Southern Pacific Railroad Passenger Coach Car-S.P. X7

Southern Pacific Railroad Passenger Coach Car-S.P. X7 dates from c. 1875 and was used until 1938. It is a former passenger coach of the Southern Pacific Railroad's Southern Division. The railway vehicle was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2000, at which time it was located in Yuma, Arizona.[1][2]

Southern Pacific Railroad Passenger Coach Car--S.P. X7
Location201 N. 4th Ave., Yuma, Arizona
Coordinates32°43′40″N 114°37′19″W
Built1875
ArchitectSouthern Pacific Railroad Shops
Architectural styleSPRR passenger car
NRHP reference No.00000101[1]
Added to NRHPMarch 02, 2000

It is a representative example of the type of passenger coach car used when the Southern Pacific Railway entered Arizona, in September 1877, at Yuma Crossing.[2]

A historic photo documents Geronimo beside a similar coach car in Texas in 1886.[2]

See also

References
  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. Michael A. Freisinger (November 13, 1997). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Southern Pacific Railroad Passenger Car; designated S.P. X7 in circa. 1875; S.P. 84 in 1886; S.P. 1643 in 1891; and S.P.M.W. in 1913". National Park Service. Retrieved November 28, 2016. with six photos from 1997


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