Southern Pacific Railroad History Center Collection

: 1960 Condensed Track Profiles for Southern Pacific's Pacific Lines and Certain Subsidiary Companies; 1960 condensed track profiles for Southern Pacific's Pacific Lines and San Diego & Arizona Eastern Railway, Northwestern Pacific Railroad, Petaluma & Santa Rosa Railroad, Nacozari Railroad, and Pacific Electric Railway.

: Abandonment of Southern Pacific Trackage Between Quinif, Texas and Rosebud, Texas; Abandonment of Southern Pacific trackage between Quinif, Texas (Milepost 119.7) and Rosebud, Texas (Milepost 133.7) on Southern Pacific's former Cameron to Waco, Texas branch line. This abandonment was authorized by the Interstate Commerce Commission on July 19, 1978.

: Alan Laird and Bill Fowler Conversation, May 2021; This video is a conversation between Alan Laird and Bill Fowler. They discuss the life of Levy Laird, a remarkable African-American who was a cook on the Southern Pacific passenger trains for more than thirty years. Alan Laird tells a poignant story about his father, Levy Laird, whose ancestors were enslaved persons in Louisiana and his (Levy's) journey from rural Louisiana to become a respected member of the African-American community of Oakland, California.

: Central Pacific Station List, 1879; The 1879 Central Pacific station list included divisions, subsidiary companies, and steamers.

: Galveston Interlocking 38 B Located at Galveston, Texas; A schematic of Interlocking 38 B showing the lines of Southern Pacific and the Galveston, Houston, and Houston Railroad Company (GH&H). By end of 1960, ownership of the GH&H was vested in the Missouri Pacific Railroad Company and the Missouri-Kansas-Texas Railroad Company as successors to the original owners.

: John F. Kennedy Campaign Train Materials; A collection of materials relating to the Southern Pacific Railroad's special train for Senator John F. Kennedy during the 1960 election. The train ran between Portland, Oregon and Bakersfield, California on September 7-9, 1960. The materials in this collection are: 1. Press Guide (cover only) 2. Menu 3. Information sheet from the Kennedy Campaign to the Press regarding facilities for the press on the train. 4. Southern Pacific Railroad documentation including directive to operate and schedule for the train. 5. Southern Pacific Railroad Transportation Notice 301 regarding the campaign special. 6. Ticket envelope for the campaign special 7. Ticket for the campaign special 8. Bill and receipt for travel on the campaign special.

: Memo Y-542-114; Memoranda between J. H. Williams, R. C. Yates and T. A. Fante regarding comparison of DRG&W three container car with TTAX1 double stack car.

: Nevada-California-Oregon Railway Construction Map - Alturas to Davis Creek, California; This map of September 23, 1911, which covers construction of the Nevada - California - Oregon Railway (NCO) between Alturas and Davis Creek, California (a distance of about 32 miles), has been shared by the Shasta Division Archives. The Alturas, California to Lakeview, Oregon portion of the NCO was purchased by Southern Pacific on April 30, 1925, and would become its Lakeview Branch. At the time of purchase by Southern Pacific, the line of railroad was narrow gauge, and it would be converted to standard gauge by 1928. Several narrow gauge locomotives that operated over the line were relocated and subsequently ran on the former Carson and Colorado Railroad, a Southern Pacific narrow gauge subsidiary.

: Nikita Khrushchev Special Train Collection; Four documents from Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev's visit to the United States in 1959. These materials relate to his special train on the Southern Pacific Railroad between San Francisco and Los Angeles, California. The are: 1. A menu in Cyrillic and English 2. Press information packet for the train 3. Correspondence from the Department of State to the Southern Pacific Railroad's President Donald J. Russell 4. Correspondence from Donald J. Russell to the Department of State

: Robert Yates Intermodal Collection; Robert Yates was intimately involved in the development of the intermodal industry in the United States and has amassed the largest intellectual intermodal archive known to exist. His collection consists of two main areas, Southern Pacific and Greenbrier Intermodal.