Visalia Electric Railroad

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The Visalia Electric Railroad, a wholly owned subsidiary of the Southern Pacific Railroad Company, operated in Tulare County, California between 1906 and 1990. The VE was headquartered in Exeter and began as a passenger carrier and fruit hauler serving the fruit growing area near the foothills on the eastern side of the Southern San Joaquin Valley. Passenger service ended in 1924 and electric operations ceased in 1949.