of the two rail systems, the site was expanded by 2,176 acres (881 ha) in 1965 through land swaps and acquisition of approximately a strip of land ...
June 29, 2024 at 2:53 PM. Goaltender Logan Thompson signed autographs for Las Vegas Golden Knights fans even after he was traded to the Capitals. (Photo by David Becker/NHLI via Getty Images ...
August 19, 1983. The Northern Pacific Railroad Completion Site is the location of the golden spike ceremony for the completion of the Northern Pacific Railway (NP) in 1883. The site is located near Gold Creek in Powell County, Montana off of Interstate 90, [ 2] approximately 59 miles (95 km) southeast of Missoula and 40 miles (64 km) west of ...
The E Line (formerly the Expo Line from 2012–2019) is a 22-mile (35 km) [ 2] light rail line in Los Angeles County, California. It is one of the six lines of the Los Angeles Metro Rail system, operated by the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (Metro). The E Line runs east-west and serves 29 stations between East Los ...
Metrolink ( reporting mark SCAX) is a commuter rail system in Southern California, serving Los Angeles, Orange, Riverside, San Bernardino, and Ventura counties, as well as to Oceanside in San Diego County. [ 8][ 9] The system consists of eight lines and 69 stations operating on 545.6 miles (878.1 km) of track. [ 7]
The L Line and Gold Line [2] are former designations for a section of the current Los Angeles Metro Rail system. These names referred to a single light rail line of 31 miles (50 km) [1] providing service between Azusa and East Los Angeles via the northeastern corner of Downtown Los Angeles, serving several attractions, including Little Tokyo, Union Station, the Southwest Museum, Chinatown, and ...