This
is a look at the Santa Fe's Southern California Branch Line. Includes
an early history of the Santa Fe, the Atlantic & Pacific RR, the
California Southern RR, California Central RR and the Southern
California Ry, the problems with the lines in the late 1800s, The
purchase of the Southern California Ry by the Santa Fe, the Los
Angeles & Santa Monica RR, Port Ballona, the Redondo Beach Ry,
the Santa Fe's Control of the line, the Santa Fe & Santa Monica
Ry, the Santa Fe & Los Angeles Harbor Ry, modern operations and
more. Many photos.