Starlight Symphonies of Oak and Glass by Alexandria V. Nolan

Louis, Missouri, and the Atcheson, Topeka, and Santa Fe Railway link to Chicago, Illinois many people using the Southern Pacific Railroad to settle in New Mexico, Arizona, and California could also have come from Midwestern states as well. However, via the Texas and Pacific Railway link to St. Settlers who made their way west on the Southern Pacific were likely to be from the southern states, especially Louisiana and Texas. Routes in Oregon and the old Central Pacific tracks through Nevada to Ogden, Utah also were controlled at various times by the Southern Pacific Company. įrom east to west some of the most signficant towns on a typical route were: This viaduct was replaced with a new railroad bridge including all concrete piers in 1944. In 1892 Southern Pacific eliminated 11 miles of steep and curvy grades on its Sunset Route in Texas by building a new Pecos Viaduct (high bridge) 5 mile further north near Langtry, Texas, for many years the highest bridge in America. Fourteen months later in February 1883 the Southern Pacific completed an expensive low bridge over the Pecos River in Texas linking New Orleans, Louisiana to Los Angeles, California entirely on its own tracks (fourth transcontinental line). A few months later, in December 1881 the Southern Pacific linked with the Texas and Pacfic Railway at Sierra Blanca, Texas to form the third 'transcontinental' railroad. In March 1881 the Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe Railway connected with Southern Pacific lines at Deming, New Mexco to form the second transcontinental line.

By 1877 they were building track east into Yuma, Arizona and headed for New Mexico and Texas. The Southern Pacific Company was formed in 1865 to link San Francisco and San Diego, California by rail. The Butterfield Overland Mail ( History Wells Fargo) stage coach route), and later the Southern Pacific Railroad both made use of Gadsden land. The United States bought the Gadsden Purchase, portion forming the southern parts of ( Arizona and New Mexico south of the Gila River) from Mexico in 1853 to have a snow-free route between California and the rest of the United States.

Starlight Symphonies of Oak and Glass by Alexandria V. Nolan