Stanford was elected president of the Southern Pacific, a post he held until 1890 (except for a brief period in 1869-70 when Tevis was acting president), when he was ousted by Collis Huntington.
Стэнфорд был избран президентом Southern Pacific, и он занимал эту должность (за исключением короткого периода в 1869-70) до 1890 года.