Santa Cruz County had much to be thankful for on Thanksgiving Day, November 30, 1871. Following years of debate, investment, and disappointm...

Hear it! Or watch it! Claus Spreckels was a prominent individual within Santa Cruz County throughout his life. By 1871, he was ...

The Southern Pacific Railroad Company became the sole provider for railroad service in Santa Cruz County in 1887 (although the Ocean Shore R...

Bridges are an essential part of any railroad and nowhere in Santa Cruz County is there a bridge more iconic than the Soquel Creek bridge th...

Castroville has had a long relationship with the Southern Pacific Railroad, which first passed through the town in 1871. However, it was onl...

Fire at the Custom House Packing Corporation cannery, October 1953. Photograph by Lee Blaisdell. [Monterey Public Library] Timing was po...

There have been many narrow-gauge, broad-gauge, and miniature railroads, as well as numerous horsecars, streetcars, and cable-hoisted car s...