Welcome to the
Southern Pacific Historical
& Technical Society
We are dedicated to preserving and disseminating the historical record of the Southern Pacific Railroad and its affiliates. We support railfanning, industrial archeology and accurate scale modeling of this great pioneer railroad of the western United States.
Everyone is welcome to join the Society and share member benefits, which include the excellent quarterly journal TRAINLINE, an informative quarterly newsletter, an exciting annual convention, and the opportunity to serve other dedicated Southern Pacific fans and modelers.
This Just In...
We are within six months of our Annual Meeting and Convention. You can check out a quick overview of what we are planning by clicking on the Convention Tab above. Meeting Chairman, David Coscia, is preparing updates for the website as we speak, so check often.
Many of you have asked when registration forms will be available. We will post downloadable blank forms right here on the website concurrent with our next Trainline mailing. The Trainline packet will also contain a registration form. Look for that around July 1st-10th.
The critical "must do right away" is to reserve your room at the DoubleTree Bakersfield. We have a limited room block which guarantees your discounted room rate (read DEEP discount) that will disappear when all those blocked rooms have been reserved. The contact info for the DoubleTree is under the Convention Tab.
Also, Board of Director elections are coming up in July as well. If you are interested in running for a director position, e-mail any of the current directors and we'll show you how to throw your hat into the ring. Email addresses are under the "Society" tab just below or across the top line.