Southern Pacific Historical & Technical Society

Dedicated to preserving & disseminating the historical record of the Southern Pacific Railroad. Supporters of railfanning, archeology & scale modeling of this great pioneer railroad

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Welcome to the SP 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.
 
Baywindow Mercantile features an extensive variety of widely praised and highly informative books on SP history, operations, and equipment. The store also offers back issues of Trainline and a convenient way to apply for or renew membership in the society.
 

Click Here to download the latest complete Trainline Index, issues 1-133.

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Coming Up!

 

2018 Annual Convention

Monterey, California
Oct 31 – Nov 3rd, 2018

HOTEL online registration now open
 
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Southern California Mini Meet

Buena Park, California
May 19, 2018

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*Ken Harrison will be presenting in Tony's place:
"SP and PE Maintenance of Way Equipment in the Los Angeles Area"

Just In – NEW BOOKS!


 

The Southern Pacific Historical and Technical Society is pleased to announce the release of its new book, Photobob's Espee - by Robert Morris .
 
  • 35 years of the Southern Pacific
  • Coverage from 1960s to 1990s
  • Over 170 B&W photographs
  • 40 full color photographs
  • Narrative text by Bob Zenk
  • 10.5 by 8.5-inch landscape

 
The book is available now! Click here to order. Don't forget your member discount! Not a member? Click here to join.

 

 

Union Terminal Publishing has a new book, Chicago & North Western, Milwaukee Road, Rock Island, and Union Pacific Interline Dining & Lounge Cars in Southern Pacific Passenger Trains - by Jeffrey Cauthen with Donald Munger
 
Authors Cauthen and Munger, with credits to their names in all matters Southern Pacific passenger equipment, have prepared this companion volume to the previous six titles in the Southern Pacific Passenger Car series published by the SPHTS. Here you'll find the dining and lounge cars of the C&NW, Milwaukee, Rock Island, and Union Pacific that were used in the jointly operated trains on the Overland and Golden State Routes. An Addendum covers the arch roof dining cars operated by the Western Pacific. Volume seven is a "must-have" for passenger car and train aficionados as well as western road historians and modelers.
 
Hardcover, horizontal format, 11" x 8.5", 208 pages, 265 photos including 30 color, 59 plans, rosters, appendix, bibliography, glossary, index. 2018.
 
The book is available to members direct or can be ordered from us. Click here to order.