Southern pacific sacramento shops book

For many years i tried to acquire as many books about the southern pacific as i could. Browse the amazon editors picks for the best books of 2019, featuring our. Although it was no longer operational for the past four years, the steam locomotive was not far all maintenance was performed at the old southern pacific shops by the california state railroad museum staff and volunteers. Southern pacifics sacramento shops california state. Southern pacifics sacramento shops incubator of innovation by robert a. The last incarnation of the southern pacific, the southern pacific transportation company, was founded in 1969 and assumed control of the southern pacific system. Southern pacific railroad sacramento shops employees. Southern pacific, sacramento shops, turntable, 111 i. The level of detail about the southern pacific railroad shops also makes this an excellent reference book and insures its place on the list of important books on railroad history in sacramento. The book will be entertaining to both the casual history reader and hardcore railroad aficionado.

The branch was yshaped, and connected to the sn main over tracks that are now operated by the western railway museum. The sacramento railyards or railyard specific plan is an urban infill project of approximately 244 acres 99 ha at the western terminus of the first transcontinental railroad located within sacramentos central city community, between the downtown central business district and the river district, near the confluence of the american and sacramento rivers. More about these cars can be found in my volume 3 of the series, southern pacific freight cars signature press, 2004, covering automobile cars and flat cars. Sacramento historic southern pacific railroad shops.

Oclcs webjunction has pulled together information and resources to assist library staff as they consider how to handle coronavirus. The original southern pacific began in 1865 as a land holding company. Title southern pacific, sacramento shops, 111 i street, sacramento, sacramento county, ca contributor names historic american engineering record, creator. With 223 photographs by 45 photographers, southern pacific. Sacramentos southern pacific shops book, 2010 worldcat. Seventyfive years of progress the southern pacific. There was never a railroad like the western pacific. This slide show starts in sacramento then goes down the fresno sub from elvas. This book contains information of the southern pacific industrial numbering system s. Shop southern pacific railroad company books at alibris. Southern pacific railroad sacramento shops complex. Apprentices setting valves under direction of instructor, sacramento shops. Female employees of southern pacific railroad sacramento shops publication date 1918 topics californialightandsound, californiapreservationservice, railroads, 19101919 language english. The work and innovations at the railroad shops spread throughout the sacramento region and across the country.

In 1862, the central pacific railroad was founded and began building eastward from sacramento as part of the transcontinental railroad. Central pacific railroad photographic history museum photographs, stereoviews, engravings. Sacramento is where it all started for the sp, in my opinion. Train, railroad, transportation books from karens books. In the 19th century, many new locomotives for central pacific and southern pacific were produced at the shops, along with much rolling stock. Corporate name subject search all images for corporate name subject southern pacific railroad company 273 records items 1 15.

The monument, which was dedicated in 1930, honors judahs vision for what became the central pacific railroad, according to the history book images of railsacramentos southern pacific. Southern pacific bulletin december 1921 california. Following on from his highly successful book detailing the construction and history of the depots and stations along the western pacific route from san francisco to salt lake city, the author has now compiled a companion set, published in 2 volumes, covering southern pacific depots in california 812 by 11 hardbound covers. Sacramentos southern pacific shops images of rail hecteman, kevin w. The problem i alluded to with car sides is that sp had introduced a new kind of side post in the prewar automobile cars of class a5014, a hatsection post with. Located in the northwest corner of downtown sacramento, ca is the southern pacifics sacramento shops and yard. The branch crossed over the southern pacific oaklandtosacramento mainline on a bridge, and then divided into two legs. Survey of sps hospital department which employed physicians for each division and established hospitals for longer term care.

The sacramento northerns rockville branch served agricultural areas of solano county. Southern pacific s sacramento shops robert pecotich 496 hardcover the largest and oldest of sps general shops, sacramento built or rebuilt hundreds of steam and diesel locomotives, and thousands of freight and passenger cars, along with exte. Historic sacramento photograph and document archive. The largest and oldest of sps general shops, sacramento built or rebuilt hundreds of steam and diesel locomotives, and thousands of freight and passenger cars, along with extensive work on passenger and official cars, in its history from 1868 to 1990. So in 1867, in the swamps just north of town, the sacramento shops were born. Southern pacifics sacramento shops signature press. Slide presentation along the sp from oakland to sacramento including the west valley and line to the nwp. Media in category southern pacific railroad steam locomotives. The book, which describes the history of the central and southern pacific railroad shops before the completion of the transcontinental railroad, focuses on the wide variety of industries, innovations, and jobs performed by railroad workers, capturing the evolution of the citys industry and the implications of this history beyond the.

Sacramentos southern pacific shops california state railroad. Coverage in this book ranges from the earliest days, before the driving of the gold spike at promontory. Historic east sacramento ca home with 3 bedrooms up for. As that volume is unfortunately out of print, i will summarize here, repeating some material from the book. Southern pacific railroad sacramento shops employees publication date 1915 topics. This volume traces the long and colorful history of the southern pacific railroad through nevada and utah, starting with the pioneer central pacific in the 1860s, and continuing on with the vibrant harriman years after 1900, through depression and war, and on into the modern era. I was able to buy all of the books that came into the local hobby shops, but people have been writing about the southern pacific for many years, and what about all those books i knew nothing about. This is one of the musthave books for any historian that follows the southern pacific railroad. Southern pacific, sacramento and down the valley youtube.

With a need to be selfreliant in the far west, sacramento long maintained the capability to build any and every piece of equipment needed on the railroad. Numerous and frequentlyupdated resource results are available from this search. The book, which describes the history of the central and southern pacific railroad shops before the completion of the transcontinental railroad, focuses on the wide variety of industries, innovations, and jobs performed by railroad workers, capturing the evolution of the citys industry and the implications of this history beyond the sacramento. Southern pacific and the km hydraulics niles canyon railway. For well more than a century, this massive complex kept the central pacific and its corporate successor, the southern pacific, operating smoothly. Coverage in this book ranges from the earliest days, before the driving of the. Female employees of the southern pacific railroad sacramento shops ride a float on july 4, 1918, in support of world war i soldiers. Cover and articles pacific systems big human repair plant p.

The southern pacific transportation company was acquired in 1995 by the union pacific corporation and merged. The steam locomotive returns to old sacramento downtown sac. Sacramento historic southern pacific railroad shops brought to life. Sacramentos southern pacific shops images of rail series. Reliable information about the coronavirus covid19 is available from the world health organization current situation, international travel. There are four known preserved railroad shop complexes in the united states. In 2001 the historic american engineering record haer began a two year documentation project at the southern pacifics sp sacramento shops, a railroad maintenance and repair facility built by the central pacific railway cp in the 1860s and which remained in operation until 1999. Sacramentos southern pacific shops images of rail kevin w. Title southern pacific, sacramento shops, turntable, 111 i street, sacramento, sacramento county, ca contributor names historic american engineering record, creator. I have had an all abiding, life long interest in the southern pacific railroad.

Railroad track charts, timetables, manuals, railroad equipment diagrams, zts, spins and clic track diagrams,guides and other historical railroad and railroad collectables for railfans, railroad collectors, railroad historians and railroad modelers. This information includes the class of freight station amount of freig. This sp 9010 website cannot take orders or answer questions about the book. This yard is shared with the california state railroad museum, where they restore many a vessel. Now, guests of the california state railroad museum have the opportunity to see a steam locomotive train here in sacramento. The time from the late1950s until the mid1990s were years of transition and decline of the sps influence in the west. It is published by the southern pacific bureau of news, 65 market street, san francisco, and is a revision of the 75 years of progress articles which first appeared in the southern pacific bulletin during 1944. Female employees of southern pacific railroad sacramento.