Includes 2,318 varnished ink and pencil drawings drafted at the Southern Pacific shops in Sacramento, California. Used as patterns for locomotive engines, equipment, tools and other materials built in the Shops between 1868-1899.

In 1862, the Central Pacific Railroad was founded and began building eastward from Sacramento as part of the transcontinental railroad. This required a shop capable of keeping the railroad's equipment in running order. In 1867, in the swamps just north of town, the Sacramento shops were born. In 1870, a holding company was formed to include Central and Southern Pacific Railroad. When the Southern Pacific leased the Central Pacific Railroad in 1885, the Shops became known as the Southern Pacific Railroad Sacramento shops.

2,318 Sheets 2,318 drawings Ink and pencil on varnished board

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