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Lang Station
Canyon Country (Soledad Canyon)

On Sept. 5, 1876, millionaire banker and Southern Pacific Railroad president Charles Crocker drove the golden spike at Lang Station in what would later be Canyon Country, linking the railroads from Los Angeles to San Francisco. Next day, the Newhall Train Station opened. Photograph enhanced by Audrey Erickson.

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