Palmdale Railroad

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The Palmdale Railroad was a 4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm)

standard gauge[1] horse-drawn railroad which existed only briefly in present-day Palm Springs, California, built in 1888.[2]

Originally proposed by a Professor Wheaton, a Boston native who relocated to the desert due to asthma, the railroad was part of a larger development which included 160 acres (0.65 km2) of orange groves.

Running primarily down present-day Farrell Drive to the proposed settlement of Palmdale at the foot of

Ties from the right-of-way were used to build the Cornelia White House,[2]
which still stands today in downtown Palm Springs.

For years after its abandonment, a single, dilapidated horse-drawn car remained in the desert as a sort of landmark to travelers.[3] The car is no longer visible and is presumed to be buried beneath the sand.

The California Office of Historic Preservation recognized the site of the railroad as a point of interest on November 3, 1969.

See also

References

  1. ^ Ninth Annual Report of the Board of Railroad Commissioners of the State of California for the Year Ending December 31, 1888, p. 26
  2. ^
    OCLC 56035822
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  3. ^ James, George Wharton (1908). The Wonders of the Colorado Desert. Little, Brown, and company. p. 291 – via Archive.org. palmdale railroad palm springs. (Which includes a sketch of a Palmdale Railroad passenger car by Carl Eytel.)

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