The SP Miscellaneous Page

1
 Shasta Route Freight Schedules and Symbols:

3 tables listing freight train symbols, schedules and an old to new symbol conversion. These were originally system-wide lists, compiled by Dave Stanley, and sent to me by Don DeLay. The lists appeared in CTC Board magazine during 1971. Note: Anyone desiring the complete listing may download a Microsoft Excel 2000 spreadsheet. Note: If you experience difficulties downloading the list, please send me a message at "sp_8296 [at] yahoo [dot] com" and I will send you a copy.
2
The Pacific Coast Express
A flyer announcing the new north-south premium intermodal service between Los Angeles and Portland. The trains were known as the "PTPCX" (Portland Pacific Coast Express) and "LAPCX" (Los Angeles Pacific Coast Express). Under Union Pacific control they are now known as the "ZBRLA" (Premium Intermodal Brooklyn-Los Angeles) and "ZLABR" (Premium Intermodal Los Angeles-Brooklyn).
3
 Golden West Service: A 4-page brochure describing the "New" Golden West Service, showing the cars available in the program.

3a
Page 1
3b
Page 2
3c
Page 3
3d
Page 4
4
Trade Magazine Advertisement 1
An ad for the "New" Burnham Shops for the "New Southern Pacific," part of a marketing campaign that bore the slogan "The Spirit That Won The West." (Traffic Management, July, 1992)
5
Trade Magazine Advertisement 2
This ad announces SP's entry into Chicago with a nice graphic.
6
The Gold Spike Album
In 1967, a group of artists met to discuss the possibilities of producing a group of paintings depicting the history of California, and the Central Pacific's role in the Transcontinental Railroad. This book illustrates 94 paintings created for the 100th anniversary of the Golden Spike, along with a short history of the SP, Mileposts in SP's History, and a calendar of events for Golden Spike ceremonies throughout 1969.
7
 New Burnham Locomotive Heavy Repair Facility. Four pages of information, pictures, facts and figures of SP's $15 million Denver Maintenance Facility.

7a
Front Page
Showing the same SD45T-2 (#9386) as illustrated in the magazine ad (item #4 above).
7b
Back Page
A diagram of the facility as well as interesting information. The inside pages include photographs and text describing various stages of the rebuilding process.
8
 SP Train Paperwork (1): Not being a railroader, I had often wondered what kind of paperwork a train crew needs to carry. In early 1997, an engineer was kind enough to throw his paperwork out of the cab window of SD70M #9810, leading the "EUWCQ" through West O'Brien, CA.

9
 SP Train Paperwork (2): Another set of paperwork, this time governing the X7335 West.

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