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1. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Southern_PacificSouthern Pacific Transportation Company - Wikipedia

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   The Southern Pacific Transportation Company was acquired in 1996 by the Union Pacific Corporation and merged with their Union Pacific Railroad . The Southern Pacific legacy founded hospitals in San Francisco, Tucson, and Houston. In the 1970s, it also founded a telecommunications network with a state-of-the-art microwave and fiber optic backbone.

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2. splives.org › the-southern-pacific-storyTHE SOUTHERN PACIFIC STORY - Southern Pacific Railroad ...

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   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). Central Pacific began construction of America’s First Transcontinental Railroad in Sacramento, California in 1863.

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   What was the original name of the Southern Pacific Railroad?

   • The original company was called Southern Pacific Railroad, the second was called Southern Pacific Company and the third was called Southern Pacific Transportation Company. The third Southern Pacific railroad, the Southern Pacific Transportation Company, is now operating as the current incarnation of the Union Pacific Railroad.

   Southern Pacific (SP) - History | Trains and Railroads

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   Is Union Pacific still a railroad?

   • The former Southern Pacific Transportation Company retains the name "Union Pacific" for all railroad operations. The former Southern Pacific Transportation Company becomes the current Union Pacific Railroad. $5,000 reward poster for information about the derailment of Train 101, City of San Francisco, near Harney, NV on August 12, 1939.

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   How many railroads did the Southern Pacific have?

   • The Southern Pacific was represented by three railroads. The original company was called Southern Pacific Railroad, the second was called Southern Pacific Company and the third was called Southern Pacific Transportation Company.

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   How many miles of rail did the Southern Pacific line cover?

   • Through the years, the line expanded to more than 13,000 miles of rail covering most of the southwestern United States. In 1876, Southern Pacific assistant chief engineer William Hood devised the ingenious method of 18 tunnels in 28 miles of track climbing down from the Tehachapi Mountains to the San Joaquin Valley below.

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4. www.up.com › heritage › southern_pacificUP: Southern Pacific Railroad

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   Home. About Us. Train Pride. Our Heritage. 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.

5. splives.orgSouthern Pacific Railroad History Center | SP Lives Here

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   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. www.britannica.com › money › Southern-Pacific-RailroadSouthern Pacific Railroad | Transcontinental, Expansion ...

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   6 days ago · Updated: May 23, 2024. Date: 1861 - 1996. Ticker: UNP. Share price: $232.05 (mkt close, May. 24, 2024) Market cap: $141.58 bil. Annual revenue: $24.09 bil. Earnings per share (prev. year): $10.48. Sector: Energy & Transportation. Industry: Transportation. CEO: V. James Vena.

7. www.trains-and-railroads.com › southern-pacific-spSouthern Pacific (SP) - History | Trains and Railroads

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   Origins. One of the original ancestor-railroads of SP, the Galveston and Red River Railway (GRR), was chartered on 11 March 1848, by Ebenezer Allen, although the company did not become active until 1852, after a series of meetings at Chappell Hill, Texas, and Houston, Texas.