The San Joaquin Valley and Yosemite Railroad was incorporated on February 15, 1886, by the Southern Pacific Company, and its 21-mile track ran between Berenda and Raymond. At this location, a turntable allowed the locomotive to be turned around and watered if needed for the return trip. The first passenger train arrived in March 1886, and tourists rode the train to "Wild Cat" before continuing to Yosemite by stagecoach. The name "Wild Cat Station" arose after meat supplies ran out and wild cat carcasses could be seen hanging outside the dining room's kitchen. It was later renamed "Raymond" for Mr. T. Ramond of the Raymond Whitcomb Travel Association of San Francisco. The Post Office was established on July 9, 1886, and Raymond soon became the main freight depot for the mountain area because of increased cattle shipments, the Raymond Granite Quarry, and supplies needed by the Madera Sugar Pine Lumber Company. The Raymond train was terminated in 1946 when the line from Daulton to Raymond was abandoned.