Compared to the likes of the Southern Pacific and Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe, the Western Pacific Railroad can be considered the "runt of the litter" for Class I U.S. railroading in the Far West.

of "The Union Pacific Railroad Company ... That the Leavenworth, Pawnee and Western Railroad Company of Kansas are hereby authorized to construct a railroad and telegraph line ...

SALT LAKE, Utah, Dec. 23. -- Plans for the Western Pacific Railway, which is being built by the Gould interests to complete their line across the continent, involve some remarkable engineering ...

Missouri Pacific history is easier to understand if the railroad is considered in three parts: the lines west of St. Louis, ...

Similarly, he disapproved of E. B. Crocker's scheme to buy the Western Pacific Line linking Sacramento and San Francisco. Crocker hoped to initiate a railroad empire throughout California ...

The Twin Cities & Western Railroad Company celebrates 30 years of service this month. From Aug. 27-29, the short-line railroad will offer a series of passenger excursion trains to thank its ...