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Palmdale Railroad
Former railroad line in Palm Springs, California
The Palmdale Railroad was a 4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge horse-drawn railroad which existed only briefly in present-day Palm Springs, California, built in 1888. Originally proposed by Professor Wheaton, a Boston native who relocated to the desert due to asthma, the railroad was part of a larger development which included 160 acres (0.65 km2) of orange groves.2 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0
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The Palmdale Railroad was a 4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge horse-drawn railroad which existed only briefly in present-day Palm Springs, California, built in 1888. Originally proposed by Professor Wheaton, a Boston native who relocated to the desert due to asthma, the railroad was part of a larger development which included 160 acres (0.65 km2) of orange groves.2
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