RAILROADS OF CHOWCHILLA
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SOUTHERN PACIFIC RAILROAD - BEFORE THE TOWNSITE WAS CREATED THE TRAIN STOPPED AT MINTURN AND CHOWCHILLA WAS KNOWN AS MC NEARS CROSSING. AFTER IT WAS FOUNDED THE COMPANY MOVED THE TRAIN STATION TO A SPOT JUST NORTH OF ROBERTSON BLVD. TWENTY PASSENGER TRAINS PASSED THIS STATION DAILY. WHEN SHIPPING BY TRAIN WAS NO LONGER PRACTICED THE STATION WAS MOVED TO ITS PRESENT LOCATION WHERE ITS USED AS THE VFW HAL POST 9896 CHOWCHILLA PACIFIC RAILROAD -THE 13 MILE CHOWCHILLA PACIFIC RAILROAD WAS BUILT BY O.A.ROBERTSON IN 1913 & SERVED THE AREA FOR 40 YEARS. HOUSEHOLD BELONGINGS, FARM STOCK AND CHILDREN WERE ITS PRIMARY CARGO.THE HALL SCOTT COACH ALSO KNOWN AS THE “CHOWCHILLA TERRIFC” HAD A SIX CYLINDER 150 HORSEPOWER ENGINE AND WEIGHED 76,000 POUNDS. HAD THE RAILROAD BEEN IN OPERATION TODAY IT WOULD BE CONSIDERED ONE OF THE SHORTEST OPERATING LINES IN THE NATION. MONUMENT BUILT & DEDICATED BY E CLAMPUS VITUS GRUB GULCH CHAPTER 41-49 AUGUST 16TH 2003 |