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Southern Pacific Transportation Company. The Southern Pacific ( reporting mark SP) (or Espee from the railroad initials) was an American Class I railroad network that existed from 1865 to 1996 and operated largely in the Western United States.
Origins. Southern Pacific routes on the Pacific Coast, 1885. A Southern Pacific train at Los Angeles' Arcade Depot, 1891. The Southern Pacific depot located in Burlingame, California, ca 1900; completed in 1894 and still in use, it was the first permanent Southern Pacific structure to be constructed in the Mission Revival Style.
The Southern Pacific (SP) was one of America's most successful and widely recognized railroads. Its name stands alongside notables like the Santa Fe, Union Pacific, Pennsylvania, Baltimore & Ohio, and Illinois Central.
The story of the Southern Pacific is a legacy rich with economic, transportation, political, legal, and engineering influence in America west of the Mississippi River.
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.
La Southern Pacific Transportation Company è stata una compagnia ferroviaria americana, attiva nel sud-ovest degli Stati Uniti con sede a San Francisco, California. La compagnia operava su quattro linee principali: la Overland Route tra Sacramento e Ogden, la Sunset Route tra Los Angeles e New Orleans, la Golden State Route tra Kansas City e ...
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.
