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The Southern Pacific narrow-gauge system was a network of 3 ft (914 mm) narrow-gauge railroad lines operated by the Southern Pacific Railroad (SP) in the western United States. It consisted of two lines acquired in the early 20th century, running from western Nevada into eastern California and southern Oregon.
Because of the changeover from 3-foot (0.91 m) narrow gauge to standard gauge cars, all the freight had to be handled by hand at Mound House, which caused a great bottleneck, especially after the mining booms of Tonopah and Goldfield. Southern Pacific (SP) proffered an offer to purchase the V&T, but the price was placed too high.
The Southern Pacific Transportation Company was acquired in 1996 by the Union Pacific Corporation and merged with their Union Pacific Railroad. The Southern Pacific legacy founded hospitals in San Francisco, Tucson, and Houston. In the 1970s, it also founded a telecommunications network with a state-of-the-art microwave and fiber optic backbone.
The Colorado and Southern 3-ft-gauge lines were formed in 1898 from the Colorado Central and the Denver, South Park and Pacific Railroads.The narrow gauge operations had four distinct portions: the Platte Canyon Line from Denver to Como, the Gunnison Line from Como to Gunnison via Alpine Tunnel, Highline between Como and Leadville, and the Clear Creek rail line from Denver to Silver Plume.
Shay geared locomotive at the Roaring Camp and Big Trees Narrow Gauge Railroad. The Southern Pacific operated several 3 ft (914 mm) gauge railroads, including the former Carson and Colorado Railway and the former Nevada–California–Oregon Railway, running from Reno into southern Oregon.
Postcard photo of the Southern Pacific Big Tree station and locomotive #21, c. 1910s Southern Pacific narrow-gauge coach #39, at the Southern California Railway Museum. It was built by Carter Brothers in 1881 at their Newark shop for the South Pacific Coast Railroad. The museum also has South Pacific Coast flat car #253, which was later ...
The last train to run on narrow gauge C&S tracks was from Como, Colorado on April 11, 1937. A section of the standard gauge line between Leadville and Climax is still operated as a passenger excursion railroad called the Leadville, Colorado and Southern Railroad. At its peak the Denver, South Park and Pacific Railroad had 335 miles (539 km) of ...
On April 30, 1925, the Southern Pacific Company purchased the company. By 1928, Southern Pacific had converted all the remaining Nevada–California–Oregon track to 4 ft 8 + 1 ⁄ 2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge and sold its 3 ft (914 mm) gauge equipment. [1] [3] Several locomotives subsequently ran on the former Carson and Colorado Railroad. [7]