Dubbed "The Impossible Railroad" by many engineers of its day due to the immense logistical challenges involved, the line was established in part to provide San Diego with a direct rail link to the east by connecting with the Southern Pacific Railroad lines in El Centro, California.

The San Diego and Arizona Railway (reporting mark SDA) was a 148-mile (238 km) short line U.S. railroad founded by entrepreneur John D. Spreckels, and dubbed "The Impossible Railroad" by engineers of its day due to the immense logistical challenges involved.

Under the direction of John D. Spreckels, construction of the San Diego and Arizona Eastern Railroad began in 1907. [4] It was backed by Edward Henry Harriman at the urging of President Theodore Roosevelt. [14] [15] Engineers called the route "impossible" as it crossed the Colorado Desert and through the Jacumba Mountains. [12]

The Goat Canyon Trestle hike is iconic: a meandering trail along what is dubbed 'the impossible railroad,' through the spectacular Carrizo Canyon, and finally to the world's largest wooden trestle bridge, hidden miles away from civilization.

From the Sacatone Overlook in MaCain Valley you can view the Carrizo Gorge RR tracks. The Desert Line Railroad, often referred to as the "Impossible Railroad," stands as a monumental testament to early 20th-century engineering and the audacity of …

When surveys were being made for the San Diego and Arizona Railway, it was called the “impossible railroad” by several reputable engineers. But the S. D. & A. meandered the length of the Gorge by a tortuous route.

2021年11月19日 · The 70-mile “Desert Line” from Tecate to Plaster City, Calif., features 17 tunnels and 57 bridges. Rockslides and rugged terrain through the area are some of the reasons the San Diego & Arizona was dubbed the “Impossible Railroad.”

2023年7月20日 · Construction on the San Diego and Arizona Eastern Railway — later nicknamed the Impossible Railroad — began in 1907 to connect San Diego to Yuma, AZ. At the time, SD was largely disconnected from the rest of the nation because of its desert terrain that was nearly impossible to build on, making it difficult to transport supplies.

2022年3月12日 · Engineers scoffed, calling the idea "the impossible railroad." From founding day in 1906 until Spreckels himself drove the final golden spike on November 15, 1919, his San Diego and Arizona Railway nearly lived up to its impossible reputation.

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