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Southern Pacific routes on the Pacific Coast, 1885 A Southern Pacific train at Los Angeles' Arcade Depot, 1891 The Southern Pacific depot located in Burlingame, California, c. 1900; completed in 1894 and still in use, it was the first permanent Southern Pacific structure to be constructed in the Mission Revival Style.
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 depot was built in 1907 by the Southern Pacific Railroad (SP). It was designed by the SP's architect, Daniel J. Patterson, who designed a number of depots during the same era, including the San Antonio Station.
[4] [6] [7] The three office buildings of the Southern Pacific, the Eastern Arizona Railroad, and the Southern Pacific de Mexico in Tucson were closed and draped with black crepe in mourning. The offices remained closed until Friday. [8] That afternoon the Tucson City Council passed a resolution in honor of Epes Randolph in special session. [9]
Federal and private surveys by Lt. John G. Parke and Andrew B Gray proved the feasibility of the southern transcontinental route, but sectional strife and the Civil War delayed construction of the proposed railroad. The Southern Pacific Railroad from Los Angeles reached Yuma, Arizona, in 1877, Tucson, Arizona in March 1880, Deming, New Mexico ...
Historic and existing passenger train stations in Arizona, United States. Originally Arizona and California Railway depot. Last Santa Fe service 1955. Moved to Scottsdale's McCormick-Stillman Railroad Park in 1972. Still standing. Last mixed passenger service in 1984. Still standing. Escalante Harvey House and depot built 1907.
The Southern Arizona Transportation Museum is a railroad museum in Tucson, Arizona. It is located in the former records vault building at the former Southern Pacific Depot, which was renovated by the City of Tucson in 2004. The museum does not charge for admission. Guided tours of the facility are available for a small fee, by appointment only.
Southern Pacific Transportation Company: SP SP 1969 1998 Union Pacific Railroad: Southwestern Railroad of Arizona: SP: 1900 1901 El Paso and Southwestern Railroad: Tucson, Cornelia and Gila Bend Railroad: TC&G, TCG 1915 1985 N/A Tucson, Globe and Northern Railroad: 1887 N/A Never opened Tucson and Nogales Railroad: SP: 1909 1934 Southern ...