The Southern Pacific Railroad Company Traffic Department announced on October 16, 1901, that Paul Shoup would be replacing Thomas A. Graham as division freight and passenger agent with jurisdictions south of San Francisco, Oakland, and north of Santa Barbara, with his headquarters in San Jose. J.C Stubbs, Traffic Director; William Sproule, freight traffic manager and E.O McCormick, passenger traffic...
The development of Los Altos, California, is credited to Paul Shoup and the interurban railroad system. “The father of Los Altos”, died on July 30, 1946, in Los Angeles, California. The memorial service was held at the chapel of Stanford Memorial Church. Ira S. Lillick and fellow members of the board of trustees of Stanford University delivered the eulogies. His family was present, most notably...