Coalinga's First Rail Station - 1891

Coalinga's First Rail Station - 1891 (HM17J6)

Location: Coalinga, CA 93210 Fresno County
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Country: United States of America
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N 36° 8.334', W 120° 21.524'

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In the 1880's coal was being mined in the hills of southwestern Fresno Co. In 1888 the Southern Pacific Railroad extended it's line from Goshen to Alcade, south and west of present day Coalinga. A spur line was built from the mine to the railhead. Coaling stations B and C were on the spur line.
Coalinga really began to develop in the early 1890's when oil was discovered. In 1891 Frederick Tibbits opened a saloon, on F Street; the railroad depot, and Louis O'Neill built a store. In 1896 the first big well was brought in at a thousand barrels a day. The railroad opened Coalinga's doors to the world and the world came to develop markets for this oil.

Coalinga S.P. Time Table
April 28, 1912
Leave
No. 60; 6.00 A.M.
No. 62; 5:30 P.M.
Arrive
No. 73; 9:30 P.M.
No. 69: 10:00 P.M.

No. 60 connects at Goshen Junction with trains going north and south and at Armona for Westside town.
No.62 carries San Francisco and Los Angeles sleepers and connects at the Goshen Junction for the north and southbound trains.
No. 73 carries San Francisco and Los Angeles sleepers.
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HM NumberHM17J6
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Placed ByCoalinga Lions Club
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Date Added Monday, October 20th, 2014 at 10:42am PDT -07:00
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Locationbig map
UTM (WGS84 Datum)10S E 737658 N 4002586
Decimal Degrees36.13890000, -120.35873333
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 36° 8.334', W 120° 21.524'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds36° 8' 20.04" N, 120° 21' 31.44" W
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Area Code(s)559
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 105 S 5th St, Coalinga CA 93210, US
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