Early SP piggyback train

Early SP piggyback train

By Angela Cotey | September 26, 2022

| Last updated on August 7, 2025


Southern Pacific train 372, the Advance Overnight, departs the freight terminal at 4th and Berry streets, San Francisco, at the start of its run to Los Angeles in the mid-1950s. SP was a leader in adopting piggyback freight.
William D. Middleton photo

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