The San Antonio Division stretches 1,289 miles from Glidden to El
Paso, Texas, and southward to the Rio Grande Valley. This territory
encompasses the vast expanse of western Texas, the ports of Corpus
Christi and Brownsville, the rich agricultural lands of southern Texas
and the urban centers of San Antonio and El Paso. While focusing on the
final four decades prior to Southern Pacific’s merger with the Union
Pacific Railroad in 1996, Southern Pacific’s San Antonio Division:
1960-1996 also contains detailed history of the companies and lines
constituting the San Antonio Division. For continuity, the small
portions which constituted the Austin and the Houston Division in 1960
have been included.
The author worked in SP’s Operating Department from 1979 until 1994
and was granted access to company files, records and internal memoranda.
This book is a very detailed and well researched insight into the
operation of the San Antonio Division. Included are 480 photographs,
many depicted in full page size, 25 maps and 24 detailed yard and
terminal diagrams.
This is the first comprehensive book published on the San Antonio
Division and will appeal to anyone interested in the history and
operations of the Southern Pacific. Two future companion volumes are
planned, the first covering the Dallas and Austin Divisions, the second
covering the Houston and Lafayette Divisions.