Southern Pacific railroad company
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The Southern Pacific Railroad was founded in 1865 and was purchased in 1869 by Collis Huntington, Leland Stanford, Charles Crocker and Mark Hopkins, better known as the Big Four. It was the first railroad to connect Los Angeles to the rest of California and its lines extended as far as New Orleans. In 1901, the Union Pacific Railroad bought 38% of Southern Pacific stock and took control of the company, but the Union Pacific was ultimately forced to divest these shares in 1912 by the U.S. Supreme Court in an anti-trust case. During World War II, the Southern Pacific Co. played a major role in military transportation in the U.S., transporting personnel and equipment along the west coast. In 1983, Southern Pacific and Santa Fe Railroads announced their intentions to merge and organize the company into the Santa Fe Southern Pacific Corporation, but the merger was rejected in 1987. In 1996, the Union Pacific acquired Southern Pacific, making Union Pacific the largest railroad in the United States.
From the description of Southern Pacific Railroad Company records, 1862-1997. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 462019508
First railroad into Southern Arizona, arriving in Tucson in 1880.
From the description of Southern Pacific Railroad records, 1878-1927. (Arizona Historical Society, Southern Arizona Division). WorldCat record id: 40114496
The Apache Trail is a roadway linking the greater Phoenix area with Theodore Roosevelt Lake passing through the Superstition Mountains and the Tonto National Forest in central Arizona. Formerly called the Mesa-Roosevelt Road, it was renamed about 1915 by a Southern Pacific Railroad employee who wanted to promote one of the railroad’s scenic side trips. The trip was an option for its transcontinental passengers.
From the guide to the Apache Trail of Arizona Photograph Album, circa 1915, (University of Arizona Libraries, Special Collections)
Biographical note: The Southern Pacific Railroad was the first railroad in Southern Arizona, arriving in Tucson in March of 1880. It operated in Tucson until it was purchased by the Union Pacific Railroad in 1996.
From the description of Southern Pacific Railroad Company photographs, 1924-1957. (Arizona Historical Society, Southern Arizona Division). WorldCat record id: 48095548
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The Southern Pacific Railroad was founded in 1865 and was purchased in 1869 by Collis Huntington, Leland Stanford, Charles Crocker and Mark Hopkins, better known as the Big Four. It was the first railroad to connect Los Angeles to the rest of California and its lines extended as far as New Orleans. In 1901, the Union Pacific Railroad bought 38% of Southern Pacific stock and took control of the company, but the Union Pacific was ultimately forced to divest these shares in 1912 by the U.S. Supreme Court in an anti-trust case. During World War II, the Southern Pacific Co. played a major role in military transportation in the US, transporting personal, and equipment along the west coast. In 1983, Southern Pacific and Santa Fe Railroads announced their intentions to merge and organize company into the Santa Fe Southern Pacific Corporation, but the merger was rejected in 1987. In 1996, the Union Pacific acquired Southern Pacific, making Union Pacific the largest railroad in the United States.
From the guide to the Southern Pacific Railroad Company Records, 1895-1991, (Stanford University. Libraries. Dept. of Special Collections and University Archives.)
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| associatedWith | A. B. Pinnell, |
| associatedWith | Adams, Jack L. |
| associatedWith | Adamson family |
| associatedWith | AFL-CIO. Railway Employes' Dept. |
| associatedWith | Alfaro, Vicente, 1895- |
| associatedWith | Allison, J. C. |
| associatedWith | Arizona Southern Railroad Company. |
| associatedWith | Atkinson, Cecil L. |
| associatedWith | Ballis, George Elfie, 1925-2010 |
| associatedWith | Ballis, Maia |
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