San Diego and Arizona Railway

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/San_Diego_and_Arizona_Railway
GPTKB entity
Statements (27)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:railway_company
gptkbp:abbreviation gptkb:SD&A
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:dissolved 1933
gptkbp:foundedYear 1906
gptkbp:founder gptkb:John_D._Spreckels
gptkbp:gauge standard gauge
gptkbp:headquartersLocation gptkb:San_Diego,_California
gptkbp:historicalSignificance Linked San Diego to the Southern Pacific mainline
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label San Diego and Arizona Railway
gptkbp:length 148 miles
gptkbp:nickname gptkb:The_Impossible_Railroad
gptkbp:notableBuilding gptkb:Goat_Canyon_Trestle
gptkbp:notableEvent Construction delayed by Mexican Revolution
Construction delayed by World War I
Construction delayed by landslides
Construction delayed by sabotage
gptkbp:opened 1919
gptkbp:operatedBy gptkb:Southern_Pacific_Railroad
gptkbp:passesThrough gptkb:Carrizo_Gorge
gptkb:Tecate,_Mexico
gptkb:Tijuana,_Mexico
gptkbp:route gptkb:San_Diego,_California
gptkbp:routeEnd gptkb:Calexico,_California
gptkbp:successor gptkb:San_Diego_and_Arizona_Eastern_Railway
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:John_D._Spreckels
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6