Southern Pacific News

Something unusual is happening off the coast of Grenada. Tiny, silver fish are flocking to shallow waters by the million and filling fishermen's buckets by the ton.

In 1883, the Southern Pacific Railroad completed its homogeneous railroad between New Orleans to the east and San Francisco to the west - some 2,487 miles.

By Ron Brown A October 16, 2009 A SISKIYOU SUMMIT, Ore. -October 11th, 1923 became a day when nothing seemed to go right for three brothers trying to make their mark on the rapidly changing postwar world.

George Will's column targeted the wrong precedent. The Supreme Court precedent most in need of overturning is Santa Clara County v. Southern Pacific Railroad.

Scoop >> Top Scoops >> Monday, 21 September 2009, 9:17 am Column: Paul G. Buchanan - A View From Afar Paul G. Buchanan 21-09-09 China's emergence as a great power rival to the US in the South Pacific went unchallenged for a decade.

Last month, the oil and solar industry joined hands in an oil field about a century off its prime Chevron owns in Coalinga, Calif., where steam is required to sufficiently thin what oil remains so it can be extracted.

The above notorious title of course refers to the felonious banking industry, uttered by Senator Dick Durbin in April 2009 as he futilely tried to pass bankruptcy reform in a hopelessly bought and grossly dysfunctional United States Senate, which naturally barfed a bill that only covered bankera TMs assess even in a crisis bankers themselves were ...

Visalia Weekly Delta Jan. 21, 1864 "The railroad is now running order from San Francisco to San Jose, so that passengers by Thoms' Gilroy line from here arrive at the Bay on the afternoon of the second day I less than 36 hours." Jan 1, 1867 RAILROAD PROSPECTS BRIGHTENING 'While we hold that a thorough survey of the various possible routes for ...

The Aug. 6, 1909 NYT reports on a technological improvement which would lead to dramatically reduced emissions and improved efficiency - all, it seems, based on private decision making: The trial of an oil-burning locomotive on the Southern Pacific Division between Sparks and Carlin, Nev., has proved so satisfactory that the company has decided to ...

The Aug. 6, 1909 NYT reports on a technological improvement which would lead to dramatically reduced emissions and improved efficiency - all, it seems, based on private decision making: The trial of an oil-burning locomotive on the Southern Pacific Division between Sparks and Carlin, Nev., has proved so satisfactory that the company has decided to ...

Patrons dine on the patio at Maynard's Market in the Historic Train Depot. The restaurant has an agreement for its rent to be waived through February 2011.

Some left before it got there, some came and went, but many who witnessed the Southern Pacific 4449 "Daylight" steam locomotive roll into the Battle Creek Amtrak station Sunday were awed with its historic majesty.

Owosso's Steam Railroading Institute will host at least eight operating steam locomotives this weekend, and one classic railway vehicle will serve as the star of the show.

The Daylight Special roared through Savanna Saturday, July 18. The private vintage car passenger train, pulled by the Southern Pacific's huge Steam Locomotive 4449, was about an hour behind schedule and arrived in Savanna at 3:00 p.m. After a brief service stop in the Savanna rail yard, the train proceeded through Chadwick and Milledgeville on the ...

Southern Pacific's SP 4449 passed through Prairie du Chien early Saturday afternoon pulling vintage passenger cars.

NEWSCHANNEL 3 - The "World's Most Famous Steam Locomotive" is on a journey across America.

The former Southern Pacific steam locomotive 4449 is slated to head a 30 car train due to leave Chicago Union Station at approx 8 a.m. Sunday morning July 19.

Battle Creek lies in the path of a historic, steam locomotive headed to Train Festival 2009 in Owosso.

It has been years since steam locomotives dominated the rails of this country and many towns haven't seen one roll through in decades... Minot however, hasn't seen one roll through...in hours, thanks to an overnight trip by such a machine.

This photo from the Friends of the 4449 shows the restored steam locomotive, Southern Pacific 4449, which will pull vintage passenger cars through northern Illinois on July 18.