In the mid 1950s to the early 1960s the railroad distributed to employees diagram booklets of the major yards on the system. In this section are shown images which have been created for …

Western Pacific Railroad Company Guides, Rule Books, Track Plans and Training Material: About Rails WP 1953; Car Hire, Demurrage, Switching. WHAT ARE THEY? Conductor's Guide to …

The Western Pacific Railroad (reporting mark WP) was a Class I railroad in the United States. It was formed in 1903 as an attempt to break the near-monopoly the Southern Pacific Railroad …

Description: Map surveying the railroad line of the Western Pacific Railroad Company. Accession Number: 1979/080/014. Additional Title: Subdivision Map Book 1, Map 14. Publisher: Bidwell, …

To view a map of the route and branches, showing the names and location of all depots and stations covered in the book, click one of the links below. Note that to aid readability these …

Southern Pacific, the Western Pacific coup prevailed. The 1906 earthquake didn't help matters, creating faults and causing slides at cuts on the new line in the Niles Canyon area. By late …

Oct 12, 2024 · An official, 1934 system map of the Western Pacific Railroad. Author's collection. While the route avoided the treacherous steep granite cliffs found along Donner Pass, the …

The Feather River Route is a rail line that was built and operated by the Western Pacific Railroad. It was constructed between 1906 and 1909, and connects the cities of Oakland, California, …

Collection of Wx4 - U.S. and international timetables, maps, paper with a concentration on U.S. shortlines and interurbans; page includes Mexican timetables from Ed Von Nordeck and Todd …

Western Pacific Mile Post Detail (1965 - 1974) References: The Western Pacific Railroad Company Time Table #2 - Effective June 1, 1967; The Western Pacific Railroad Company …