Looking west out the cab of USS Baldwin S-12 #20, towards Quincy RR Alco S-1 #4 and another Baldwin at the Portola RR museum.

One of the many locomotives at the Portola Railroad Museum that one can operate.

UP 9417 Pulls up to a stop at the Portola yard for a crew change

Sierra Pacific Industries "lil Lulu" is one of the locomotives avaiable to operate while visiting Portola.

Operate by the Feather River Historical Society, the Portola Railroad Museum is a must see.

GP-20 #2001 smokes it up for the fans at the Portola Railroad Museum's annual Railfan Photographer Day.

A rear view of UP 1983 as it rests at the Portola Railroad Museum.

Just minutes prior to departure, UP 3985's crew gets her ready to head out for the day to Roseville. Nikon D70, 70-200mm. www.bayarearailroading.com

2 generations of EMD noses, shown on ACe 1983 and GP7 2001

Just before the traditional sounding of all the online locomotive horns at once (to start Portola RR Days events), the WP2001 coughs up a lung during start-up.

The big heritage guy at four months old looks pretty good next to the nostalgic guys form that classic age. The F-unit's orange and Heritage SD70ACe's green compliment each other so nicely. Too ba... (more)

Although not a perfect match to Perlman Green (the FRRS did supply an actual paint chip to UP/WSOR for the UP1983 paint work), the UP1983 does compliment nicely with any unit in the WP green new i... (more)

I guess you can say Feather River inspired Heritage SD70ACe UP1983 is on "home" rails. Not exactly seeing this is a 4 month old UP locomotive delivered 23 years after the real WP ceased to exist.

It's the morning of the second day of "Railroad Days" at FRRS's Portola RR Museum. The WP1983 has been pressure washed, wyed (balloon tracked), positioned and posed at the entrance to one of the m... (more)

UP 1983 sits in the Portola Railroad Museum's yard as it is being prepared to be put on display for the coming Portola Railroad Days.