The city of Elko was born a railroad town. The Central Pacific and Western Pacific both laid tracks through the heart of downtown, but in the 1980s the tracks were moved outside of town. Luckily a... (more)

Western Pacific GP9 727 has been preserved as a monument in downtown Elko, Nevada.

For a number of years, a Western Pacific GP9 and caboose have been on display in the Elko Railroad Park. Located at 7th and Railroad Streets, the right of way once hosted the Southern Pacific main... (more)

The 727 works switching the small yard in Fremont. In the background their is a WP Airstream trailer in WP silver & orange color scheme.