WP 918-D leads the passenger portion of the Photographers' Special into Sunol on a cloudy March morning. This years' passenger set includes only the streamlined SP and ATSF cars for a unique consi... (more)

A UP "extra Pedro" job was returing from the Port of Long Beach with an empty grain train passing Mauel siding with the Gerald Desmond Bridge in the distance that connected Terminal Isla... (more)

worn out but still working for a living WP 731 sits in the yard at Stockton, CA, waiting for it's next move

WP eastbound San Jose Turn bursting out of Tunnel one in Niles Canyon

California Zephyr FP7 #805-A and NW2 #608 bask in the early morning sunlight and pose for tourists outside the WPRM's diesel shop on the second day of the Portola Railroad Days 2014.

Western Pacific's business car 'Feather River' was spotted at the Rio Grande passenger station in Salt Lake City on Jan. 29, 1977. The car was built by Pullman Standard for the Union Pacific in 19... (more)

Guillermo Sanchez © 2014

Guillermo Sanchez © 2014

In a stunning view, the eastbound California Zephur is crossing Keddie Wye trestle in the Feather River Canyon on a brilliant August 18, 1967. Leading the CZ is FP-7 #805-D and two 'B' unit ma... (more)

The calm piece of another summer day in the Feather River Canyon is broken by a familiar yet almost forgotten pulse of a EMD 567 series prime mover and the colors of the fallen Western Pacific rai... (more)

Three of the Southwest's finest heritage products got together on National Train Day at the California State Railroad Museum in Sacramento - Western Pacific F7 913, Southern Pacific E8 6051, and S... (more)

Western Pacific's 'Golden Gate Merchandise' arrives at Rio Grande's Roper Yard in South Salt Lake. April 30, 1976

Western Pacific F7A type diesel locomotive #913 on display at the California State Railroad Museum in Sacramento, CA. My wife & I visited the museum as part of a trip from Buffalo to Sacramento (o... (more)

Western Pacific GP35 3019 was constructed by EMD in April 1973. This engine would go on to become Union Pacific 797 following the UP's acquisition of the WP. The UP would later dispose of it to ... (more)

WP 918-D hauls back to Sunol for a photo session with the railfans and here, we see her on her way through Brightside Crossing. Note the "wig-wags" in the foreground. Guillermo Sanchez © 2014