After UP took over WP, which had a diesel fleet of four-axle units, Omaha began operating the Feather River Route with the C-C units of that era - SD40s and Dash-2s and U30Cs and C30-7s. WP's B-B... (more)

Not long after the UP takeover of WP it's units were reassigned to local service all across the UP. Here a pair are leading the morning UP Mead Local north on the San Pedro Branch on it's return t... (more)

Eastbound grain empty Plumas Lake

Westbound Western Pacific freight with in the lead GP35 #3014 and GP40 #3525, GE U23B #2264, GP35 #3006. Photo part of my slide collection, photographer unknown.

A Roger Puta Photograph

A GP9 built 1955 with EMD# 20696 and became UP 300, then Iowa Interstate 300, and finally sold to the Feather River Rail Society (Portola) in December 1995.

WP GP40's were reassigned to Texas after the UP-MP-WP merger, having been bumped by CCS equipped UP six axle power. Here the MF (Memphis-Ft.Worth) train is approaching Texarkana with a slug of Eas... (more)

WP's Keddie to Westwood, CA "Westwood Turn" local was climbing northbound out of Keddie.

WP's worn out F7s race down the Altamont pass toward Oakland

WP GP7 #713 leads the WP Day Special through Farmer's Crossing on its way to Brightside Yard to tie down for the day.

After a series of switching moves, WP 713 backs up towards the mainline switch in the Brightside yard. 713 will then take the main to get to the other side of the yard, where it will be shut down ... (more)

WP 713 leads the last train of the day through a S-Curve near Brightside on the way to Niles

WP 713 leads the last train of the day through the farmer's crossing

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)

A new Western Pacific GP40-2 awaits an assignment at UP North Yard in Salt Lake City on July 25, 1980.