This book, written by brian solomon, is like the others in the railroad color history series. The books 681 photographs 102 in color of sp cabooses, most from company and museum archives and never before published, together with 17 drawings, extensive rosters, and. Isaacs, an architect whose official title was assistant engineer of maintenanceof way for the southern pacific company in san francisco, california, can take the lions share. Diagrams common standard passenger train cars southern pacific lines, as of march 1, 1933 this excellent book contains diagrams of the wood and heavyweight cars up to that time. At that time, the caboose began to be replaced by a device known as the flashing red endoftrain. Chapters 1, 2 and 3 to give the reader a solid footing, thompson leads off with an introduction which acquaints us with the history of sp, at least enough to help us understand this farflung railroading empire. It was last used in service by vulcan materials, and was donated to the museum in 1979. However, if you only know the car number, the book lacks a listing by car numbers, which would enable you to find the class to which it belongs. Owner of the agnew depot built by the south pacific coast railroad, later purchased by the southern pacific. This book is a pictorial anthology of used steam locomotives purchased by the southern pacific railroad, supplemented by historical information and technical.
This is the second volume in a series on southern pacific freight cars. Sprint was originally southern pacific rapid intercompany network telephone system. Circa 1926 southern pacific wooden boxcar class b50. Southern pacifics southern california gateway quick view. Southern pacific transportation company timeline may 1, 1971. The 392 pages of this book are given over to that location in railroading where cabooses and the southern pacific intersected. Im only briefly relating the history because much more detail, and many photographs, are in my book on sp cabooses southern pacific freight cars, vol. Transportation history books written by hugh hemphill, texas transportation museum manager. At length he settled down, more or less, as a southern pacific home guard. Steel caboose classes extant during the decade of the 1950s were c401 and c403 both cupola style.
Southern pacific agreed to this, so anxious were they to merge. The books 681 photographs 102 in color of sp cabooses, most from company and museum. Southern pacific operated the beautiful daylight passenger trains. This is a wood caboose built in 1915 by southern railway. The railroads of san antonio and south central texas. Donated to the museum by glen mcelroy, ceo of pickyourpart salvage yards in. The occaision is the ceremony for the completion of the southern pacific. History southern pacific railroad galveston, harrisburg. On the paper matting surrounding the original photo, it lists the special agents on the left as day and the ones. The books 681 photos 102 in color of sp cabooses, most from company and museum archives and never before published, together with 17 drawings, extensive rosters, and bibliography, make it unusually complete and authoritative. The original company was called southern pacific railroad, the second was. Original photograph of the union pacific railroad police from the early 1900s. Southern pacific bulletin january, 1962, page 2226 the wood shanty disappears. In 1949, southern pacific railroad began leasing the last of the wooden cabooses to the nwp, and soon, all steel cabooses would show up on the property.
Lot 6 hardback books railroad trains steam locomotive. The album, with 189 images, is a collection of northern pacific freight car and caboose photos mostly taken in the 1970s in minnesota, wisconsin, north dakota, montana and washington. Author david coscias title is, southern pacific in the san fernando valley, 18761996. Golden west books is proud to announce the release of one of our most classic volumes, the 1967 william f. Prepared by john carrol, jeff cauthen and jack herris. The new caboose book does not have correct color chips, but the color is the same exact match to my eye with the pfe red used for roofs and ends, and that chip is in the pfe book. More information may be found at the american railway caboose historical educational society website. Wash seated, right was master of this caboose in the days when conductors had their own cabooses and the car served as home for days at a time. The southern pacific was represented by three railroads. Standing in the middle is chief special agent david montgomery who was previously a scout for buffalo bill cody during the 1876 siouxcheyenne war. Southern pacific communications began selling surplus capacity on its microwave and fiber optic telecom system. A california story, a fictional retelling of the mussel slough tragedy and the events leading up to it, is published. This book provides a coverage that every railroad enthusiast, and of course southern pacific fans in particular, will enjoy.
New arrivals train, railroad, transportation books from karens. Golden west books, publishers of fine railroading books. He and his wife are the two on the left of the car. He found what may be the only two pictures in existence of the sp 259 and fortunately for us all, his book contains them. The box cars range from woodsided to waffleside in a variety of paint schemes, covered hoppers include the conditionaire cars, there are numerous gs. Prior to that date the road had bought cupola stlye cabooses. Louis southwestern cabooses, the majority of the information was originally provided by joe locke. Aug 20, 2018 just now available is an excellent new book from shade tree books. Southern pacific railroads signature locomotive quick view. However, this particular book in the series lacks a map of the entire southern pacific railway system at its height.
Dec 21, 2011 trainlife is dedicated to serving the model train and railroading community through magazines, articles, and other community resources by todd sullivan photo by cordell newby, from the collection of todd sullivan several np fans have brought up the question of northern pacific caboose paint schemes in the light of the conflicting data by ambroid and northwest short l. Learn more about railroad history with this selection of books available in the museum store. However, this particular book in the series lacks a. It may be used as a finding index to locate a specific car and the particular volume of the series in which that car is discussed. History of the steam and diesel locomotives of the st. Southern pacific bay window caboose number 1886 was built in june, 1972. Corporation and mighty developer of the great southwest and especially california, have fallen so fast. Pennsylvania railroad cabooses were painted tuscan red, and southern pacific s were reddish brown. The book contains an extensive array of rosters, photographs and, where possible, drawings of the major car classes, along with other material as available, such as construction photographs, publicity photographs, lettering drawings, and so forth.
Excellent book for understanding the construction details and lettering of southern pacific cabooses over the years. The members of the american railway caboose historical educational society, inc. This index covers volumes 1 through 5 of the societys southern pacific passenger car series. The book s 681 photos 102 in color of sp cabooses, most from company and museum archives and never before published, together with 17 drawings, extensive rosters, and. For the main page, see southern pacific transportation company. See more ideas about train, old trains and train pictures. The southern pacific reporting mark sp or espee from the railroad initials sp was an american class i railroad network that existed from 1865 to 1996 and operated in the western united states. Wash seated, right was master of this caboose in the days when conductors had their own cabooses and the. Amtrak takes over longdistance passenger trains in the united states. Sp, southern pacific, daylight, sprint, railroad, railways. Missouri pacific caboose 11919 union pacific caboose 25275 missouri pacific. It greatly improves safety and visibility for the crewmembers riding at the front of the shoving move, as they do not.
Southern pacific then enjoyed 70 percent of the harbor traffic, but the lack of capital soon caused them to lose this leadership. Solomons book tells the history of the southern pacific railroad with a wealth of pictureslargely color pictures. Converted from a 1945 boxcar in 1970, this steel bay window caboose was used to carry passengers in. Each of these organizations maintain phenomenal archives and perform sterling service towards honoring the history of san antonio and south texas. Cabooses represent an essential part of the history of any railroad. The era is from 1871 through the end of caboose construction in 1980. The system was operated by various companies under the names southern pacific railroad, southern pacific company and southern pacific transportation. Complete history of sp box cars, the railroads most numerous type, from 1865. America railway caboose historical education society. This book endeavors to offer much of this type of history for the caboose fleet of the southern pacfic. This book presents the complete history of all southern pacific locomotives with. As a condition to the merger, santa fe insisted that the nonrail assets of both company be put into a separate holding company.
Jan 01, 2006 southern pacific freight cars volume 2. The depot houses an ho scale model railroad that is 95% complete and features coast, inland, mountain, and desert scenes inspired by locations in california, oregon, and the desert southwest. How could the southern pacific railroad, once the third largest u. The sp 259 is part of californias railroading history. Southern pacific lines coast line division the route of the. Thompson this is the second volume in a series on southern pacific freight cars. Surviving cabooses of the southern pacific railroad and. Apr 16, 20 southern pacific sp3855 gp9e and sp 9241 sd45t2 laying rail, cascades, fields oregon aug 1985 duration. Southern pacific lines coast line division the route of. Southern pacific rolling stock photographic roster. A according to norfolk southern officials, operating personnel generally use a caboose or riding platform pictured above in switching moves in yards if it involves the locomotives shoving a cut of cars for a mile or more. Individual marks are licensed marks owned by union pacific railroad company and are used under an active license agreement. The colorful caboose with its railroads logo and paint scheme presented a rolling image for everyone to see. What stimulated me to examine my models more closely was one of the walthers models of class c301, which has the curved side handrails and the body.
He was an avid railroad historian and photography and traveled throughout the western united states. The books 681 photos 102 in color of sp cabooses, most from company and museum archives and never before published, together with 17 drawings, extensive rosters, and. This booklet presents in concise form the history of southern pacific from its founding through world war ii. C403 caboose southern pacific freight cars, volume 2. Oct 07, 2010 in morning sun publishings southern railway color guide there is a photo of an original southern railway cupola caboose in standby service around 1961. By 1900, the southern pacific system was a major railroad system incorporating many smaller companies, such as the texas and new orleans railroad and morgans louisiana and texas railroad. The era is from 1871 through the end of caboose construction. This book endeavors to offer much of this type of history for the caboose fleet of the southern pacific. Harold stewart started working for the pacific electric railway before wwii and continued working on the line as it was bought by the southern pacific and the union pacific untill 2002. Being fascinated by the history of the southern pacific railroad for a great number of years, i thoroughly enjoyed this book by author kerry sullivan. Pennsylvania railroad cabooses were painted tuscan red.
Southern pacific railroad mbi railroad colour history. The original company was called southern pacific railroad, the second was called. This is a big book, 480 pages, hardbound in a horizontal format, with approximately 8. By the late 1960s most of the wooden cabooses had been retired, but a handful would remain until final elimination in 1971. Morning sun southern railway in color vol 2,3, lanierreisweber, hc. The southern pacific railroad operated hundreds of freight trains over thousands of miles of track. Central pacific railroad photographic history museum. The publication of this historical sketch of the development of southern pacific seems particularly appropriate at this time when the railroads organization has added, in terms of achievement, another outstanding chapter to the history of the road in taking over the office of president on december 11, 1941, four days after the japanese attack on pearl harbor. The books 681 photos 102 in color of sp cabooses, most from company. Why the southern pacific failed texas transportation museum. Prior to the 1980s, all of these freight trains needed a caboose at the end of the train for the conductor, brakemen, and any other crew members. In the l940s and 1950s, southern pacific was at its zenith, envied by the transportation world for its plant, equipment and strategic dominance of the golden west. I grew up in the 50s and 60s beside the southern in knoxville, tennessee and all that i ever saw were bay window cabooses.
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