This past month I stopped in San Juan Bautista of San Benito County to view a historic plaque detailing the history of the San Juan Pacific Railway. The San Juan Pacific Railway historic plaque is located on former Legislative Route 22/Old San Juan-Hollister Road just east of The Alameda in the City of San Juan Bautista. The San Juan Pacific Railway plaque is located atop it's former grade. As noted above the San Juan Pacific Railway ("SJPR") incorporated in 1907 but it only briefs the story of the line. The San Juan Pacific Railway was standard gauge line built to connect from the Southern Pacific Railroad in Chittenden of Santa Cruz County 7.94 miles southeast to a concrete processing facility in San Juan Canyon near San Juan Bautista. Said Portland Cement processing facility in San Juan Canyon was originally owned by the San Juan Cement Company which began operations in 1907. The San Juan Cement Company was not successful and shuttered operations i...
Because every road has a story.