Identity elements
Reference code
Name and location of repository
Level of description
Title
Date(s)
- 1960-09-25 (Creation)
Extent
1 document
Name of creator
Administrative history
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 1998 that operated in the Western United States. The system was operated by various companies, the names that represented the Southern Pacific system were Southern Pacific Railroad, Southern Pacific Company and Southern Pacific Transportation Company.
Content and structure elements
Scope and content
System of arrangement
This subseries of documents includes those used in or related to railroad operations and includes rule books, timetables, train orders, train sheets (dispatchers records of train movements) and accident reports.
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Conditions governing access
Please see Section VII of the Pacific Northwest Railroad Archive Collection Management Policy for further information on access.
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Technical access
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Finding aids
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Appraisal, destruction and scheduling information
Accruals
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Subject access points
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Name access points
- Southern Pacific Railroad Company (Subject)