These were the last of a series of thirty six 2-8-2s purchased by the WP. It wasn't formed until 1906, with completion in 1909. 501 - 503: EMC SW1: 504 - 511: ALCO S1: 551 - 562: ALCO S2: 563 - 564: ALCO S4: 581 - 585 Rio Grande-- Information about D&RGW diesel locomotives and cabooses, and Rio Grande in Utah. The Western Pacific Railroad was not the largest of the Western Class-One railroads. (with a qualified engineer/instructor of course!) However, operating in the shadow of giants like the Southern Pacific, Santa Fe and the Union Pacific, the relatively young WP had to … I think about 1970 new management was brought in and … CP/CPR - Canadian Pacific DRI - Davenport Rock Island & North Western GWR - Great Western Western NYO&W - New York Ontario & Western SBC - Sonora-Baja California Sources: Extra 2200 South Locomotive Newsletter, Railfan & Railroad Magazine, and Northern Pacific Diesel Era. Looking at my copy of "D-Day on the Western Pacific, a railroad's decision to dieselize," it seems the silver and orange (BTW I also liked) was used on all diesels from sometime in the 1950s up to about 1970. Utah Railway-- Information about Utah Railway, including full rosters of the road's steam and diesel locomotives. History Western Pacific 334 was built by the American Locomotive Company in Schenectady, New York in 1929, 334 was one of a group of five identical engines numbered 332 thru 336. The 50-mile TTI has long been noted as a strong-hold of four-axle General Electric "U" and "B-Boats." Union Pacific-- Information about Union Pacific Railroad, its history, its operations in Utah, and its locomotive and caboose fleets. It was taken on the 8th of August 2004 at the Transkentucky Transportation Railroad's locomotive shops in Paris, KY. Are you tired of reading about Alcos? Documenting the Western Pacific Railroad. Western Pacific Railroad Timetables (1952) As Mr. Schafer's book points out, whereas Southern Pacific's Donner Pass sat at an elevation of 7,056 feet and received roughly 200 inches of snow annually, Beckwourth Pass carried an elevation of just 5,221 feet and was situated fully below the snow line. The Western Pacific Railroad Museum (WPRM) in Portola, California, known as the Portola Railroad Museum until January 1, 2006, is a heritage railroad and archives that preserves and operates historic American railroad equipment and preserves documents, photos and information. by Lorenz P. Schrenk and Robert L. Frey Southern Pacific/Cotton Belt/Denver & Rio Grande Western 01/31/2001 Locomotive Roster Southern Pacific/Cotton Belt/Denver & Rio Grande Western 12/31/2001 Locomotive Roster SP Review's B-List , a listing of SP Speed Lettered Locos' plus detail variations. Several of the high-hood road switchers made it to the active UP roster after the merger and many were even repainted. All of Western Pacific's high-hood GP7's, GP9's and GP20's have been retired and only a few GP20's remain to be disposed of. We'll delve in to the TTI roster in more depth next month. At the Western Pacific Railroad Museum in Portola, you and your family can take the throttle YOURSELF in one of our vintage diesel locomotives! However, mechanical failures were quick to come and the Geeps were soon stored or sold.
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