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. The quick sale to the Santa Fe before the end of 1898 disappointed many, but many backers believed combining with a larger partner was key to the line's success.
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| - 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. The quick sale to the Santa Fe before the end of 1898 disappointed many, but many backers believed combining with a larger partner was key to the line's success. (en)
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| - Rosedale, California
- San Joaquin Street station
- San Joaquin (Amtrak)
- Companies operating former Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway lines
- Hughson, California
- Richmond, California
- Riverbank, California
- Conejo, California
- Corcoran station
- Claus Spreckels
- Empire, California
- Fresno, California
- Angiola, California
- Stockton, California
- BNSF Railway
- Bakersfield, California
- Bakersfield station (Amtrak)
- Wasco station
- Escalon, California
- Gregg, California
- Hanford station
- Hercules, California
- Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway Valley Division
- Railway lines opened in 1896
- California railroads
- Le Grand, California
- Planada, California
- Southern Pacific Transportation Company
- Merced station (Amtrak)
- Oleander, California
- Shafter, California
- Stockton Subdivision
- Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railroad
- Bakersfield Subdivision
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| - 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. The impetus for building the line was the monopoly position of the Southern Pacific Railroad, it being thought that a competitor would lower the prices being charged to farmers to ship their crops to San Francisco. Claus Spreckels, a leading sugar manufacturer, pledged $500,000 for the building of the line in January 1895, if $3,000,000 more could be raised. Many small investors contributed funds, giving it the nickname the "People's Railroad". The line was constructed between 1895 and 1898. The first passenger train from Stockton to Fresno ran on October 5, 1896 to great fanfare. Bakerfield also held a big celebration when it was reached on May 27, 1898. In both cases, news reports trumpeted how the towns were now free of the "tyranny" of Southern Pacific's monopoly. The quick sale to the Santa Fe before the end of 1898 disappointed many, but many backers believed combining with a larger partner was key to the line's success. The line still exists today as BNSF's Stockton Subdivision from Richmond to Fresno, and as the Bakersfield Subdivision from Fresno to Bakersfield. The San Joaquins runs along this route. (en)
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- San Francisco and San Joaqin Valley Railroad
- San Francisco and San Joauqin Valley Railroad
- San Joaquin Street station
- Santa Fe Passenger Depot (Fresno, California)
- Santa Fe Passenger and Freight Depot
- John Muir National Historic Site
- Richmond, California
- Riverbank, California
- Conejo, California
- Cressey, California
- Claus Spreckels
- Empire, California
- Franklin Tunnel
- Great Bakersfield Fire of 1889
- Angiola, California
- Storey station
- Bakersfield station (Amtrak)
- Ballico, California
- Wasco station
- Escalon, California
- Gregg, California
- Hanford station
- Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway Valley Division
- Luzon, California
- Le Grand, California
- Planada, California
- Merced station (Amtrak)
- Merced station (California High-Speed Rail)
- Shafter, California
- Lankershim, California
- Marguerite, California
- Muir Trestle
- Elmo, California
- Kernell, California
- Stockton Subdivision
- San Francisco and San Joaquin Valley Railway
- Lankershim, Madera County, California
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