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Jack Herman, 88, worked for the Southern Pacific Railroad, which merged with EP & SW, in the mid-1940s after he served in World War II. The line served the mines in Southern Arizona, Herman said.
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ST. PAUL, Minn. — For the first time in decades, it’s possible to see three Northern Pacific steam locomotives gathered in a roundhouse, thanks to the efforts of the Minnesota Transportation ...
The facility, owned by Southern California Gas Co., was the site of the largest methane leak in U.S. history in 2015, forcing more than 8,000 families from their homes.
Long before Interstate 10 connected Baton Rouge and Lafayette with the Atchafalaya Bridge in 1973, the Southern Pacific Railroad built a track that transported trains through the basin's waters.
In part two, we’ll cover historic and new subway tunnels, as well as tunnels in the mountains of Southern California. Mark Landis is a freelance writer. He can be reached at [email protected].
The San Luis Obispo Southern Pacific Railroad roundhouse in 1953. The last of Southern Pacific’s steam locomotives pulled out of the roundhouse in September 1956.
The roundhouse crew of the Southern Pacific Railroad in San Luis Obispo gathers to have its picture taken when this new engine arrived to be put into service in 1913.
A machine shop built in 1904 by Southern Pacific Railroad — one of the last pieces of the city’s 20th-century rail operations — will be torn down, the city of Sparks confirmed last month.