A historical review of Santa Fe's Southern California branch line construction from Los Angeles to Port Ballona, Redondo Beach, Santa Monica and the modern day operations at Los Angeles and Long Beach harbors.
Included is material on the Atlantic & Pacific Railroad, California Southern Railroad and the various companies comprising the California Central and Southern California Railway companies.
Introduction, pp. 8-12; Ch. 1: The Early Years, pp. 13-36; Ch. 2: Port Ballona, pp. 37-44; Ch. 3: Rails to Redondo, pp. 45-70; Ch. 4: Alsace to Santa Monica, pp. 71-84; Ch. 5: The Railroad and the Trolley, pp. 85-100; Ch. 6: The Harbor Subdivision, pp. 101-143; Appendix, Footnotes, Bibliography, and Index, pp. 144-172.
Omni Publications, hardcover with jacket, 172 pages, 8.5 x 11 x .75 in. More than 240 Black-and-White photographs and illustrations including 9 maps and 4 color plates.