Lang Southern Pacific Station

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Coordinates: 34°25′52″N 118°22′45″W / 34.4310°N 118.3791°W / 34.4310; -118.3791
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Lang Southern Pacific Station
Lang Southern Pacific Station in 1906, the second depot
LocationNear Santa Clarita, California
Coordinates34°25′52″N 118°22′45″W / 34.4310°N 118.3791°W / 34.4310; -118.3791
Built1876
DesignatedMay 22, 1957
Reference no.590
Lang Southern Pacific Station is located in Santa Clarita
Lang Southern Pacific Station
Location of Lang Southern Pacific Station in Santa Clarita
Lang Station
Southern Pacific Railroad
History
Opened1876; 148 years ago (1876)
Closed1969; 55 years ago (1969)

Lang Southern Pacific Station is a former

California Historic Landmark
(No. 590) on May 22, 1957.

History

On September 5, 1876,

railroad tie at this spot. The golden spike was a ceremonial spike that was driven in to celebrate the completion of San Joaquin Valley rail line. The completion of the line connected Los Angeles with San Francisco and First transcontinental railroad line. Four different wood train stations buildings served as the Lang train depot. The original 1873 station was replaced with a new station in January 1888. The second Lang Station Depot was not open long, as it caught fire and was burnt down on August 14, 1888. The third station train depot caught fire and was burnt down on October 5, 1906. The fourth station was taken down in 1969, the California Historic Landmark status given on May 22, 1957, did not save the station from demolishing. The Lang station received its name from John Lang. In 1871 Lang built a hotel at the spot to service the visitors to the nearby mineral springs.[1][2][3][4][5][6] Circa 1888, the Lang springs were said to be 10 "white-sulphur" springs described as "clear and cold, with sulphur, magnesia, and iron, in the most agreeable proportions".[7]

The First Transcontinental Railroad was completed in 1869, this connected the

Collis Huntington, Mark Hopkins, Leland Stanford, and Charles Crocker. The Southern Pacific Railroad was formed from the Central Pacific purchasing smaller railroad companies in California
.

Southern Pacific Railroad purchased from

Henry Mayo Newhall the San Francisco and San Jose Railroad in 1870. Southern Pacific Railroad purchased shares in Newhall's railroad from the city of San Francisco before the Newall sale. Newhall was appointed a member of the Board of Directors of the Southern Pacific Railroad. Henry Newhall later formed the city of Newhall. Newhall purchased part of Rancho San Francisco
in 1875 to form the new city.

View of William Crocker as he drives a rail spike at the re-enactment of the Southern Pacific Railroad line's completion at Lang Station, September 1926 (CHS-31101.4)

In 1887 the Southern Pacific started to expand and built a line though the

William S. Hart Ranch and Museum in Newhall's Heritage Junction.[9][10][11]

The right of way of the Southern Pacific rail line is still in use as the Metrolink Antelope Valley Line, with Newhall station, Via Princessa station, Vincent Grade/Acton station and Santa Clarita station.

Lang Southern Pacific Station marker

Marker

Marker on the site, next to the rail line tracks, reads:[12]

  • NO. 590 LANG SOUTHERN PACIFIC STATION – On September 5, 1876, Charles Crocker, President of the Southern Pacific Company, drove a gold spike here to complete his company's San Joaquin Valley line, the first rail connection of Los Angeles with San Francisco and transcontinental lines."
  • Located on Lang Station Road was the road crosses the train track, off California State Route 14 and Soledad Canyon Road, near the Santa Clara River.

See also

Preceding station Southern Pacific Railroad Following station
Russ
toward Oakland Pier
 San Joaquin Valley Line Humphreys
toward Los Angeles

References

  1. ^ "CHL # 590 Lang Southern Pacific Station Los Angeles". www.californiahistoricallandmarks.com. Retrieved March 20, 2021.
  2. ^ "NO. 590 Lang Southern Pacific Station - California Historical Markers on Waymarking.com". www.waymarking.com. Retrieved March 20, 2021.
  3. ^ "HS3601 |Lang Station 1936". scvhistory.com. Retrieved March 20, 2021.
  4. ^ Lang's, Destruction of the S. P. Depot at. "SP Lang Station Burns Down, 1888". scvhistory.com. Retrieved March 20, 2021.
  5. ^ Pollack, Alan; M.D. "Lang | The Other Great Fire of 1906". www.scvhistory.com. Retrieved March 20, 2021.
  6. ^ "Advertisement for John Lang's Sulphur Springs Hotel, 1886". scvhistory.com. Retrieved March 20, 2021.
  7. ^ Lindley, Walter; Widney, Joseph Pomeroy (1888). California of the South: Its Physical Geography, Climate, Resources, Routes of Travel, and Health-resorts; Being a Complete Guide-book to Southern California. D. Appleton. pp. 188–191.
  8. ^ Premako, Josh (October 26, 2015). "15 Things You Don't Know About Santa Clarita Valley (Unless You're From Here)". Thrillist. Retrieved March 20, 2021.
  9. ^ "Saugus Train Station". Santa Clarita Valley Historical Society. January 28, 2016. Retrieved March 20, 2021.
  10. ^ "The Southern Pacific Railroad: See How the Train Station Functioned as a Stop". Santa Clarita Magazine. December 20, 2007. Retrieved March 20, 2021.
  11. ^ "About Heritage Junction". Santa Clarita Valley Historical Society. January 26, 2016. Retrieved March 20, 2021.
  12. ^ Cal Makers, Lang Southern Pacific Station
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