SP

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SP is the common abbreviation for the Southern Pacific Railroad, a major historic American railroad that operated extensively in the western United States.

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SP canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf defunct railroad
railroad company
abbreviation SP
acquired Central Pacific Railroad
acquisitionCompletedBy Union Pacific Corporation
alsoKnownAs Southern Pacific
Southern Pacific Company
country United States
formedBy Charles Crocker
Collis P. Huntington
Leland Stanford
Mark Hopkins Jr.
linked to: Mark Hopkins
headquartersLocation San Francisco, California
historicalSignificance influential in agriculture and mining transport in the western United States
major role in economic development of the American West
industry rail transportation
knownFor freight transportation
passenger train service
transcontinental rail service
majorHub El Paso, Texas
linked to: El Paso

Houston, Texas
Los Angeles, California
New Orleans, Louisiana
linked to: New Orleans

Oakland, California
linked to: Oakland

Portland, Oregon
mergedWith Union Pacific Railroad
notableFreightService bulk commodities transport
intermodal freight
notableLocomotiveClass AC-9 articulated steam locomotives
Cab-forward steam locomotives
GS-4 4-8-4 steam locomotives
notablePassengerTrain Coast Daylight
Daylight
Golden State (joint with Rock Island)
Lark
San Joaquin Daylight
Sunset Limited
operated Coast Line (California)
linked to: Coast Line

Cotton Belt Route (through St. Louis Southwestern Railway)
Overland Route (in conjunction with Union Pacific Railroad)
Shasta Route
Sunset Route
operatedInRegion Western United States
operatedInState Arizona
Arkansas
California
Kansas
Louisiana
Missouri
Nevada
New Mexico
Oklahoma
Oregon
Texas
Utah
owned Northwestern Pacific Railroad (jointly at times)
Pacific Electric Railway (controlling interest)
St. Louis Southwestern Railway
Texas and New Orleans Railroad
partOf Central Pacific–Southern Pacific system
servedPort Port of Houston
Port of Los Angeles
Port of New Orleans
Port of Oakland
San Francisco Bay Area
successor Union Pacific Railroad
usedMotivePowerType diesel-electric locomotives
electric locomotives (on subsidiary lines)
steam locomotives

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Southern Pacific Railroad abbreviation SP
subject linked to: SP