Southern Pacific's Shasta Division

Over a Century of Railroading in the Shadow of Mt. Shasta

by John R. Signor

Table of Contents

Acknowledgements6
Introduction9
1. Origins of the Shasta Route 13
2. The Years of Expansion 43
3. Railroads Tributary to the Original Mainline87
4. Twentieth Century Construction 121
5. Railroads Tributary to the Cascade Line 157
6. Late Steam Operations 187
7. The Diesel Age 259
Epilogue324
Appendix: Shasta Division Station Names325
Bibliography346
Index348