Visalia Electric Railroad
- Visalia Electric Railroad
The Visalia Electric Railroad, a wholly owned subsidiary of the Southern Pacific Railroad, began as an electric interurban railroad in Tulare County, in the U.S. State of California. [Hilton Interurbans] The railroad was incorporated on April 22, 1904. [cite book
title=Report of the Railroad Commission of California from July 1, 1920 to June 30, 1921
author=Railroad Commission of California
year=1921
publisher=California State Printing Office
location=Sacramento] Passenger service was discontinued in 1924, and the electrification was removed in 1944. Subsequent operation was by diesel locomotive. The railroad was closed in 1992.
The Visalia Electric used the unusual choice of 15 Hz AC at 3,300 Volts carried by overhead wire, with pantographs on the cars for pickup. Parent Southern Pacific intended this as a testbed for main line, long distance electrification of its own lines in the area, a project that never came to fruition.
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