The impossible railroad

Eastern railway San Diego-Arizona 235,61 stretches for miles among the harsh desert landscapes and rocks. Many engineers of the early 20th century considered the project on construction of the way utopian: too many difficulties met during the work builders.

Today, much of this road is abandoned, Recalling the past greatness of the great era of railroads. It seems that among rusty rails and abandoned cars, then wander the ghosts of the past, Ted memories of bygone decades.

At the turn of the 19th and 20th centuries, during the great era of Railways, each city on the Western coastline of the North American Continent for growth and prosperity needed a quick and reliable transport line security from the East. San Diego in those days was a small port city, and then business pioneers decided that for the growth of the city they want a direct connection to El Centro in the East to transport goods from larger Northern neighbour Los Angeles. Then it was proposed to build a railroad for San Diego – Arizona.

Soon the builders were faced with great engineering difficulties.

Conditions were harsh and dangerous mountain ranges, with huge boulders, deep valleys, and numerous ridges and canyons — almost impassable.

Hope for a successful construction was so insignificant that the project was nicknamed "the Impossible railroad".

The situation was aggravated by the harsh desert climate and temperature, which in summer rise above 43 degrees Celsius.

Small-scale model trestle across Goat canyon railroad Museum San Diego.