Visalia District
| Visalia District | |
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The Visalia District looking north at Higby, between Tulare and Visalia, in 2021. | |
| Overview | |
| Status | Abandoned, except for two short segments |
| Owner | 1897-1898: San Francisco and San Joaquin Valley Railroad
1898-1992: Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway 1992-1998: Tulare Valley Railroad 1998+: San Joaquin Valley Railroad |
| Locale | Kings County, California Fresno County, California |
| Termini | |
| Connecting lines | Wahtoke District, Porterville-Orosi District |
| Service | |
| Type | Freight Rail, Passenger Rail |
| History | |
| Commenced | 1897 |
| Completed | 1898 |
| Closed | 1994-1998 |
| Technical | |
| Track length | 68.90 mi (110.88 km) |
| Track gauge | 4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge |
| Operating speed | 40 mph (64 km/h) |
| Signalling | None |
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The Visalia District (later Visalia Subdivision) was a railway line in California's San Joaquin Valley that ran from Corcoran, California to Calwa, California. The line was originally built by the San Francisco and San Joaquin Valley Railroad and later acquired by the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway.