Southern Pacific Railroad

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Southern Pacific Railroad was a major American railroad company that operated extensive rail networks across the western and southwestern United States from the 19th to the late 20th century.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf railroad company
transportation company
acquisitionCompletedInYear 1996
country United States of America
surface form: United States
formedBy Charles Crocker
Collis P. Huntington
Leland Stanford
Mark Hopkins
foundedAs Southern Pacific Railroad self-linksurface differs
surface form: Southern Pacific Railroad Company
hadNickname Espee
hasAbbreviation SP
headquarteredIn San Francisco, California, United States of America
surface form: San Francisco, California
industry rail transport
influencedDevelopmentOf California economy
West Coast of the United States
surface form: Pacific Coast ports

southwestern United States
surface form: Southwestern United States cities
mergedWith Central Pacific Railroad
surface form: Central Pacific Railroad (under common control)
modeOfTransport freight rail
passenger rail
operatedFromCentury 19th century
operatedInfrastructureType maintenance facilities
rail yards
railroad tracks
operatedInRegion southwestern United States
surface form: Southwestern United States

western United States
surface form: Western United States
operatedRoute Coast Line
Golden State Route
Union Pacific mainline routes
surface form: Overland Route (in conjunction with Union Pacific)

Shasta Route
Sunset Route
operatedService Coast Daylight
Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad
surface form: Golden State (with Rock Island)

Katy connection services
Lark
San Joaquin Daylight
Shasta Daylight
Sunset Limited
operatedUntilCentury late 20th century
ownedSubsidiary Southern Pacific Railroad self-linksurface differs
surface form: Southern Pacific of Mexico (SP de México)

St. Louis–San Francisco Railway
surface form: St. Louis Southwestern Railway

Texas and New Orleans Railroad
partOf Central Pacific Railroad
surface form: Central Pacific–Southern Pacific system
playedRoleIn development of Los Angeles as a rail hub
growth of San Francisco as a major city
settlement of the American West
servedState Arizona
Arkansas
California, United States
surface form: California

Colorado
Idaho
Illinois
Kansas
Louisiana
Missouri
Nevada
New Mexico
New Orleans connection
Oklahoma
Oregon
Tennessee
Texas
Utah
Washington
Wyoming
usedLocomotiveType diesel-electric locomotives
steam locomotives
wasAcquiredBy Union Pacific Railroad
wasKnownFor Cajon Pass operations (via connections)
Donner Pass
surface form: Donner Pass operations

Tehachapi Pass operations
heavy mainline grades and mountain crossings
wasMajorCarrierFor agricultural products in California and the West
intermodal freight
petroleum and chemicals
wasPredecessorOf Union Pacific mainline routes
surface form: Union Pacific Railroad system in the West
wasSubjectOf antitrust and regulatory scrutiny in California

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AC-4 operator Southern Pacific Railroad
this entity surface form: Southern Pacific Lines
AC-5 railwayOperator Southern Pacific Railroad
AC-5 operator Southern Pacific Railroad
AC-5 railroad Southern Pacific Railroad
this entity surface form: Southern Pacific
AC-5 railwayCompany Southern Pacific Railroad
this entity surface form: Southern Pacific Company
AC-8 operator Southern Pacific Railroad
AC-8 railwayCompany Southern Pacific Railroad
AC-8 railroad Southern Pacific Railroad
AC-8 railwayNetwork Southern Pacific Railroad
this entity surface form: Southern Pacific system
Cascade Line operator Southern Pacific Railroad
Cascade Line railwaySystem Southern Pacific Railroad
this entity surface form: Southern Pacific Railroad system
Battle Mountain servedByRailway Southern Pacific Railroad
subject surface form: Battle Mountain, Nevada
AC-11 operator Southern Pacific Railroad
AC-11 railroad Southern Pacific Railroad
AC-12 railwayOperator Southern Pacific Railroad
AC-12 designer Southern Pacific Railroad
Keene, California formerRailwayLine Southern Pacific Railroad
AC-7 railwayOperator Southern Pacific Railroad
AC-7 railwayCompany Southern Pacific Railroad
this entity surface form: Southern Pacific Company
AC-7 operator Southern Pacific Railroad
Collis P. Huntington employer Southern Pacific Railroad
San Antonio station formerService Southern Pacific Railroad
this entity surface form: Southern Pacific Transportation Company
Shedd, Oregon servedByRailroad Southern Pacific Railroad
Summit Tunnel in the Sierra Nevada laterOperatedBy Southern Pacific Railroad
San Francisco Overland Limited operator Southern Pacific Railroad
San Francisco Overland Limited railwayCompanyOnRoute Southern Pacific Railroad
Union Station (Los Angeles) formerOwner Southern Pacific Railroad
Gilroy station formerOperator Southern Pacific Railroad
City of Colton hasRailServiceHistory Southern Pacific Railroad
Northwestern Pacific Railroad ownedBy Southern Pacific Railroad
this entity surface form: Southern Pacific Transportation Company
Beowawe, Nevada servedBy Southern Pacific Railroad
this entity surface form: Southern Pacific Railroad (historically)
Delano, California railroadServedBy Southern Pacific Railroad
T&P predecessor Southern Pacific Railroad
subject surface form: Texas and Pacific Railway
this entity surface form: Southern Pacific Railroad (Texas and Louisiana lines)
Southern Pacific Railroad (Texas and Louisiana) (early Texas line, not SP system) distinctFrom Southern Pacific Railroad
subject surface form: Southern Pacific Railroad (Texas and Louisiana)
this entity surface form: Southern Pacific Railroad (SP system)
Southern Pacific Railroad (Texas and Louisiana) (early Texas line, not SP system) notPartOf Southern Pacific Railroad
subject surface form: Southern Pacific Railroad (Texas and Louisiana)
this entity surface form: Southern Pacific Company (Pacific system)
Southern Pacific Railroad (Texas and Louisiana) (early Texas line, not SP system) hasAbbreviation Southern Pacific Railroad
subject surface form: Southern Pacific Railroad (Texas and Louisiana)
this entity surface form: Southern Pacific (Texas and Louisiana)
SP alsoKnownAs Southern Pacific Railroad
subject surface form: Southern Pacific Railroad
this entity surface form: Southern Pacific
SP alsoKnownAs Southern Pacific Railroad
subject surface form: Southern Pacific Railroad
this entity surface form: Southern Pacific Company
Coast Line operator Southern Pacific Railroad
Coast Line partOfNetwork Southern Pacific Railroad
this entity surface form: Southern Pacific Railroad network
Coast Line historicalOperator Southern Pacific Railroad
this entity surface form: Southern Pacific Transportation Company
Coast Line formerOwner Southern Pacific Railroad
Golden State Route historicallyOperatedBy Southern Pacific Railroad
San Joaquin Daylight railwayOperator Southern Pacific Railroad
San Joaquin Daylight operatedOn Southern Pacific Railroad
this entity surface form: Southern Pacific Railroad network
Lark railwayOperator Southern Pacific Railroad
Lark operatedBy Southern Pacific Railroad
Lark operatingRailway Southern Pacific Railroad
Lark railwayCompany Southern Pacific Railroad