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Western Pacific Documents

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Accident Reports:

• Near Nilegarden, CA July 1, 1929
• Near Sunol, CA November 28, 1930
• Near David, CA April 19, 1931
• Near Pulga, CA November 11, 1937
• Near del Paso, CA October 23, 1940
• Near Merlin, CA January 26, 1941
• Near Sunol, CA September 22, 1941
• Investigation 2645 WP near David Ca November 1, 1942
• Investigation 2772 near Pulga Ca February 10, 1944
• Investigation 3233 SP near Cosgrave Nevada February 13, 1949
• 1980 Western Pacific Hayward CA Derailment April 9, 1980

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Western Pacific Railroad Company Equipment Diagrams:

• Diagram-Caboose 461 Series Note:  More equipment diagram books are available in the WPRM Museum Store (at the museum and online.)

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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 Administration:

• Section 1 Forms and Procedures
• Section 2 Reference Tables
• Section 3 Accidents and Personal Injury Reporting

• Demurrage Industrial Car Control System

• 1^st-2^nd Subdivision-San Jose Branch
• 3^rd-4^th Subdivision-Loyalton Branch-Reno Branch
• Sacramento Northern Ry Co.
• Sacramento Switching Limits
• San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose Switching Limits
• Stockton Switching Limits
• Tidewater Southern Ry Co.

• The Feather River Route - (a brief history) November 1973
• Fremont Yard Map - UP Document December 1994
• FUNDAMENTALS OF ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT - Operating Department Training Manual
• GLOSSARY OF RAILROAD TERMS
• How to Travel by Train - A basic information guide for the railroad traveler
• Instruction Manual for Roadway Forms
• Maintenance-of-Way Training Program
• NARA-ICC-WPRR-Depots
• Oroville WP Training
• Railroading with WP Hand Brakes
• Road Conductor Training Course
• Service Instructions for Perishable Freight March 1, 1949
• Transportation Officers Class MOW training Program Definitions Book 10
• WP Enginemen's Operations Manual Model GP7 - Operating Manual No. 2312 (August 1951)
• WP OPERATING MANUAL GP9 LOCOMOTIVES
• WP Rule Book 1979
• WP-SN-TS Joint Facilities Book
• WP SW1500 OPERATOR'S MANUAL
• WP THE DIESEL ENGINE
• WP THE DIESEL LOCOMOTIVE - Operating Department Training Manual

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Western Pacific Railroad Company Personnel Records:

• 1936 WP Seniority Roster
• Oroville Jul 1941 Seniority Roster
• Oroville Roundhouse Crew Day Shift 1938
• WP Road Brakeman Seniority Roster Jan 1 1983

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Western Pacific Railroad Company Correspondence:

• WP Golden Anniversary Letter and Photos

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Western Pacific Railroad Company Standards (mechanical drawings):

• 11 foot 112 Pound Guard Rail
• 16 foot 6 inch Split Switch
• 18 foot Split Switch 85 Pound Rail
• Bridge and Tunnel Warning
• Headfree 100% Joint for 112 Pound R E Rail
• Limit of Operation Sign
• Minimum Clearances California
• Minimum Clearances Nevada
• Motor Car Setout for Signal Territory
• Number 10 Spring Rail Frog
• Number 5 1/2 Turnout
• Number 7 Turnout
• Number 8 Turnout
• Number 10 Turnout
• Pile Trestle for Branch Lines
• Pile Trestle for Main Lines
• Rail Rest
• Reballasting Sections for Main Line
• Switch Point Derail 85 Pound Rail
• Switch Point Detail 85 Pound Rail
• Telephone Booth
• Tie Plug
• Tunnel Timber Set Main Line

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Western Pacific Railroad Company Stock:

• 50 Shares Oct. 23, 1950 Certificate - Front (Low Resolution) - - - (High Resolution)
• 50 Shares Oct. 23, 1950 Certificate - Back (Low Resolution) - - - (High Resolution)