Southern Pacific Lines

Coast Line Division 

“The Route of the Octopus”

 
 

General Information

Freight Train Symbol Origin and Destination Codes

  1. Some of the origin and destination codes are no longer on the system due to sale of lines to other operators.


  1. AE       Alice, TX

  2. AH      Ashland, OR

  3. AL UP Albina Yard, Portland, OR

  4. AN      Anehiem, CA

  5. AP       Alpine, TX

  6. AR      Arenal, TX

  7. AS      Alton & Southern RR, East St Louis, IL

  8. AU     Austin

  9. AV     Avondale, LA deleted Oct 85

  10. AY     Albany, OR

  11. BA     Bay Area (San Fransisco, CA) deleted Oct 85

  12. BD    Bender

  13. BE     Beaumont, TX deleted Oct 85

  14. BI      Beeville, TX

  15. BK     Bakerfield, CA

  16. BL     Baldwin, LA

  17. BM    Beckman, TX

  18. BN     Burlington Norhtern RR

  19. BO     Baltimore & Ohio RR, East St Louis, IL

  20. BR     Brooklyn, OR

  21. BT     Battle Mountain, NV deleted Oct 85

  22. BT     Beaumont, TX began Oct 85

  23. BV     Brownsville, TX

  24. BW    Bowie, AZ

  25. CA     Carlin, NV

  26. CB     Coos Bay, OR

  27. CC    Corpus Christi, TX

  28. CD    Caldwell, TX deleted Oct 85

  29. CE     Commerce, TX

  30. CG    Cottage Grove, OR

  31. CH    Chicago

  32. CI      City of Industry, CA

  33. CJ      Crescent Lake, OR

  34. CL     Carrolton, TX

  35. CM    Camden, AR

  36. CN    Corrigan, TX

  37. CO    Cochise, AZ

  38. CO    Coleto Creek, TX

  39. CR    Conrail

  40. CS     Casa Grande, AZ deleted Oct 85

  41. CS     Corsicana, TX began Oct 85

  42. CT    Chemult, OR

  43. CV    Cleveland, TX

  44. CW   Caldwell, TX began Oct 85

  45. CY    Carrie Yard, St Louis, MO

  46. CZ    Corsicana, TX deleted Oct 85

  47. CZ    Crown Zellerbach

  48. DA    Miller Yard, Dallas, TX

  49. DE    Deming, NM

  50. DG    Douglas, AZ

  51. DH    Dalhart, TX

  52. DN    Denison, TX

  53. DO    Dolores, CA

  54. DR     Del Rio, TX

  55. DU     Dunsmuir, CA

  56. DV     Davis, CA

  57. DY     Dayton, TX

  58. EC     El Centro, CA

  59. ED     Edinburg, TX

  60. EG     Eagle Pass, TX

  61. EL     Eagle Lake, TX deleted Oct 85

  62. EM    Elmendorf, TX

  63. EN     Ennis, TX

  64. EO     East Oakland, CA

  65. EP      El Paso, TX

  66. ES      East St Louis, IL

  67.      ER     Eureka   (NWP)

  68. ET     East Pleasanton, CA

  69. EU     Eugene, OR

  70. FA     Fairland, TX

  71. FD     Fordyce, AR

  72. FE     Ferrum, CA

  73. FL     Family Lines began 1979

  74. FN     Flatonia, TX

  75. FR     Fresno, CA

  76. FW    Fort Worth, TX

  77. GA     Galveston, TX

  78. GB     Globe, AZ

  79. GD    Giddings, TX

  80. GF     New Gulf, TX

  81. GI     Gilroy, CA

  82. GK    Galena Park, TX

  83. GL     Glidden, TX

  84. GM    Gemco (GM plant at Van Nuys, Ca)

  85. GP     Grants Pass, OR

  86. GR     Gregory, TX

  87. GU     Guadalupe, CA

  88. GZ     Gonzales, TX

  89. HA     Hayward, CA

  90. HB     Hillsboro, OR

  91. HC     Chaney, Houston, TX

  92. HD     Hearldsburg, CA

  93. HE     Hearne, TX

  94. HG     SSW Hodge Yard, Fort Worth, TX

  95. HN     Herington, KS

  96. HO     Englewood Yard, Houston, TX

  97. HR     Harlingen, TX

  98. HS     Hardy Street, Houston, TX

  99. HU     Hutchinson, KS

  100. HY     Hayden, AZ


  102. IC     Illinois Central Gulf RR

  103. IL     Illmo, MO

  104. IN     Indio, CA

  105. JO     Jonesboro, AR

  106. JP     Jacinto Park, TX

  107. KA    Kaiser, CA

  108. KC    Kansas City, KS

  109. KF     Klamath Falls, OR

  110. LA     Los Angeles, CA

  111. LB     Long Beach, CA

  112. LC     Lake Charles, LA

  113. LD     Lombard, CA

  114. LE     Lebanon, OR

  115. LF     Lafayette, LA

  116. LG     Lordsburg, NM

  117. LH     Livingston, TX

  118. LI      Liberal, KS

  119. LK     Lovelock, NV

  120. LN     Louisville & Nashville deleted 1983

  121. LN     Los Nietos, CA

  122. LO     Lodi, CA

  123. LP     Logansport, LA

  124. LR     Los Angeles Harbor, CA

  125. LT     Los Nietos, CA

  126. LU     Lufkin, TX

  127. LV     Lewisville, AR

  128. LW    Lockwood, LA

  129. MB    Mission Bay, CA

  130. MC    Morgan City, LA

  131. MD    Mendota, CA

  132. ME     Medford, OR

  133. MF     Memphis, TN

  134. MH    Miami, AZ

  135. MI      Milpitas, CA

  136. MJ      Mojave, CA

  137. ML     Milwaukee Road deleted Oct 85

  138. MM     Malden, MO

  139. MN     Mina, NV

  140. MO     Modesto, CA

  141. MP     Misouri Pacific

  142. MR     Marysville, CA

  143. MS     McPherson, KS

  144. MT     Mt Pleasant, TX

  145. MU     Mulford, CA

  146. MV     McMinnville, OR

  147. MW    Milwaukee Road began Oct 85

  148. MY     ATSF Morman Yard, Stockton, CA deleted Oct 85

  149. MY     Melandy, TX began Oct 85

  150. MZ     Martinez, CA

  151. NA     Nacogdoches, TX

  152. ND     Niland, CA

  153. NF     Norfolk & Western RR

  154. NG     Nogales, CA

  155. NI     New Iberia, LA

  156. NK     Newark, CA

  157. NL     North Little Rock, AR

  158. NO     New Orleans, LA

  159. NP     North Platte, NB


  161. OA     Oakland, CA

  162. OG     Ogden, UT

  163. ON     Orange, TX

  164. OW    Owensville, MO

  165. OX     Oxnard, CA


  167. PB      Pine Bluff, AR

  168. PG     Paragould, AR

  169. PI       Pittsburg, CA

  170. PL      Petluma, CA

  171. PR      Pratt, KS

  172. PT      Portland, OR

  173. PX      Phoenix, AZ


  175. RA TRRA RR     East St Louis, IL

  176. RB      Red Bluff, CA

  177. RC      Redwood City, CA

  178. RD      Redding, CA

  179. RG      D&RGW

  180. RJ       Raceland Jct, LA

  181. RM     Richmond, CA

  182. RO     Roseburg, OR

  183. RS      Rosenburg, TX

  184. RV     Roseville, CA


  186. SA      San Antonio, TX

  187. SB      Seaboard Coast Line began 83

  188. SC      Seaboard Coast Line RR deleted 83

  189. SD      Sheldon, TX

  190. SE      Seattle, WA

  191. SF      Bayshore Yard, San Fransisco, CA

  192. SG      Springfield, OR

  193. SH      Salem, OR deleted Oct 85

  194. SH      Sherman, TX began Oct 85

  195. SI       Suisun-Fairfield, CA

  196. SJ       San Jose, CA

  197. SK      Sparks, NV

  198. SL      Siskiyou Line deleted in mid-70's

  199. SL      San Luis Obispo, CA deleted Oct 85

  200. SM     Skidmore, TX deleted Oct 85

  201. SM     Sacramento, CA began Oct 85

  202. SN      Sherman, TX

  203. SO      Southern RR

  204. SP       Shreveport, LA

  205. SQ      Sacramento, CA deleted Oct 85

  206. SQ      San Luis Obispo, CA began Oct 85

  207. SR       Strang, TX

  208. SS       Seaboard System began Oct 85

  209. ST      Stockton, CA

  210. SU      Southgate, CA

  211. SV       Sanderson, TX

  212. SW      Stuttgart, AR

  213. SX       Surf, CA

  214. SY       Salinas, CA


  216. TA      Trona, CA

  217. TC      Tucumcari, NM

  218. TD      Toledo, OR began Oct 85

  219. TE      Topeka, KS deleted Oct 85

  220. TK      Texarkana, AR

  221. TL      Toledo, OR deleted Oct 85

  222. TM     Tillimook, OR

  223. TN     Teneha, TX

  224. TO     Torrence, CA deleted Oct 85

  225. TO     Toledo, OR began Oct 85

  226. TP      Topeka, KS began Oct 85

  227. TR      Tracy, CA

  228. TU      Tucson, AZ

  229. TX      Truckee, CA

  230. TY      Tyler, TX


  232. UP      Union Pacific RR

  233. UV      Uvalde, TX


  235. VA      Vaughn, NM deleted Oct 85

  236. VA      Valla, CA began Oct 85

  237. VI       Victoria, TX

  238. VL      Valentine, TX


  240. WA     Waco, TX deleted Oct 85

  241. WA     Watson, CA began Oct 85

  242. WC     West Colton, CA

  243. WD     Weed, CA

  244. WE      Wendel, CA

  245. WH     Wharton, TX

  246. WI       Willits, CA deleted Oct 85

  247. WJ       Watsonville Jct, CA

  248. WL      Woodland, CA

  249. WO     Waco, TX began Oct 85

  250. WS      Warm Springs, CA

  251. WT      Willits, CA began Oct 85


  253. YK        Yoakum, TX

  254. YU        Yuma, AZ


Reweigh Symbols

  1. For a copy of the reweigh symbols spreadsheet by Richard Hendrickson, it is available on-line at:

  2.                                                                             http://www.steamerafreightcars.com/prototype/protoinfomain.html


  4. Tony Thompson


Station Symbols, 1994

                    StationSymbol

Bay Area (SF, SJ, Oak)BA

City of IndustryCI

Dolores (LB)DO

EugeneEU

GuadeloupeGU

Los Angeles          LA

Long Beach          LB

Oakland          OA

West ColtonWC

Warm Springs (SJ)WS


Telegraph Codes  (NWP)

  1. Telegraph codes there were plenty, too many to list all, but here are some to match stations

  2. Wesley Fox


  4. Alderpoint           -Dn

  5. Cloverdale            -Cm

  6. Dos Rios              -Dr

  7. Eureka                -Cr Rk

  8. Fort Seward         -Fw

  9. Fortuna               -Fo

  10. Geyersville            -Gy

  11. Healdsburg           -Z

  12. Hopland               -Ho

  13. Island Mountain  -Sn

  14. Novato                 -Vn

  15. Petaluma              -Gr

  16. Tiburon                -Bu

  17. San Rafael            -Sa A

  18. Santa Rosa            -Cd Sr

  19. Schellville             -Sh

  20. Scotia                  -Ci

  21. South Fork          -Sk

  22. Ukiah                   -ku

  23. Willits                  -Wi






 
Southern Pacific Lines S.P. Freight Train Symbols Origin & Destination Codes
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