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This FreightWaves Classics article provides an overview of the Southern Pacific (reporting mark SP) Railroad, which was one of America’s most successful and widely recognized railroads. The Southern Pacific’s heritage is intertwined with one of the most important events in American history – the completion of the Transcontinental Railroad.
A historical overview
The Southern Pacific was an American Class I railroad network that was founded in 1865 and operated until it was acquired in 1996. Its system was primarily in the western and southwestern United States. The system was operated by various companies under the names Southern Pacific Railroad, Southern Pacific Company and S
Railroad Model Craftsman Extra Board
With Mount Shasta looming in the background, a light freight powered by Southern Pacific Mikado 3227 crosses the Hotlum trestle to reverse direction on the Grass Lake Wye.
Southern Pacific Shasta Route in HO
Otis McGee/photo by Dan Munson
Growing up in the 1950s, I occasionally “played with” trains. But, by my teens, my attention had turned elsewhere. Not until years later, in need of a distraction from the rigors that came with my career, did I return to model railroading. I was not particularly focused and, at the outset, I knew nothing about the growing interest in model railroad operations.