1/6/2019
Landmark information
- Location:
Hwy 14 to Soledad Canyon exit. Go S on Soledad Canyon Rd. Right on Lang Station Rd, to RR tracks. 4.7 mi E of Canyon Country - Plaque:
Official State Plaque - Site:
Nothing Remains - Date First Visited:
7/13/2000 - Date Most Recently Visited:
1/6/2019 - GPS Coordinates:
N 34 25.865, W 118 22.743
About this landmark
Plaque text:
Lang Southern Pacific Station
On September 5, 1876, Charles Crocker, president, Southern Pacific Railroad, drove a gold spike here to complete his company's San Joaquin Valley line, first rail connection of Los Angeles with San Francisco and transcontinental lines.