From: http://www.srha.net/public/History/history.htm Southern Railway is the product of nearly 150 predecessor lines that were combined, reorganized and recombined since the 1830s. The nine-mile South Carolina Canal & Rail Road Co., Southern's earliest predecessor line, was chartered in December 1827 and ran the nation's first scheduled passenger service to be pulled regularly by a steam locomotive -- the wood-burning "Best Friend of Charleston" -- out of Charleston, S.C., on Christmas Day 1830. When its 136-mile line to Hamburg, S.C. was completed in October 1833, it was the longest continuous line of railroad in the world. From: http://spcascades.railfan.net/aboutcas.html In 1926 the Southern Pacific completed their last rail route through Oregon. Probably one of the most impressive if you ask me. Horseshoe curves, 19 tunnels(between Oakridge and Cascade Summit), snowsheds, and high steel trestles are just some of the engineering marvels on the line. For those of you who have never witnessed a train pulling hard upgrade east of Oakridge, it's quite impressive. There are many different photo angles all along the line. The average speed of trains ascending the grade is 20 miles per hour. Beware of the Poison Oak! Especially between Oakridge and McCredie Springs. On September 28, 1891, The SP completed a branch Line to Natron. 14 years later the Oregon Eastern Railway Company was incorporated to extend the line over the Cascades and connect with The Union Pacific at Ontario, Oregon. At this time, Both UP and SP were under control of Edward Harriman. At the same time, the California and Northeastern railroad was also working north from Weed, California to Klamath Falls, completed in 1909. That same year, the route went under construction to join with the intended Eugene to Ontario route.
Completely unaffiliated. The Southern Pacific Company, and the Southern Railway System were two seperate companies. However, this is not to say they had no interaction. The SP and SRS did meet at several points, via subsidiary companies. Such as at New Orleans, Memphis, and St.Louis. Boxcab E50
Often, you would see Southern Railway freight cars in SP trains. Seen many in Southern California into the 1990's.
OK, I have 10-12 SP cars I was going to list in a lot for sale... didn't know if should include the Southern cars as well in that lot. Thanks
I remember seeing SoPac cars come through on Texas & Pacific trains, as well as other cars. But whole trains with their own engines were probably not willing to pay the trackage fees.
HO or N scale? See Yellow Forum thread: http://www.trainboard.com/ultimatebb.php/ubb/get_topic/f/64/t/000590.html
N scale - but I'm not sure I've got any of them types I'll have to look when I get home - but unless you got BN stuff, I'm really looking to sell, not trade I'll also have 10-12 PRR, 5 or 6 MKT, some Southern passenger, and ...well, about 100 pieces (cars and some engines) alltogether - all in roadname specific lots
