Passenger Train Service
Until May 1, 1971 (when Amtrak took over long-distance passenger operations in the United States), the Southern Pacific at various times operated the following named passenger trains. Trains with names in italicized bold text still operate under Amtrak:
- 49er
- Argonaut
- Arizona Limited (operated jointly with the Rock Island Railroad)
- Beaver
- Californian
- Cascade (operates today as part of the Coast Starlight train)
- City of San Francisco (operated jointly with the Chicago and North Western Railway and the Union Pacific Railroad; SP portion operates today as part of Amtrak's California Zephyr)
- Coast Daylight (operates today as part of the Coast Starlight train)
- Coast Mail
- Coaster
- Del Monte
- Fast Mail (Overland Mail)
- Golden Rocket (proposed, was to have been operated jointly with the Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad)
- Golden State (operated jointly with the Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad)
- Grand Canyon
- Hustler
- Imperial
- Klamath
- Lark
- Oregonian
- Overland
- Owl
- Pacific Limited
- Peninsula Commute (operated until 1985, now Caltrain)
- Rogue River
- Sacramento Daylight
- San Francisco Challenger (operated jointly with the Chicago and North Western Railway and the Union Pacific Railroad)
- San Joaquin Daylight
- Senator
- Shasta Daylight
- Shasta Express
- Shasta Limited
- Shasta Limited De Luxe
- Starlight
- Sunbeam
- Sunset Limited
- Suntan Special
- Tehachapi
- West Coast
Locomotives Used for Passenger Service
Steam Locomotives
- 2-8-0 Consolidation
- 2-8-2 Mikado
- 4-4-2 Atlantic
- 4-6-2 Pacific - see SP 2472
- 4-8-2 Mountain
- 4-8-4 Golden State/General Service - see SP 4449
- 4-8-8-2 Cab Forward Articulated Mallet
Diesel Locomotives
- ALCO PA
- EMC E2
- EMD E7
- EMD E8
- EMD E9 - see SP 6051
- EMD FP7
- FM H-24-66 "Train Master"
- EMD GP7 - SSW only
- EMD GP9 - see SP 5623
- EMD SD7
- EMD SD9 - see SP 4450
- GE P30CH - leased from Amtrak
- EMD SDP45
- EMD GP40P-2
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