Southern Pacific Overland Route

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The Southern Pacific Overland Route was a major transcontinental rail line in the United States that connected California with the Midwest and East, serving as a key artery for both passenger and freight traffic.

All labels observed (4)

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Statements (27)

Predicate Object
instanceOf railway corridor ⓘ
transcontinental railroad line ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Overland Route (Southern Pacific) ⓘ
associatedWith Overland Limited ⓘ
carried long-distance passenger trains ⓘ
transcontinental freight trains ⓘ
connected California ⓘ
Eastern United States ⓘ
Midwest ⓘ
country United States ⓘ
era 20th century ⓘ
late 19th century ⓘ
gauge standard gauge ⓘ
historicalSignificance major artery of transcontinental rail traffic ⓘ
linkedTo Union Pacific Railroad connections in the Midwest ⓘ
modeOfTransport rail ⓘ
operator Southern Pacific Railroad ⓘ
partOf Southern Pacific Railroad system ⓘ
regionServed Central United States ⓘ
Eastern United States ⓘ
Western United States ⓘ
role key link between Pacific Coast and interior United States ⓘ
status historical rail route ⓘ
terminusIn Oakland, California ⓘ
linked to: Oakland

San Francisco Bay Area ⓘ
usedFor freight rail service ⓘ
passenger rail service ⓘ

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Referenced by (9)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

AC-10 → usedOnLine → Southern Pacific Overland Route ⓘ
AC-10 → usedOnLine → Southern Pacific Donner Pass route ⓘ
linked to: Southern Pacific Overland Route
AC-12 → notableRoute → Southern Pacific Overland Route ⓘ
Texas and New Orleans Railroad → partOf → Southern Pacific’s transcontinental route ⓘ
linked to: Southern Pacific Overland Route
Feather River Route → competedWith → Southern Pacific Overland Route ⓘ
Southern Pacific Overland Route → alsoKnownAs → Overland Route (Southern Pacific) ⓘ
linked to: Southern Pacific Overland Route
Southern Pacific AC-7 → operatedOn → Southern Pacific Overland Route ⓘ
SP 4250 → railwayLineUsedOn → Southern Pacific Overland Route ⓘ