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The Southern Pacific Railroad was replaced by the Southern Pacific Company and assumed the railroad operations of the Southern Pacific Railroad. In 1929, Southern Pacific/Texas and New Orleans operated 13,848 route-miles not including Cotton Belt, whose purchase of the Golden State Route circa 1980 nearly doubled its size to 3,085 miles (4,965 ...
- GS-4
The Southern Pacific GS-4 is a class of semi-streamlined...
- San Bernardino Train Disaster
Sketch of the accident site. The San Bernardino train...
- St. Louis Southwestern Railway
The St. Louis Southwestern Railway Company (reporting mark...
- History of The Southern Pacific
Origins. Southern Pacific routes on the Pacific Coast, 1885....
- Pacific Railroad Acts
Signed into law by President Abraham Lincoln on July 1,...
- GS-4
What quickly became America’s first land holding company, the Southern Pacific Railroad (Southern Pacific) was incorporated in 1865 and would later lease the Central Pacific Railroad (Central Pacific).
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Southern Pacific Railroad. Founded in 1865 by a group of businessmen in San Francisco, the Southern Pacific was created as a rail line from San Francisco to San Diego. By 1883, the line extended all the way to New Orleans.
Our mission is to provide a digital presentation of the history of the Southern Pacific System from the creation of its first predecessor company in 1853 until its merger with Union Pacific in 1996, through a comprehensive, searchable website.
6 days ago · The Southern Pacific served 15 states in the West and Southwest, including the Pacific and Gulf coasts, with the network dipping south from northwestern Oregon to swing in a wide arc up into Illinois. The railroad served 35 international points of entry.
