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.

Elko is a small town in the northeastern corner of Nevada, between Reno and Salt Lake City. It began in 1869 during the construction of the Transcontinental Railroad. Elko eventually became ...