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The Southern Pacific Railroad (SP) was one of the major western US railroads. From its founding in 1865, the SP provided freight and passenger service for over a century to some 15 states (Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Illinois, Kansas, Louisiana, Missouri, Nevada, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Oregon, Tennessee, Texas and Utah). Like all larger railroads, the system resulted from numerous purchases and mergers, to include such fabled lines as the Central Pacific, Texas and New Orleans, Louisiana and Texas, and St. Louis-Southwestern (Cotton Belt) railroads. The SP system spanned from Chicago to Los Angeles and San Francisco. In 1988, the SP was acquired by the Rio Grande Railroad, but the new company kept the name of SP. The SP was later acquired by the Union Pacific (UP), and most surviving SP lines are now part of the UP system.
One of the routes operated by the SP was the "Shasta Route", which trended from Washington State through Oregon and into California.
Atlantic Steamship Lines, aka "Morgan Line", transported freight and passengers between Atlantic coast ports and seaports on the Gulf of Mexico. It dates to 1837. In the 1880s, the Morgan Line was sold to C.P. Huntington of the Southern Pacific Railroad, and it continued to operate until sold to the US Maritime Commission in 1941,
The Southern Pacific Railroad and Atlantic Steamship Lines operated a sea-rail passenger link between New York City and New Orleans for many years. Passengers would board steamships in New York, sail down the Atlantic Coast and around Florida to New Orleans, where they could connect to SP trains to California or other southwest points. For auction is an extremely rare timetable/brochure promoting this service. It is dated June 1915. The brochure includes a schematic of the steamship, a map of its route, and information about life on-board. There are rail schedules from New Orleans to Los Angeles, San Francisco, and other western destinations. It includes information about steamship connections to Havana, Cuba; Japan; China, the Philippines; Panama; Honolulu; Australia; New Zealand; and others.
This brochure measures appx 9x4 inches closed, 9x8 inches opened, and contains 61 numbered pages; it is printed on semi-glossy paperstock. Now over 100 years old, the brochure is in remarkably good condition. The cover shows some wear and snags, but there are no rips or tears. An inside page shows evidence of a pencil erasure (see second image), and the rubber stamp of a tour agency is imprinted on the inside back cover; no other writing or markings.
You could look many years and not find another of these publications, especially in this condition.
One of the routes operated by the SP was the "Shasta Route", which trended from Washington State through Oregon and into California.
Atlantic Steamship Lines, aka "Morgan Line", transported freight and passengers between Atlantic coast ports and seaports on the Gulf of Mexico. It dates to 1837. In the 1880s, the Morgan Line was sold to C.P. Huntington of the Southern Pacific Railroad, and it continued to operate until sold to the US Maritime Commission in 1941,
The Southern Pacific Railroad and Atlantic Steamship Lines operated a sea-rail passenger link between New York City and New Orleans for many years. Passengers would board steamships in New York, sail down the Atlantic Coast and around Florida to New Orleans, where they could connect to SP trains to California or other southwest points. For auction is an extremely rare timetable/brochure promoting this service. It is dated June 1915. The brochure includes a schematic of the steamship, a map of its route, and information about life on-board. There are rail schedules from New Orleans to Los Angeles, San Francisco, and other western destinations. It includes information about steamship connections to Havana, Cuba; Japan; China, the Philippines; Panama; Honolulu; Australia; New Zealand; and others.
This brochure measures appx 9x4 inches closed, 9x8 inches opened, and contains 61 numbered pages; it is printed on semi-glossy paperstock. Now over 100 years old, the brochure is in remarkably good condition. The cover shows some wear and snags, but there are no rips or tears. An inside page shows evidence of a pencil erasure (see second image), and the rubber stamp of a tour agency is imprinted on the inside back cover; no other writing or markings.
You could look many years and not find another of these publications, especially in this condition.
