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The railroad was reincorporated in 1901 as the San Pedro, Los Angeles & Salt Lake Railroad, and Clark announced plans to construct a line between Salt Lake and southern California. Clark assembled political and financial supporters to assist in the project, both in California and Utah.
- San Pedro Los Angeles & Salt Lake Railroad in Utah
- Contested South of Utah
- Sale to San Pedro, Los Angeles & Salt Lake
- Los Angeles & Salt Lake Railroad in Utah
February 15, 1901 Empire Construction Company incorporated in Utah to acquire and construct railroads. (Union Pacific internal history of LA&SL, on file in Salt Lake City public relations offices; copied on January 20, 1978) March 20, 1901 San Pedro, Los Angeles & Salt Lake Railroad incorporated to purchase the interests and property of the Los Ang...
March 1901 SPLA&SL took possession of abandoned railroad right-of-way between Uvada (Utah-Nevada state line) and Clover Valley Junction (now Caliente), Nevada. To stop the attempted possession by SPLA&SL, the Harriman-controlled Utah, Nevada & California Railroad started actual construction, completing 40.4 miles of trackwork by the end of July 190...
June 9, 1903 San Pedro, Los Angeles & Salt Lake Railroad acquired deed to Utah & Pacific Railroad, Utah, Nevada & California Railroad, and New East Tintic Railway. (Union Pacific internal history of LA&SL, on file in Salt Lake City public relations offices; copied on January 20, 1978) July 7, 1903 The sale and agreement between Clark and Harriman b...
August 16, 1916 San Pedro, Los Angeles & Salt Lake Railroad name changed to Los Angeles & Salt Lake Railroad. The name was changed from SPLA&SL to LA&SL at a special stockholder's meeting held in Salt Lake City on August 16, 1916. The railroad will continue to use its distinctive "Salt Lake Route" name. (Salt Lake Tribune, August 14, 1916, notice o...
The Los Angeles and Salt Lake Railroad (reporting mark SLR) was a rail company in California, Nevada, and Utah in the United States, that completed and operated a railway line between its namesake cities (Salt Lake City, Utah, and Los Angeles, California), via Las Vegas, Nevada.
The San Pedro, Los Angeles and Salt Lake Railroad (SPLA&SL) was a significant transportation route in the early 20th century, connecting the port city of Los Angeles with Salt Lake City, Utah. Here is a detailed history of the railroad from its inception to its absorption into the Union Pacific Railroad.
Apr 29, 2013 · Roster listings of the steam locomotives used by the San Pedro, Los Angeles & Salt Lake Railroad.
For years there has been almost constant talk of a connecting line of railway between Southern California and the Great Salt Lake Basin. In 1886, Captain C. E. Thorn, Judge Ross and otber property owners of Los Angeles built a narrow gauge line between Los Angeles and Glendale.
The maps also provide extremely accurate information on geographic features, ownership of land near railroad lines, and the location of structures near rights of way. This series of aperture cards demonstrates both the attempts to use railways for interurban transportation, leisure and agricultural use along with the submission of the main SP ...
