Unit steel train Geneva UT to Pittsburg CA leaving Oroville

Westbound train Marysville making setout for SN

Eastbound WP climbing out of Oroville on new line relocation after building Oroville Dam

WP's Oroville yard switcher was sitting in the yard between work.

Photo from the 1980s.

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

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)

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)

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

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)

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)

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)