Pepperdine University Libraries Malibu Historical Photograph Collection [digital resource], Pepperdine University Special Collections and University Archives
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Description
Completed in 1908, this 15 mile standard gauge railway was built by May Rindge, the matriarch of the Rindge family that owned the expansive Rancho Malibu, starting in 1892. Called the Hueneme, Malibu and Port Los Angeles Railway, the tracks stretched from Las Flores Canyon (the eastern point) to Yerba Buena Canyon (the western point). The railway was used to move supplies around the ranch and ship goods from the Malibu wharf, although its chief purpose was to keep the Southern Pacific Railroad company from gaining right-of-way access to the private lands of the Rancho Malibu. The railway was in use until about 1920, and completely dismantled by 1942. In this undated photograph, a stretch of tracks appears almost completely overgrown from disuse. complete;
Railroad tracks Railroad rails Railroads Malibu (Calif.) Hueneme, Malibu and Port Los Angeles Railway Malibu Historical Collection
Source
Malibu Times Photographs 0112: http://www.oac.cdlib.org/findaid/ark:/13030/c84t6m2n Black and white photographic print, 5 x 7 inches; Malibu Times Photographs: Box 10: Structures and Landscapes (Miscellaneous)
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