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Southern Pacific Railroad


United States, Business Org    (1865 to 1996)
• Major railroad system in the southwestern U.S. (See: Texas Handbook article)
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1950 1960 1970 1980 1990
HarrimanEHOfficer
 
StanfordLDirector
 
UnionPacificRRMerger
 
Life ofSouthPacificRR
 
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Harriman, Edward Henry   (Officer of, 1901 to 1909) -- Duck | Google | Bing
• President, major shareholder.
Stanford, Leland   (Director of, 1884 to 1893-06-21) -- Duck | Google | Bing
• Responsible for merger of Southern Pacific and Central Pacific railroads
Union Pacific Railroad   (Merger of, 1996) -- Duck | Google | Bing
• Union Pacific acquires the Southern Pacific Rail Corp