Westbound WP train off Highline meeting eastbound WP train Kramm siding north of Oroville
Founded in 1903 as a way to give the powerhouse Southern Pacific railroad competition into northern California, the Western Pacific was built to connect the Rio Grande railroad in Utah with the Sa... (more)
Western Pacific GP40's 3511, 3529 and 3537 westbound at James, California. No photographer listed on slide.
The 805-D is on the point of the westbound California Zephyr as it zooms by at Magna, Utah near Salt Lake City. Photo from my slide collection, photographer's name unknown.
Somebody has written "Too young to die" across the top front of WP F7A No. 915-D. Indeed, during the 70s, many of WP's F7As were traded in for newer EMDs.
WP GEs 2251 and 3066 bask in the late afternoon at the railroad's yard in Stockton. Note that both sport an M5 horn.
Crossing over the Southern Pacific. A Roger Puta Photograph
Western Pacific GP40 3506 and WP U23B's 2264 and 2254 are eastbound at Williams Loop near Quincy, California July 02, 1979. No photographer listed on slide.
A Western Pacific U23B has been serviced and awaits a call at Rio Grande's Roper Yard on July 21, 1980. The 2260 was built new for the WP in June 1972 and later rebuilt as a B23-S7 'Super 7' by GE... (more)
The California Zephyr eases to a stop on 3rd Street, ending its 2,525 mile journey as families await the arrival of loved ones, excited children and other bystanders watch the event, most of them ... (more)
An eastbound WP train has just departed their Oakland yard down a street passing old WP passenger depot now a spaghetti house.
Hell bent to "get out of Dodge" at dusk, four Western Pacific GE's and an EMD unit smoke it up eastbound through downtown Elko, Nevada en route Salt Lake City on April 18, 1980. Fortunately the t... (more)
The cold night air is thick with fog, as WP 913 is about to hook up to the Polar Express train for another trip.
Happier times: Crowds watch the eastbound California Zephyr slow to a stop at Niles.
WP 2001 ready to lead a train with 14 cars for a trip down the Feather River Canyon.
