A
Chronology for Goleta Depot
& Southern
Pacific's Coast Route
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In 2001, the
historic Goleta Depot celebrated its 100th anniversary.
The construction of the community landmark was only one
of a long series of events leading up to the completion
of the Southern Pacific Railroad's Coast Route linking Los
Angeles and San Francisco.
The chronologies
on the following pages
trace those events, as well as outlining other aspects of
the Goleta Depot story.
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1.
The Railroad Arrives In Santa Barbara County
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2.
Completion Of The Coast Route, 1887-1901 |
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3.
Goleta Depot: The Southern Pacific Years, 1901-1975 |
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4.
A New Chapter: Goleta Depot, 1975-present |
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REFERENCES
- Coombs,
Gary B.
-
Goleta Depot: The History of a Rural Railroad Station.
Institute For American Research, 1982.
- Dunscomb,
Guy L.
- A
Century of Southern Pacific Steam Locomotives. Guy
Dunscomb, 1963 (Reprinted by The Train Shop, 1984).
- Lawler,
Nan
- "Closing
The Gap: The Coast Line and its Bridges in Ventura and
Santa Barbara Counties," Railroad History,
Bulletin 145, Autumn 1981, pp. 87-105 (Reprinted by Instititute
for American Research, 1984 and 1990).
- Myrick,
David
- "Santa
Barbara County Railroads: A Centennial History,"
Noticias (Journal of the Santa Barbara Historical
Society), Vol. 33 (1987), pp. 22-71.
- Signor,
John
- Southern
Pacific's Coast Line. Signature Press, 1994.
Bruce
Morden conducted much of the research upon which this chronology
is based.
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