Surf Line
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The Surf Line is a railroad line that runs from San Diego to Orange County along California's Pacific coast. It was so named because much of the line is near the Pacific Ocean, within less than 100 fe
Coaster train passes through Del Mar on the Surf Line in July 2021
The southbound San Diegan passes through Capistrano Beach, California on the Surf Line in April 1973.
San Diegan in San Clemente, c. 1940s
Sprinter train departing from Oceanside
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.