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Simla Junction is a historic location in Los Altos, California, near the area of present-day Homestead Road and Foothill Expressway. It does not appear on current maps. The name was used for a rail junction on the Peninsular Railroad which ran interurban cars along the San Francisco Bay Area's peninsula until some time in the 1940s. There was a wye junction at the location. The original rail right-of-way moved to accommodate changes to road systems and water mains. Some of the former right-of-way is now Foothill Expressway. A parallel right-of-way south is now Union Pacific (as of 2005). Latitude and longitude for this geographic feature in degrees-minutes-seconds format are approximately referenced to the NAD83 datum. In the 1950s, the Simla Supply lumber yard was located there. Also in the vicinity was Val's Market, Miles Auto Seat covers and The Burger Castle. The 280/Foothill Expway overpass was referred to as the Simla Overpass. ==Other data== * A 1941 Chamber of Commerce map shows the locale named ''Simla'' and places it near the present-day Chevron station at . * A Southern Pacific Railroad map calls it ''Simla'' and places the location on present-day Deodara between Arboretum and Beechwood. The railroad map shows milepost 39.7 on Los Altos Branch as of 1933. Latitude and longitude, based on the railroad map, would be approximately . * The feature does not appear on 1899 or 1961 Palo Alto, California 15-minute quadrangle. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Simla Junction, California」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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