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

The merger of Union Pacific Railroad with Missouri Pacific and Western Pacific took effect on January 1st, 1983. In March 1983, Western Pacific GP40 3532 was painted in UP yellow and gray while r... (more)

Western Pacific #918 and Clover valley Lumber Co #4 pose, while the engineers converse, at the Sunol Station after the running of the Post Winterail Photographers Special.

In the 1960s and early 1970s Western Pacific applied large plows to various units for snow duty in the Feather River Canyon and the Highline. Silver & Orange F7(A) #920-D models just such a mas... (more)

WP 918-D makes a photo runby with a rather "closer-to-a-streamliner" passenger set on a warm March morning. Note the "Mallet" peaking behind the passenger set. Guillermo Sanchez © 2014