Visalia District

Visalia District
The Visalia District looking north at Higby, between Tulare and Visalia, in 2021.
Overview
StatusAbandoned, except for two short segments
Owner1897-1898: San Francisco and San Joaquin Valley Railroad

1898-1992: Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway

1992-1998: Tulare Valley Railroad

1998+: San Joaquin Valley Railroad
LocaleKings County, California

Tulare County, California

Fresno County, California
Termini
Connecting linesWahtoke District, Porterville-Orosi District
Service
TypeFreight Rail, Passenger Rail
History
Commenced1897
Completed1898
Closed1994-1998
Technical
Track length68.90 mi (110.88 km)
Track gauge4 ft 8+12 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge
Operating speed40 mph (64 km/h)
SignallingNone

Tulare and Fresno counties with Visalia District in red. Data available from U.S. Geological Survey, National Geospatial Program.
Railroad detritus present on a section of rail just past the abandonment in Calwa- active track visible in background
Derelict cantilever signal in Dinuba

The Visalia District was a railway line in California's San Joaquin Valley that ran from Corcoran, California to Calwa, California. The line was originally built by the San Francisco and San Joaquin Valley Railroad and later acquired by the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway.[1]

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