The Kings Lake Shore Railroad was a 19.4 miles (31.2 km) common carrier

Common carrier

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 railroad that operated in Kings County, California

Kings County, California

Kings County is a county located in the Central Valley of the U.S. state of California. It is located in a rich agricultural region. Kings County is also home to NAS Lemoore, which is the U.S. Navy's newest and largest master jet air station. The county seat is Hanford...

 from 1910-1934. The line primarily hauled agricultural products that grew in this region of the San Joaquin Valley

San Joaquin Valley

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. The line originated with a connection with the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway

Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway

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 at Corcoran and then ran south-southwest to its terminus at Liberty, California.

Grading for the railroad commenced in 1910 as the Kings River Railroad. The Kings River Railroad was organized to build from the Santa Fe at Corcoran to Tulare Lake

Tulare Lake

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. The Kings River constructed 10.05 miles (16.2 km) of track.

In May 1917, the Kings Lake Shore Railroad was incorporated and took over the Kings River Railroad. The railroad extended the line another 9.4 miles (15.1 km). In 1923, the railroad acquired Santa Fe Railway's #27, a 4-4-0

4-4-0

Under the Whyte notation for the classification of steam locomotives, 4-4-0 represents the wheel arrangement of four leading wheels on two axles , four powered and coupled driving wheels on two axles, and no trailing wheels...

 American-type Schenectady Locomotive Works

Schenectady Locomotive Works

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 (Builder No. 2373) steam locomotive

Steam locomotive

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. Abandonment of the line was authorized during the Great Depression

Great Depression

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on January 22, 1934, and the tracks were removed the same year.

Route

• Corcoran
• El Rico (From Durham's Place Names)
• Harvester (From Durham's Place Names)
• Liberty