Southern Pacific Railroad
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historicalmarkerproject.com/markers/HM19R9_southern-pacific-railroad-yards_Sparks-NV.html
Soon after 1900, some 373 miles of the original Central Pacific (now Southern Pacific) line between Reno and Ogden, Utah was rebuilt. The work involved shortening of the line in some places. One such change took Wadsworth (Nevada), a division terminal, off …
historicalmarkerproject.com/markers/HM1EJ7_southern-pacific-railroad_Tucson-AZ.html
The S.P.R.R., building the nation's second transcontinental rail line eastward from California, reached Tucson on March 20, 1880. It was the occasion for one of the greatest celebrations in the history of the city and foretold the coming of a new era of fas…
historicalmarkerproject.com/markers/HM28XX_junction-city-a-brief-history_Junction-City-OR.html
Born of a vision that was not to be fully realized, Junction City was platted in 1870 by Ben Holladay, the West Coast railroad promoter. Holladay was building the Oregon & California Railroad south from Portland, laying track on both the east and west sides…