Quincy Railroad 1100, Sierra Pacific Industries "Lil' Lulu", sits on display at the Western Pacific Railroad Museum in Portola, CA during the 2011 Portola Railroad Days. The unit is an e... (more)

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 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)

Just inside the main gates to the WPRM Museum at Portola finds this ex SP SD9 on display.

The new crew of this eastbound WP manifest inspects its power in the yard before boarding.

UP 2846 East departs WP's Portola Yard. The conductor will throw a switch to allow the eastbound to get onto the main line.

Union Pacific 2234 waits for the Feather River Express to backup from the museum area before it heads out to do it's work. The Feather River Express was suppose to be out of their way at 8am, but ... (more)

Western Pacific GP7 707, sporting the classic orange and silver paint of the WP is displayed at Portola railroad days. Just down from the 707 is WP FP7 805A. The classic EMDs are both parked in fr... (more)

Even though the Western Pacific railroad became a part of the Union Pacific in 1982 the WP still lives on in Portola, CA at the WPRM. The museum owns a number of old WP engines, passenger cars, an... (more)

Western Pacific 805A at the WPRM in Portola.

Western Pacific 2001 sits proudly at the WPRM in Portola.

WP 2001 ready to lead a train with 14 cars for a trip down the Feather River Canyon.

Outside Portola's engine house sits Western Pacific U23B 2264, one of 15 of these GE diesels on the roster. Behind it sits a pair of WP GP7s.

Western Pacific GP7 702 sports a large snowplow in order to navigate the high Sierra in the winter, although it hardly needs the plow on this bright September day. WP purchased 13 GP7s from EMD, ... (more)

A Western Pacific GP9, wood chip car and bay-window caboose (452) rest in the yard at Portola, California, on the WP's Feather River Route on September 2, 1973. Engine 728 was built by EMD in Sep... (more)