Identity area
Type of entity
Corporate body
Authorized form of name
Southern Pacific Railroad Company
Parallel form(s) of name
Standardized form(s) of name according to other rules
Other form(s) of name
- Southern Pacific
- Southern Pacific Company
- Southern Pacific Transportation Company
- SP
- Espee
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Description area
Dates of existence
1865-1998
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.
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Control area
Authority record identifier
PNRA_n85266213
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Status
Revised
Level of detail
Partial
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Language(s)
- English
Script(s)
- Latin