On this centennial we honor over three thousand Chinese who helped build the Southern Pacific Railroad and the San Fernando Tunnel. Their labor gave California the first north-south railway, changing the state’s history. — — Map (db m133729) HM
The courageous work done on the San Fernando Tunnel culminated
in the Southern Pacific Railroad's extension to Southern California
in 1876. Thousands of immigrants from China were recruited to
work on this connection between San Francisco and . . . — — Map (db m234711) HM
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. — — Map (db m122365) HM
On this exact site (or hereabouts) 100 years ago, Clamper Charles Crocker drove a spike of pure California gold, completing the Southern Pacific Railroad link between San Francisco & Los Angeles, Queen of Counties. — — Map (db m133821) HM
