Analysis of information sources in references of the Wikipedia article "History of the Southern Pacific" in English language version.
By Thomas Samuel Duke, Captain of Police, San Francisco; Published with Approval of the Honorable Board of Police Commissioners of San Francisco, 1910. (Public Domain Free Download)
SAN FRANCISCO & SAN JOSE RAILROAD Incorporated August 18, 1860. This road, 49.50 miles from San Francisco to San Jose, California, was built between July 15, 1861 and June 6, 1864. The original line went from 16th and Valencia Streets in San Francisco through Bernal Cut to San Bruno (San Miguel Rancho) and thence via the present location to San Jose.
SAN FRANCISCO & SAN JOSE RAILROAD Incorporated August 18, 1860. This road, 49.50 miles from San Francisco to San Jose, California, was built between July 15, 1861 and June 6, 1864. The original line went from 16th and Valencia Streets in San Francisco through Bernal Cut to San Bruno (San Miguel Rancho) and thence via the present location to San Jose.
By Thomas Samuel Duke, Captain of Police, San Francisco; Published with Approval of the Honorable Board of Police Commissioners of San Francisco, 1910. (Public Domain Free Download)