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Image:John D. Spreckels 1901.jpg|{{John D. Spreckels 1901.jpg/credit}}<br />John Diedrich Spreckels in 1901. | Image:John D. Spreckels 1901.jpg|{{John D. Spreckels 1901.jpg/credit}}<br />John Diedrich Spreckels, "The Great Builder," in 1901. | ||
Image:SD Union December 14 1906.jpg|{{SD Union December 14 1906.jpg/credit}}<br />The front page of the December 14, 1906 edition of the ''San Diego Union'' proclaims, "''RAILROAD FROM SAN DIEGO TO YUMA IS NOW ASSURED.''" | Image:SD Union December 14 1906.jpg|{{SD Union December 14 1906.jpg/credit}}<br />The front page of the December 14, 1906 edition of the ''San Diego Union'' proclaims, "''RAILROAD FROM SAN DIEGO TO YUMA IS NOW ASSURED.''" | ||
Image:SDandA groundbreaking on September 7, 1907.jpg|{{SDandA groundbreaking on September 7, 1907.jpg/credit}}<br />Frank Forward, Sr. (mayor of San Diego) turns the first shovelful of dirt to ceremonially commence construction of the San Diego and Arizona Railway on September 7, 1907. At left is Frank Kimball, a prominent local landowner and rancher,<ref>Kimball also represented the Chamber of Commerce and the Board of City Trustees of San Diego, and helped organize the [[Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway]]'s subsidiary line the [[California Southern Railroad]].</ref> and to the right is real estate developer Alonzo Horton. | |||
Image:SDA Valle Redondo 1912.jpg|{{SDA Valle Redondo 1912.jpg/credit}}<br />The construction camp at Valle Redondo, January 31, 1912. | Image:SDA Valle Redondo 1912.jpg|{{SDA Valle Redondo 1912.jpg/credit}}<br />The construction camp at Valle Redondo, January 31, 1912. | ||
Image:SDA survey party August 1914.jpg|{{SDA survey party August 1914.jpg/credit}}<br />An SDA survey party, August 1914. | Image:SDA survey party August 1914.jpg|{{SDA survey party August 1914.jpg/credit}}<br />An SDA survey party, August 1914. | ||
Image:SDA tunnel 4 east.jpg|{{SDA tunnel 4 east.jpg/credit}}<br />Looking into the United States through Tunnel #4, 598 feet long. | Image:SDA tunnel 4 east.jpg|{{SDA tunnel 4 east.jpg/credit}}<br />Looking into the United States through Tunnel #4, 598 feet long. | ||
Image:SDA engine 50.jpg|{{SDA engine 50.jpg/credit}}<br />Locomotive No. 50 of the San Diego and Arizona | Image:SD&A gas motor No 41.jpg|{{SD&A gas motor No 41.jpg/credit}}<br />SD&A gasoline-electric motor car No. 41, one of three similar self-propelled units used on commuter runs to La Mesa and Lakeside until they were retired in 1934. | ||
Image:Carriso Gorge trestle circa 1919.jpg|{{Carriso Gorge trestle circa 1919.jpg/credit}}<br />The massive wooden trestle under construction at Carriso Gorge, ''circa'' 1916. | |||
Image:SDARR Shovel 1919.jpg|{{SDARR Shovel 1919.jpg/credit}}<br />A steam shovel excavating for the San Diego and Arizona Railway line, ''circa'' 1919. An 0-4-0 steam locomotive maneuvers a string of ore cars in order to dispose of the soils. | |||
Image:Campo Creek Viaduct October 5 1919.jpg|{{Campo Creek Viaduct October 5 1919.jpg/credit}}<br />The upper Campo Creek Viaduct, "''...surely the most photographed bridge [on the SD&A]...''" is nearly 600 feet (183 meters) long.<ref>Hanft, pp. 200-201</ref> The steel structure was completed on October 5, 1919. | |||
Image:SDA engine 50.jpg|{{SDA engine 50.jpg/credit}}<br />Locomotive No. 50 of the San Diego and Arizona Railway line stands at a siding. | |||
Image:San Diego and Arizona tour group.jpg|{{San Diego and Arizona tour group.jpg/credit}}<br />A San Diego and Arizona train takes a tour group over a newly constructed bridge and track section. | Image:San Diego and Arizona tour group.jpg|{{San Diego and Arizona tour group.jpg/credit}}<br />A San Diego and Arizona train takes a tour group over a newly constructed bridge and track section. | ||
Image:SDA 25 tunnel 16.jpg|{{SDA 25 tunnel 16.jpg/credit}}<br />SD&A No. 25 and train have just emerged from Tunnel #16 westbound. | Image:SDA 25 tunnel 16.jpg|{{SDA 25 tunnel 16.jpg/credit}}<br />SD&A No. 25 and train have just emerged from Tunnel #16 westbound. | ||
Image:Lines of the SDA.jpg|{{Lines of the SDA.jpg/credit}}<br />Lines of the San Diego and Arizona Railway in California, and the Tijuana and Tecate Railway in Mexico. | Image:Lines of the SDA.jpg|{{Lines of the SDA.jpg/credit}}<br />Lines of the San Diego and Arizona Railway in California, and the Tijuana and Tecate Railway in Mexico. | ||
Image:SDA timetable 1920.jpg|{{SDA timetable 1920.jpg/credit}}<br />A 1920 timetable cover for the San Diego and Arizona Railway reflects the railroad's eastern interchange with the Southern Pacific. | |||
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==Notes and references== | |||
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Latest revision as of 23:06, 8 August 2013
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Frank Forward, Sr. (mayor of San Diego) turns the first shovelful of dirt to ceremonially commence construction of the San Diego and Arizona Railway on September 7, 1907. At left is Frank Kimball, a prominent local landowner and rancher,[1] and to the right is real estate developer Alonzo Horton.(PD) Photo: Unknown
The upper Campo Creek Viaduct, "...surely the most photographed bridge [on the SD&A]..." is nearly 600 feet (183 meters) long.[2] The steel structure was completed on October 5, 1919.
Notes and references
- ↑ Kimball also represented the Chamber of Commerce and the Board of City Trustees of San Diego, and helped organize the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway's subsidiary line the California Southern Railroad.
- ↑ Hanft, pp. 200-201