Frog war
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A frog war occurs when one private railway company attempts to cross the tracks of another, and this results in hostilities between the two railways. It is named after the frog, the piece of track tha
The frog, a component of a railway switch, lent its name to a series of battles for railroad dominance in the 19th century.
California Southern Railroad
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The California Southern Railroad was a subsidiary railroad of the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway in Southern California. It was organized July 10, 1880, and chartered on October 23, 1880, to bu
California Southern train, ca. 1880s.
California Southern's original station in San Diego. This station was demolished and replaced in 1915 by what has come to be known as the Santa Fe Depot.
The station and yards at San Bernardino in 1915. A year later, the station was destroyed by fire.
A westbound train pauses at Cajon siding to cool its wheels before continuing down the pass in March 1943. The station and facilities are at left.