Southern Pacific
This page last updated on September 11, 2011.
SP in Utah
SP in Utah— A chronology history of Southern Pacific in Utah.
SP Stations in Utah— A summary of SP stations in Utah, everything east of Montello, Nev., by way of the Lucin Cutoff and Salt Lake Causeway
SP's Promontory Branch— A summary of SP stations along SP's Promontory Branch in Utah. Other historical information about the branch is also included.
SP in Ogden— A narrative history of SP in Utah, including history of SP in Ogden, SP's Promontory Branch, and SP's Lucin Cutoff, both trestle and fill.
Southern Pacific and the Great Salt Lake — An article by Lynn D. Farrar, first published in Western Railroader.
Recollections at Lakeside — A collection of personal memories of Fred Crawford, who worked at Lakeside on the west shore of Great Salt Lake from 1904 to 1905 as a train dispatcher, during the construction of SP's Lucin Cutoff. First published in Western Railroader.
SP Corporate History — General notes on SP's corporate history.
SP - AT&SF Merger — A separate page about the proposed SP - AT&SF merger that resulted in the purchase of SP by Rio Grand Industries in 1988.
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SP Locomotive Information
SP GRIP Locomotive Rebuild Program — An on-line article about SP's locomotive rebuild programs, from 1970 to 1989.
SP's Speed Lettering — A brief review of the D&RGW-inspired speed lettering applied to SP units after the October 1988 control of Southern Pacific by D&RGW's Rio Grande Industries parent company.
SP Locomotive Retirements, 1995-1997 — A listing of SP locomotive retired between April 1995 and May 1997.
SP Locomotive Roster After UP Merger — An index listing of SP locomotives after the 1996 merger with Union Pacific.
SP's Train Masters — Recordings of what SP's Train Masters sounded like.
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