For the current railroad of this name, see Progressive Rail, Inc.
Saint Paul and Pacific Railroad
Overview
Headquarters
Saint Paul, Minnesota
Locale
Minnesota, United States
Founder
William Crooks
Dates of operation
1857–1879
Successor
Great Northern Railway
Technical
Track gauge
4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge
The Saint Paul and Pacific Railroad (also known as the St. Paul & Pacific Railroad and the SP&P) was a shortline railroad in the state of Minnesota in the United States which existed from 1857 to 1879. Founded as the Minnesota and Pacific Railroad, it was the state's first active railroad.[1][2] It went bankrupt, and the state changed its name to the Saint Paul and Pacific Railroad. The SP&P went bankrupt as well. It was taken over by James Jerome Hill and others, who used the railroad as the basis for building the Great Northern Railway.
^Malone (1996), p. 31.
^Lovoll, p. 39.
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