Southern Pacific Transportation Company
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The Southern Pacific Transportation Company was one of the major freight and passenger railroads in the western U.S. until 1996, and is now part of the Union Pacific Railroad. Lines formerly operated by it or a subsidiary should be tagged old_railway_operator=SP in addition to railway=rail (if still in use) or railway=abandoned.
See a list of lines from 1916.
Below is a list (roughly complete) of ex-SP lines, with mapping status.
SPRR proper
| From | To | Status | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd Street (San Francisco) | 7th and Penn Avenue | ||
| San Bruno | Burbank | ||
| West Oakland | Sacramento | ||
| Davis | Tehama | ||
| Woodland | Binney Junction | ||
| Port Costa | Rio Grande | ||
| Montalvo | Saugus | ||
| 6th Street (San Francisco) | San Bruno | ||
| Mayfield | Vasona Junction | ||
| Carnadero | Tres Pinos | ||
| Guadalupe | Betteravia | leased to Santa Maria Valley Railroad | |
| West Oakland | Thousand Oaks (Berkeley) | ||
| Elmira | Rumsey | ||
| South Vallejo | Suisun | ||
| Stockton | Merced | ||
| Peters | Milton | ||
| Watsonville Junction | Santa Cruz | ||
| Binney Junction | Oroville | ||
| Armona | Alcalde | ||
| Naud Junction | Mission Junction | ||
| Los Angeles | Point Fermin | ||
| Florence | Santa Ana | ||
| Santa Ana | Newport Beach | ||
| Newport Beach | Stanton Junction | ||
| West Anaheim | Anaheim Junction | ||
| Ellsworth Junction (Berkeley) | University Camp | ||
| 9th Street Junction (Berkeley) | Thousand Oaks | ||
| Cal Junction (Berkeley) | Thousand Oaks | ||
| 16th Street (Oakland) | 14th Street | ||
| Chino | Ontario | ||
| Benson | New Mexico and Arizona Junction | ||
| Baden | South San Francisco | ||
| Lick | New Almaden | ||
| Aptos | Loma Prieta | ||
| Del Monte Junction | Lake Majella | ||
| Avon | Radum | ||
| Kerman | Fresno | ||
| Berenda | Raymond | ||
| Fresno | Friant | ||
| Fresno | Famoso Junction | ||
| Burbank | Chatsworth Park | ||
| Clement Junction | Sentous | leased to PE | |
| Sentous | Port Los Angeles | leased to PE | |
| Home Junction | Soldiers' Home | leased to PE | |
| Miraflores | Tustin | ||
| Studebaker | Whittier | ||
| Alamitos Beach | Thenard | ||
| Shorb | Pasadena | ||
| Shorb | Duarte | ||
| West Anaheim | Los Alamitos | ||
| Decles | Declezville | ||
| San Bernardino | Riverside | ||
| Redlands Junction | Crafton | ||
| Bassett | Pomona | ||
| Pomona Junction | Chino | ||
| Spreckles Junction | Spreckles | ||
| Ventura Junction | Nordhoff | ||
| Goshen Junction | Exeter | ||
| Lompoc Junction | Lompoc | ||
| Madera | end of track (3.91 mi) | ||
| Oil Junction | Ainrof | ||
| Treadwell Junction | Porque | ||
| Bakersfield | Olig | ||
| Willows | Fruto | ||
| Napa Junction | Santa Rosa | ||
| Sacramento | Placerville | ||
| Galt | Ione | ||
| Woodbridge | Valley Spring | ||
| Citrus | Fair Oaks | ||
| San Pablo | Richmond Transfer | ||
| Wyo | Hamilton | ||
| Napa Junction | Calistoga | ||
| Rossi | Stratford | ||
| Colorado Junction | Potholes | ||
| Peart | Howard | ||
| Wingo | Ramal | ||
| Buchli | Union | ||
| Niland | Araz Junction | ||
| Santa Cruz | Davenport | ||
| Porterville | Springville | ||
| Magnesite | Magnesite Junction | ||
| Ingle | Hardwick | ||
| Mayfield | Vasona | leased from Peninsular Railroad (interurban) | |
| New Mexico and Arizona Junction | Nogales | ||
| Fresno | Goshen | leased from CP | |
| Sacramento | Walnut Grove | leased from CP | |
| Tucson | Calabasas | ||
| Biola Junction | Biola | leased from Fresno Traction Company | |
| San Francisco | San Bruno | leased from SPCo | |
| San Bruno | South San Francisco | leased from SPCo |
CP
| From | To | Status | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oakland Pier | West Oakland | ||
| Oakland Pier | Dutton Avenue | ||
| Oakland Pier | Elvas | ||
| Sacramento | Ogden | Ogden to 5 miles west leased from UP | |
| Niles | San Jose | ||
| Oakland Antonio Junction | Fruitvale | ||
| Fernley | Westwood | ||
| Hazen | Keeler | ||
| Churchill | Mound House | ||
| Umbria Junction | Ogden | ||
| Roseville | CA-OR line | ||
| Lathrop | Fresno | ||
| Fresno | Goshen Junction | leased to SPRR | |
| Halvern | Alvarado | ||
| Elmhurst | Stonehurst | ||
| Tulasco | Metropolis | ||
| Weed | Kirk | ||
| Natron | Oakridge | ||
| Niles Junction | Redwood Junction | ||
| Sacramento | Walnut Grove | leased to SPRR | |
| Hazen | Fallon | ||
| Mojave | Owenyo | ||
| Filben | Candelaria | ||
| Chico | Stirling City | ||
| Corinne Junction | Brigham | leased from UP | |
| Lincoln Junction (Alameda) | High Street | leased from SPCo | |
| Pacific Junction (Alameda) | Encinal Junction | leased from SPCo |
O&C
| From | To | Status | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| East Portland | OR-CA line | ||
| Portland | Corvallis | ||
| Portland | Airlie | ||
| Broadmead | Sheridan | ||
| Springfield Junction | Tallman | ||
| Albany Junction | Lebanon | ||
| Lebanon | Woodburn | ||
| Springfield | Natron | ||
| Mohawk Junction | Wendling | ||
| Salem | Geer | ||
| Willsburg Junction | Oswego | ||
| Cook | Beaverton | ||
| North Bend | Myrtle Point | leased from SPCo | |
| Hillsboro | Tillamook | leased from SPCo | |
| Salem | Black Rock | leased from SPCo | |
| Yaquina | Albany | leased from SPCo | |
| Albany | Hoover | leased from SPCo | |
| Corvallis | Eugene | leased from SPCo | |
| Canby | Mollala | leased from SPCo | |
| Myrtle Point | Powers | leased from Smith-Powers Logging Company |
South Pacific Coast
| From | To | Status | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Elmhurst | College Park | ||
| Alameda Mole | 14th Street (Oakland) | ||
| Alameda Mole | High Street | ||
| College Park | Santa Cruz | ||
| Campbell | Almaden Crossing | ||
| Felton | Boulder Creek | ||
| Newell Creek | Newell Creek Mill |
Arizona Eastern
| From | To | Status | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bowie | Miami | ||
| Cochise | Gleeson | ||
| Maricopa | Hassayampa | ||
| Tempe | Mesa | ||
| Winkelman | Christmas | ||
| Hayden | Winkelman | ||
| Ray Junction | Hayden Junction | ||
| Chandler Junction | Casaba | ||
| Amster Junction | Amster | ||
| Pearce | Commonwealth Mine | ||
| Hansen Junction | Hansen | ||
| Phoenix | Winkelman | ||
| Hayden Junction | R&GV Junction | leased from Ray and Gila Valley Railroad |
Atlantic System (Texas-Louisiana)
| Name | From | To | Status | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| (main) | Houston | West Junction | complete | GH&SA |
| (main) | West Junction | Rio Grande | incomplete | GH&SA |
| (main) | Rosenberg | Beeville | complete | GH&SA |
| Wharton Branch | Wharton Junction | Palacios | GH&SA | |
| Hawkinsville Branch | Bay City Junction (Van Vleck) | Hawkinsville | GH&SA | |
| Damon Branch | Rosenberg | Damon | GH&SA; built later? | |
| (main) | Port Lavaca | San Antonio | GH&SA | |
| (main) | Magers (Houston) | 38th Street (Galveston) | incomplete | GH&SA; jointly owned over Galveston Bay |
| Strang | Sylvan | GH&SA | ||
| Eagle Pass Branch | Spofford | Eagle Pass | GH&SA | |
| La Grange Branch | Glidden | La Grange | complete | GH&SA |
| Gonzales Branch | Harwood | Gonzales | complete | GH&SA |
| (main) | Houston (Chaney) | Blodgett | complete | GH&SA; abandoned early? |
| (main) | Blodgett | Stella | complete | GH&SA |
| (main) | Stella | West Junction | complete | GH&SA |
| Harrisburg Branch | Stella | Harrisburg | complete | GH&SA |
| Bay Shore Line | Strang | Seabrook | GH&SA | |
| Houston Junction | Eureka | GH&SA (where was this line?) | ||
| (main) | Eureka | West Junction | complete | GH&SA |
| Indianola | Lavaca Junction (Clarks) | GH&SA; abandoned early | ||
| North Galveston Junction | North Galveston | GH&SA; abandoned 1896 | ||
| Virginia Point | Island Station | GH&SA; abandoned early | ||
| (main) | Houston | Denison | complete except through Dallas and Denison end | H&TC |
| Western Branch | Hempstead | Austin | complete | H&TC |
| Austin Branch | Austin | Llano | complete | H&TC |
| Waco Branch | Bremond | Ross | complete except Waco to Ross | H&TC |
| Ft. Worth Branch | Garrett | Fort Worth | complete except very end at Fort Worth | H&TC |
| Lampasas Branch | Burnet | Lampasas | complete | H&TC |
| Marble Falls Branch | Fairland | Marble Falls | complete | H&TC |
| Lancaster Tap | Hutchins | Lancaster | complete | H&TC |
| Mexia and Nelleva Cut Off | Nelleva Junction | Mexia Junction | complete | H&TC |
| Dalsa Line | Hearne | Giddings | complete | H&TC |
| (main) | Eureka | West Junction | complete | H&TC |
| Houston | Houston Heights | complete | H&TC; inventoried as yard trackage | |
| Dallas Belt Line | T&P Junction | Forest Avenue | H&TC | |
| (main) | Houston | Shreveport | complete except possibly at end in Shreveport | HE&WT and H&S |
| De Ridder | Lake Charles | Lake Charles and Northern Railroad | ||
| Lafayette | Sabine River (Orange) | Louisiana Western Railroad | ||
| Abbeville | Mamou | Louisiana Western Railroad | ||
| Mallard Junction | Lake Arthur | Louisiana Western Railroad | ||
| Algiers | Lafayette | ML&T | ||
| Lafayette | Cheneyville | ML&T | ||
| Lafayette | NOT&M Junction (Anchorage) | ML&T | ||
| Cade | Port Barre | ML&T | ||
| St. Martinsville Junction | St. Martinsville | ML&T | ||
| Thibodeaux Junction | Napoleonville | ML&T | ||
| Baldwin | Weeks Island | ML&T | ||
| Schriever | Houma | ML&T | ||
| Raceland Junction | Lockport | ML&T | ||
| New Iberia | Salt Mine | ML&T | ||
| Bayou Sale | South Bend | ML&T | ||
| Iberia and Vermilion Junction | Abbeville | Iberia and Vermilion Railroad | ||
| (main) | Sabine River (Orange) | Houston | complete | T&NO |
| Dallas-Sabine Branch (main) | Sabine Pass | T&P Crossing (Dallas) | complete | T&NO (trackage rights on HE&WT from Dorr Junction to Bonita Junction) |
| Sour Lake Branch | Nome | Sour Lake | complete | T&NO |
| Clinton Branch | Houston | Clinton | complete | T&NO |
| Galena Branch | Clinton | complete | T&NO | |
| Port Arthur Branch | West Port Arthur | Port Arthur | complete | T&NO |
| Rusk Branch | Gallatin | Rusk | complete | T&NO |
| BFB&C Branch | Rockland | Turpentine | incomplete (only wye at Rockland mapped) | T&NO; grading from Turpentine to Browndel |
| (main) | San Antonio | Corpus Christi | complete | SA&AP |
| (main) | Houston | Kenedy | complete | SA&AP |
| Waco Branch (main) | Yoakum | Waco | complete | SA&AP |
| Falfurrias Branch | Skidmore | Falfurrias | complete | SA&AP |
| Kerrville Branch (main) | San Antonio | Kerrville | SA&AP | |
| Lockhart Branch | Shiner Junction (Austin Junction) | Lockhart | complete | SA&AP |
| Rockport Branch | Gregory | Rockport | complete | SA&AP |
| Falfurrias | McAllen | complete | SA≈ built later | |
| Edinburgh Junction | Brownsville | incomplete | SA≈ built later | |
| Sterling | Sterling Junction | Franklin and Abbeville Railway | ||
| Franklin and Abbeville Junction | Davids Junction | Franklin and Abbeville Railway | ||
| Sterling | Columbia | Franklin and Abbeville Railway | ||
| Sterling | Camperdown | Franklin and Abbeville Railway | ||
| Dayton | Baytown | Dayton-Goose Creek Railway | ||
| Ennis | Greenville | Texas Midland Railroad | ||
| Commerce | Paris | Texas Midland Railroad | ||
| Rusk | Palestine | complete | Texas State Railroad; in SP system until 1962 | |
| Bryan | Bryan Junction | complete | Bryan and Central Texas Interurban Railway (operated by H&TC; abandoned ca. 1922) | |
| Interurban Junction | Whitaker | complete | Bryan and Central Texas Interurban Railway (operated by H&TC; abandoned ca. 1922) |