SP/SSW Did the SP ever have a website?

Metro Red Line Jan 3, 2011

  1. Metro Red Line

    Metro Red Line TrainBoard Member

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    Did the Southern Pacific ever have a website just before the UP acquisition? Quite a few corporations had a web presence back in 1996, but not sure if the SP was one of them. If they did, does anyone know if the last version is archived somewhere?
     
  2. USAF_Andrew

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    I seem to vaguely recall one. I don't remember any details or anything like that. I was in Jr High and the best we had was 28.8 dial up. I want to say they did, just don't remember.
     
  3. Metro Red Line

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    Ah okay. I really hope to see an archived version somewhere. I bet though it had "WELCOME TO THE SOUTHERN PACIFIC WEBSITE!" n flashing large bold letters, a picture of an AC4000W in Speed Lettering on the upper left corner and a faded grey tile background of the SP logo, with a visitor count display .gif on the bottom :)
     
  4. USAF_Andrew

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    Not so much... I vaguely recall the orange sunset logo and thats about it.
     
  5. RAILBLAZER

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    I have a SP flier that lists a phone trace number and customer service numbers, but not a website, this is from the mid-1990's. I too would love to know if they had one.
     
  6. Metro Red Line

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    Interesting, thanks. Although many companies, even if they already were on the Web in the mid '90s, didn't start marketing their websites until the late '90s.
     
  7. BoxcabE50

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    You might try searching a site such as archive.org.

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  8. mjc205

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    I wouldn't think so. The merger was back in 1995. The internet started to catch on around that same time when MS released Windows 95 with their intergrated web browser.
     

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