THE SURVIVING STRUCTURES
OF THE SOUTHERN PACIFIC

This page is a list of line structures built and used by the Southern Pacific railroad or one of its predecessor roads.  To be considered for this list, the structure should not be in current use by the Union Pacific railroad.  Towers are the exception to the rule since they are few and far between.  Depots are not listed, as they can be found on my various depot pages.  If you know of any structures not listed, please contact the host.

 

This page is part of David Coscia's SP site
June 20, 2008

 

 

TOWERS

Davis Tower

Davis, CA

adjacent to Davis station

Dayton Tower

Los Angeles, CA

moved to the employee entrance of Taylor Yard

Mission Tower

Los Angeles, CA

at the throat of Los Angeles Union Passenger Terminal

Terminal Tower

Los Angeles, CA

in use, next to Los Angeles Union Passenger Terminal

Magnolia Street Tower

Oakland, CA

in use

Oakland Mole Tower

Oakland, CA

moved to park on 7th Street in the Port of  Oakland

16th Street Tower

Oakland, CA

near 16th Street station

Elvas Tower

Sacramento, CA

closed, supposed to be moved to Cal State RR Museum

College Park Tower

San Jose, CA

located 1.5 miles north of Cahill station

Santa Clara Tower

Santa Clara, CA

located at the north end of Santa Clara yard; 
being restored by the South Bay Historical Railroad Society

Sparks Tower

Sparks, NV

in use

Tower 3

Flatonia, TX

moved off railroad property

Tower 16

Sherman, TX

moved to Grapevine Heritage Center; Grapevine, TX

Tower 17

Rosenberg, TX

moved to the Rosenberg RR museum, to be restored

Tower 40

Luling, TX

former GH&SA/SA&AP, moved off railroad property

Tower 55

Fort Worth, TX

on East Vickery east of South Main Street

Grant Tower

Salt Lake City, UT

lower height brick building

 

 

ROUNDHOUSES AND TURNTABLES

San Francisco, CA

Bayshore roundhouse

Laws, CA

Laws Railroad Museum; narrow gauge turntable

Point Reyes, CA

NWP engine house

East Waco, TX

SSW yards; only turntable exists

San Antonio, TX

T&NO diesel shops

Tyler, TX

SSW Shops; two former backshop buildings are used by East Texas Seed Company

 

 

WATER TANKS

Aztec Siding, AZ

on the Gila line

Gila Bend, AZ

on the Gila line

Maricopa, AZ

on the Gila line

Pantano, AZ

on the old line between Tucson and Mescal

Red Rock, AZ

on the Gila  line

Rillito, AZ

on the Gila  line; large water tank; 35' diameter, 28' high 

San Carlos Apache Reservation, AZ

on the Globe branch

San Simon, AZ

on the North Line; water tank, no legs

Black Butte, CA

on the Shasta line

Chular, CA

on the Coast line; it is painted yellow and part of a business

Coyote, CA

on the Coast line 

Davis, CA

on the Cal-P line

Elmira, CA

on the Cal-P line 

Famoso, CA

on the San Joaquin line, visible from SR-99

Grass Lake, CA

on the Shasta line

Keeler, CA

currently in "kit form" awaiting reassembly at Orange Empire Railway Museum

Likely, CA

on the Modoc line 

San Jose, CA

near the Cahill Street station

Madeline, CA

on the Modoc line 

San Luis Obispo, CA

near the Amtrak station

Tehachapi, CA

on the San Joaquin line, next to the depot

Truckee, CA

on the Donner Pass line 

Wendel, CA

on the Modoc line 

Westley, CA

on the West Side line; on Highway 33 

Golconda, NV

on the Ogden line 

Sutcliffe, NV

on the Fernley line near Pyramid Lake; two tanks 

Hachita, NM

on the South Line; former EP&SW 

Crescent Lake, OR

on the Cascade line

Elsie, OR

on the ? line

Enright, OR

on the Port of Tillamook Branch

Oakridge, OR 

on the Shasta line, moved to a hill above town and painted green

Wicopee, OR

on the Cascade line 

Fort Hancock, TX

on the Sunset line

Grapevine, TX

on the ? line

Lacoste, TX

on the Sunset line

Waelder, TX

on the Sunset line, on east side of the Pecos River bridge

 

 

MISCELLANEOUS STRUCTURES

Hotel Playa de Cortes

Guaymas,
Sonora, Mexico

hotel built in 1936 by the SP de Mexico, can stay there today

underground concrete 
sleeping quarter

Bowie, AZ

in the old north yard

backshop building

Pine Bluff, AR

houses the Arkansas Railway Museum

portable jail cell

Bakersfield, CA

Kern County Museum

two-story section foreman's house

Caliente, CA

residential area north of the tracks

engine house

Felton, CA

Big Trees and Roaring Camp

station agent's house

Laws, CA

Laws Railroad Museum

Union Terminal Warehouse

Los Angeles, CA

large multi-story warehouses, big signs say "Southern Pacific";
Alameda and 7th Street

Oil Junction train order office

Perris, CA

Orange Empire Railway Museum

San Pedro depot outhouse

Perris, CA

Orange Empire Railway Museum

shelter shed-storeroom

Ramona, CA

moved to the grounds of the Dallidet Adobe,
San Luis Obispo

cast iron bridge

California State Railroad Museum;
Sacramento, CA

built by Phoenix Bridge Co. in 1884, was in Soledad Canyon;
surrounds Virginia & Truckee 12 Genoa

65 Market Street

San Francisco, CA

may become hotel or offices

Southern Pacific Hospital

San Francisco, CA

1400 Fell Street near Golden Gate Park; now a large retirement home

pillars and plaque

San Francisco, CA

Lloyd Lake on JFK Drive; pillars are from the SP President's 
house after the 1906 earthquake

steel truss bridge

Saugus, CA

on Magic Mountain Parkway, east of I-5

two-story section foreman's house

Selma, CA

corner of Park and Sheridan

two-story section foreman's house

Tipton, CA

S. Evans Road, about 300 feet north of E. Lerda Avenue

ice storage house

Mina, NV

now the fire station

Senior Roundhouse
Foreman's house

Crescent Lake, OR

now the home of the signal maintenance man

shelter shed-storeroom

Crowley, OR

on private property, now a guest room

express office

Corvallis, OR

in its original location; owned by city

Section Tool House

Medford Railroad Park;

Medford, OR

Formerly at the Mountain Avenue crossing in Ashland;

Age unknown, but carving inside is dated August 13, 1893

T&NO grade crossing shanty

Cedar Park, TX

moved from the crossing of Chimney Rock, west of Bellaire Jct;
owned by the Austin Steam Train Association

SSW section foreman's house

Colleyville, TX

Webb House; original location; owned by city

H&TC handcar shed,
built to standard plan,
built of wood ca. 1905

Dallas, TX

Age of Steam Museum; Fair Park

H&TC grade crossing shanty

Dallas, TX

Age of Steam Museum; Fair Park

El Paso & Southwestern
Railroad building

El Paso, TX

416 N. Stanton St.

T&NO section house

Frankston, TX

now a gift shop

1910 Southern Pacific Building

Houston, TX

now condos, The Bayou Lofts

company hospital

Houston, TX

unknown condition, on White Oak Bayou

Hotel and bunkhouse built
by the A&NW

Kingsland, TX

now The Antlers Hotel and on its property

T&NO section house

Nacogdoches, TX

now a residence

freight warehouse

Paris, TX

now a meeting hall; on Kaufman St. across from Union Station

SA&AP section house

Runge, TX

now a residence

Bunkhouse

Sanderson, TX

Privately owned and being restored