In a shot that could of been taken in 1978, a WP GP9 sits next to one of the "final 4" F units on the WP. Thanks to the PLA for letting us tour the shops as I know its not often done.

Train SJT, the “San Jose Turn” the very rare afternoon Stockton to Milpitas auto parts and merchandise train in Milpitas, CA, on a day during which I waited all the daylight hours for a train,... (more)

A WP manifest departs Stockton at sunset as it crosses the SP's Valley Line at El Pinal.

WP 804D is being redied to take the next the last WP "California Zephyr" West from Salt Lake City to Oakland on a very cold Friday night, March 20th, 1970

Just after crossing over the SP, WP 914A is heading East on Altamont Pass with a manifest freight in February of 1970. About a half hour after this train, WP's California Zephyr would pass this sa... (more)

An Inside Gateway train rolls north through the Feather River Canyon during the last days of the fabled WP.

After the WP's portion of the California Zerphyr was abandoned, the trains locomotives entered freight service. Some also lost their numbers as seen with 916D. As a Zephyr unit, it was 804D. The l... (more)

Tidewater Southern RS1 #746 is spending a quiet Sunday in the Stockton yards of parent railroad Western Pacific. It still wears Union Pacific yellow from its days on both the UP and Spokane Intern... (more)

WP freight slows as it passes Sacramento Northern 654 in the Marysville yards. The trackage around Marysville and Yuba City was the last vestige of SN's extensive network still under wire,

Still earning their keep on the Western Pacific's portion of the California Zephyr, 803A and two F3B units are Eastbound just East of the townsite of Altamont. The track below is the now removed S... (more)

The last WP California Zephyr is making its stop at Portola where an F3B and 3 coaches (which had come up on the last Eastbound the day before) are added to the consist for the last trip into Oakl... (more)