Southern Pacific Railroad

The Tulare County town of Goshen played an important part in California railroad history.

The Panic of 1873 brought construction of the Southern Pacific Railroad to a halt, making Delano the "end of the line" for over a year.

The deadly gunfight near Hanford in 1880 inspired novels and anti-railroad sentiments.

The Central Pacific and Southern Pacific connected the San Joaquin Valley with the world in the 1870s, founding many local cities and bypassing others.

Today, Mussel Slough doesn't show up on many maps of the San Joaquin Valley. But in 1880, this small settlement northwest of Hanford was the site of one…