San Diego and Arizona Railway

GPTKB entity

Properties (46)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf railway line
gptkbp:associated_with gptkb:John_D._Spreckels
gptkbp:built 1905
1919
Difficult terrain
Political opposition
Funding issues
gptkbp:connects gptkb:San_Diego,_California
gptkb:El_Centro,_California
gptkb:Yuma,_Arizona
gptkbp:current_use gptkb:San_Diego_and_Arizona_Eastern_Railway
gptkbp:founded 1906
gptkbp:has_a Yuma
El_Centro
gptkbp:headquarters gptkb:San_Diego,_California
gptkbp:historical_significance Tourism development in the region
First railway to connect San Diego with the eastern United States
Economic_development_of_San_Diego
Facilitated_trade_with_Arizona
gptkbp:historicalEvent Completion of the line in 1919
gptkbp:historicalPeriod San_Diego_to_Arizona
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label San Diego and Arizona Railway
gptkbp:is_designed_to 1919
gptkbp:length 147 miles
gptkbp:nickname gptkb:The_Impossible_Railroad
gptkbp:notable_feature Carrizo Gorge
gptkbp:operates freight services
gptkbp:operational_status Active
gptkbp:owner gptkb:San_Diego_and_Arizona_Eastern_Railway
gptkbp:productionCompany gptkb:San_Diego_and_Arizona_Eastern_Railway
gptkbp:railwayLine Influenced regional transportation policies
Part of the early 20th-century expansion
Significant for its engineering feats
Contributed_to_the_growth_of_the_southwestern_U.S.
gptkbp:route 147 miles
Freight route
San_Diego_to_the_Imperial_Valley
gptkbp:scenicViews Mountain and desert landscapes
gptkbp:serves gptkb:San_Diego_County
gptkb:Imperial_County
gptkb:Yuma_County
gptkbp:serviceType freight
gptkbp:track Standard gauge
gptkbp:training 147 miles
gptkbp:trainTypes Class I railroad
gptkbp:transportation Rail transport