Ive just browsed through a book about various locos round the world, enjoying it all the more for what ive learned from this forum. This list may not reflect recent changes learn more. The southern pacific emerged as the nations third largest industrial corporation, behind only a. The system was operated by various companies under the names southern pacific railroad, southern pacific company and southern pacific transportation company the original southern pacific began in. Southern pacific passenger trains great trains brian solomon on. The publication of this historical sketch of the development of southern pacific seems particularly appropriate at this time when the railroads organization has added, in terms of achievement, another outstanding chapter to the history of the road in taking over the office of president on december 11, 1941, four days after the japanese attack on pearl harbor. Scoutingbsarailroading merit badge wikibooks, open. The southern pacific reporting mark sp or espee from the railroad initials sp was an american class i railroad network that existed from 1865 to 1996 and operated in the western united states. Southern pacific lines coast line division the route of. One of many in the great passenger trains series, this book is dedicated to the passenger trains of the. The volume is hard cover edition and is printed on glossy paper. It is based on the photo at right, from page 261 of southern pacific passenger trains volume 2 day trains of the coast line the san joaquin daylight ran from 4 july 1941 until the end of sp passenger train service on. The author wrote only one volume on southern pacifics famous coast daylight, the passenger train th. He was an avid railroad historian and photography and traveled throughout the western united states.
I noticed that the book said that usually, the e units handled the passenger work, whilst the f units were aimed at selling to railroads for hauling freight. However, if you only know the car number, the book lacks a listing by car numbers, which would enable you to find the class to which it belongs. Streamliners trains which were modernized with new streamlined passenger cars, mainly during the 1930s through the 1950s. In 1985, new pushpull corrugated stainless steel cars and new locomotives took over the caltrain service, which continues to this day. Harold stewart started working for the pacific electric railway before wwii and continued working on the line as it was bought by the southern pacific and the union pacific untill 2002. Alibris new, used, and outofprint books from independent sellers, including thousands of railroad titles. Watch the video of riding in a northern pacific railroad passenger car and the scenery along the way. Most of the changes from the 1936 timetable to this one from 1954 have to do with streamlining of former heavyweight trains click image to download a 31. Huntington, leland stanford, mark hopkins, and charles crocker. The new locomotive incorporates southern pacifics historic colors and graphic elements to honor the men and women of the sp. Shop southern pacific railroad company books at alibris.
More than just a railroad, the southern pacific was an empire, a. Central pacific railroad photographic history museum. We shot this video to showcase a southern pacific daylight passenger train at different places on the layout. Southern pacific passenger trains volume two day trains of the coast line. Southern pacific passenger trains series by dennis ryan. It serves most states west of the mississippi river, as well as illinois. As the decade wore on and the public abandoned trains for highways and airlines the imperial, according to brian solomon in his book southern pacific passenger trains, became little more than a mail and express operation after 1958 sporting a few coaches and occasionally a diner east of tucumcari only. Passenger, actually a long headend train, due out southbound 5 minutes after the morning daylight. Amtrak takes over longdistance passenger trains in the united states. Though the vaunted sp daylight is showcased on the cover, the book dwells on all of the various trains that graced sps rails. Night trains of the coast route and southern pacific passenger trains. For more details, read a summary of interesting facts about the time book, or view the spreadsheet of entries or summary describing the contents.
Pages in category passenger trains of the southern pacific transportation company the following 23 pages are in this category, out of 23 total. In the l940s and 1950s, southern pacific was at its zenith, envied by the transportation world for its plant, equipment and strategic dominance of the golden west. Fascinating history of the southern pacifics passenger night trains along the california coast, providing a detailed look at the lark, the sunset express, the sunset limited, the coaster, the starlight, the coast mail, military trains, and the challenge of santa margarita hill. I am not sure of other references, but this was the one i worked from.
This train is being pulled by an alco pa and two alco pbs abb these pas are. Contact information california state railroad museum library 111 i street sacramento, ca 95814 telephone. Diagrams common standard passenger train cars southern pacific lines, as of march 1, 1933 this excellent book contains diagrams of the wood and heavyweight cars up to that time. Expensive streamlined passenger cab locomotives were an essential part of the sp locomotive fleet, necessary to present a positive public image. Southern pacific daylight, train 9899, the first of what was planned as a series of thirteen volumes, each covering specific named southern pacific passenger trains in great detail. The southern pacific bought streamlined passenger diesel locomotives from alco and electromotive between 1937 and 1955, enough to dieselize its entire roster of intercity passenger trains. We also offer back issues of trainline and a convenient way to apply for or renew membership in the society. Add to cart southern pacifics san joaquin valley line color. After completing the central pacific from california to utah in 1869, they started the southern pacific as a branch line into southern california. Southern pacific commute train san francisco peninsula, 19461956 fred klein, 2010, 20. Complementing the list of more famous trains including the daylights, lark and coaster, was no, 72, the l. Also included are many illustrations, car diagrams, and consist listings. Below is a bibliography of these articles organized by train.
Day trains of the coast line this book begins with the history and construction of the coast line from 1861. How could the southern pacific railroad, once the third largest u. Southern pacific commuter train san francisco peninsula. According to dennis ryan, author of southern pacific passenger trains, volume 1, on page is a table giving the 19501951 consist that includes a heavyweight 8 section5 bedroom car. Third, for information specifically about the coast line trains, see dennis ryan and joe shines book, southern pacific passenger trains, night trains of the coast route. In brian solomons book southern pacific passenger trains p 17 he refers to trains out of third and townsend in 1947. Inspire a love of reading with prime book box for kids discover delightful childrens books with prime book box, a subscription that delivers new books every 1. Cascade railroad history and classic passenger trains. By 1937, the country had largely recovered from the great depression. Night trains of the coast route by dennis ryan and joseph shine this book has many black and white photographs of the sp night trains, including the lark, sunset express, sunset limited, the coaster, and starlight. Discover delightful childrens books with prime book box, a subscription that delivers. Southern pacific railroad, one of the great american railroad systems, established in 1861 by the big four of western railroad building collis p. Altamont press publishes regional railroad timetables for the western us, listing stations, mileposts, speed limits, siding lengths, radio frequencies, and more. The southern pacific ran commuter trains along the peninsula route san francisco to san jose from the 1890s until the service was taken over by caltrain in 1980.
Corporation and mighty developer of the great southwest and especially california, have fallen so fast. Chicago milwaukee st paul railway 1908 ledger okoboji iowa car service record. The cascade cars painted in the two tone gray of the lark and san francisco overland trains. Southern pacific railroad in san antonio and south central. Southern pacific communications began selling surplus capacity on its microwave and fiber optic telecom system laid along their railroad rights. The most popular northern pacific model train passenger cars brands include concor, rapido trains inc. In the boom years following world war ii, sp decided that it was time for the sunset to join the streamliner ranks. Detailed articles about a number of southern pacific passenger trains have been published in sp trainline, the quarterly journal of the souther paciific historical and technical society. Why the southern pacific failed texas transportation museum. Learn the correct terminology, see signal indications and their names, learn the difference between train indicator lamps and markers and see how they were used. Southern pacific locomotives steam and diesel, passenger. Abebooks 100 million books from independent booksellers, including thousands of railroad titles. Baywindow mercantile features an extensive variety of widely praised and highly informative books on sp history, operations, and equipment.
Southern pacific railroad american company britannica. As part of southern pacifics passenger retrenchment, the train would be cut back to a houstonnew orleans run in 1958 and discontinued altogether in 1963. Southern pacific ho scale model railroad passenger cars. The sunset limited august, 1950 streamliner schedules. The southern pacific streamlined cascade began service on august, 1950, and was an all pullman train for the shortest length of time, for beginning october 11, 1950, the cascade began to carry coaches between oakland and portland. The southern pacific was the final unit in ups heritage series of locomotives, and was inspired by the railroads famous daylight trains, often referred to as the most beautiful trains in the world. According to ryan and shines night trains of the coast route, 2215251456 consist included for a brief period there were two hw 85s.
A good source of information on sp passenger trains is harry stegmaiers book southern pacific passenger train consists and cars, 1955 1958. From the pages of the official guide, april 1955 the argonaut southern pacific lines january 9, 1955. Day trains of the coast line this book begins with the history and construction of the coast line from 1861 to its opening on march 31, 1901. Southern pacific train numbers classic trains magazine.
Southern pacific operated a lot of passenger trains in the 1950s. Hobbylinc carries 40 northern pacific model train passenger cars at discounts up to 24%. However, it also said that f units were used for passenger work in mountain areas. All customers have been migrated from our previous store, but you may need to reset your password. The union pacific is headquartered in omaha, ne, and is the largest railroad in north america following a series of mergers between the mid 1980s and 1990s.