Abandoned Train Station Yard

The depot in Jacumba Hot Springs for the San Diego & Arizona Eastern Railroad's Desert Line was built in 1919 and handled passenger traffic until 1951. Although the adobe depot is now a private residence, you can still walk through the railyard and photograph some amazing railcars. Please do not disturb anyone and be courteous. This IS someone's private property, after all- the Institute of Telemagica.


The railroad across southern California was troubled from the planning stages. Over the last century, fires, landslides, earthquakes, collapsed tunnels, all plagued the Impossible Railroad and contributed to the financial problems that make the railroad seemingly impossible to operate. The most recent operation attempt went belly up after just a few months and never ran one train. For the truly adventurous, this rail segment includes the world's largest curved wooden trestle - just a few miles north through Goat Canyon. That's a trip for another day.