North County Transit District - North County Transit District Stations, Union Station (San Dnorth County Transit District Stations, Union Station (San Diego, California), Coaster, Sprinter Iego, California), Coaster, Sprinter (Paperback)

Purchase includes free access to book updates online and a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Chapters: North County Transit District Stations, Union Station (San Diego, California), Coaster, Sprinter, Old Town Transit Center, Solana Beach, Oceanside, Escondido Transit Center, Vista Transit Center, Carlsbad Village, Palomar College, Cal State San Marcos, Sorrento Valley, Encinitas, Carlsbad Poinsettia, Nordahl Road, San Marcos Civic Center. Excerpt: Pacific Surfliner North County Transit District COASTER San Diego Trolley Blue Line Special Event ServiceUnion Station in San Diego, California, also known as the Santa Fe Depot, is a train station built by the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway to replace the small Victorian-style structure erected in 1887 for the California Southern Railroad Company. The station is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Its architecture, particularly the signature twin domes, is often echoed in the design of modern buildings in Downtown San Diego. The Santa Fe Depot (as it was originally designated) officially opened on March 8, 1915, to accommodate visitors to the Panama-California Exposition. The depot was completed during a particularly optimistic period in the City's development, and represents the battle waged by the City of San Diego to become the West Coast terminus of the Santa Fe Railway systems transcontinental railroad, a fight that was ultimately lost to the City of Los Angeles. In its heyday, the facility not only handled Santa Fe traffic but also that of the San Diego and Arizona Railway (SD