Western Pacific F7A type diesel locomotive #913 on display at the California State Railroad Museum. My wife & I visited the museum as part of a trip to Sacramento on the 'California Zephyr'. ... (more)

Western Pacific 2-8-8-2 number 257 is seen at Portola California in 1938. Otto Conrad Perry photo, from my collection.

Western Pacific 2-8-8-2 number 256 leads seventy one cars eastbound at Oroville California in 1935. Otto's speed estimate for this train was 30 MPH. Otto Conrad Perry photo, from my collection.

A wooden cupola caboose, which might be either Tidewater Southern 305 or Western Pacific 623 (or possibly even an entirely different caboose) is undergoing restoration at the Modesto & Empire Trac... (more)

Western Pacific 4-8-2 171 is seen at Oroville California in 1938. Otto Perry photo, from my collection.

In the final paint scheme.

WP 3060 undergoes repair work at the diesel shop in the Western Pacific Stockton yard.

Forty Years Ago at UP's East Yard

For as long as I can remember (which, for the record, is back to about 1968 in regard to the Union Pacific Railroad), the UP has been the... (more)

Somewhere eastbound as I recall.

A visit to Ryan Ballard. Thanks for the hospitality. RIP

A visit to Ryan Ballard. Thanks for the hospitality. RIP

A little railfanning while driving a friend to survival school.

A winter storm has cleared the area as WP 704 and WP 710 are stored next to the roundhouse in the Western Pacific Stockton yard. To the right is UP 1223, a sign of the merger that was to come. Pho... (more)

On a beautiful March Day in 1968, four WP Geeps, GP9 725, two high short nose GP20's 2001, 2010 and a GP7 710 are in charge of a 92 car west-bound freight through the grade at Altamont Pass. Once... (more)

Western Pacific 2-8-2 311 leads 45 cars west bound at Elko Nevada on July 29th 1937. Otto Perry photo, from my collection.