Western Pacific Product Announcements
	February 18, 2010 Western Pacific Railroad Reference Photo CDs Noted railroad photographer and Western Pacific fan Peter Arnold has produced a series of compact discs each featuring high resolution digital images of various Western Pacific equipment subjects. Each disc includes 140 to 190 high resolution (400 ppi), high quality color scans. WP modelers and enthusiasts alike will find these easy-to-use photo CDs invaluable research/reference tools. Subjects available at the time of this writing. - WP (SN & TS) Cabooses - WP M of W Equipment - WP Covered Hoppers & Gondolas - WP Flat Cars & Hoppers Each disc is $20.00 plus postage directly from the publisher. More info...
	November 1, 2009 Western Pacific Railroad Museum Steam Department 2010 Western Pacific Fundraising Calendar 12-month calendar features photos from the FRRS archives and friends. Mixed color and B/W. A portion of each sale goes toward the restoration of the WP 165 steam locomotive at the Western Pacific Railroad Museum in Portola. High-quality calendar is printed on thick 100lb cover weight paper. - Each page measures 11" x 8.5" - Measures 11" x 17" when hung on wall - Full bleed color and B&W images - 100 lb cover weight high gloss paper, wire-o bound - January 2010 - December 2010, 2011 preview, US holidays marked More info...
	April 21, 2009 Stewart/Bowser HO "Executive Line" Western Pacific F7 920A and 920B Locomotives Ready To Run and Fully Detailed. Brass MU Hoses, brass air hoses, brass windshield wipers, steel grab irons, steel coupler lift bars, operating headlight, window glass, Buehler can motor, brass flywheels, nickel silver wheels with RP25 flanges, knuckle couplers, DCC ready. Handrails installed. Body is easily removed if necessary. All plastic parts molded in USA. Decorating and assembly of body done in China. Mechanism manufactured in USA with German can motor. The sound locos will be equipped with SoundTraxx Tsunami Digital Sound Decoder More info...
	April 21, 2009 Athearn HO RTR 60' PS Auto Parts Box, WP #3707 & 3716 In the 1960's, Ford Motor Company, Pullman Standard and Santa Fe pooled their resources to develop a standard boxcar to meet the transportation needs of automobile manufacturers in the United States. Delivered in 1965, the Pullman Standard auto parts boxcar is the most prolific example of this type of freight car. It ultimately changed the face of automobile manufacturing and rail transportation. More info...
	April 21, 2009 Athearn HO RTR Genesis Western Pacific FP7 Locomotives The Athearn Genesis FP7 will feature prototype-specific, separately applied "as-built" and/or "modernized" injection-molded and photo-etched metal detail parts and cab interior. The FP7 will be DCC equipped and available with or without sound. More info...
	February 19, 2009 Book by Joseph A. Strapac Diesel Locomotives of the Western Pacific This book is not a reprint of author Strapac's1980 release Western Pacific's Diesel Years, although it does re-use many older one-of-a-kind photos. Diesel Locomotives of the Western Pacific focuses on the diesel locomotive fleet of the WP, with less emphasis on the subsidiary railroads, pool power, RDCs, etc. This 208-page hardcover book contains over 410 photos and has a suggested retail price of $59.95. Book is scheduled to be in retailer's hands in mid to late March 2008. Orders can be placed with the WPRM Gift Shop and FRRS members will receive a 10% discount. More info...
	January 30, 2009 Feather River Rail Society HO & N RTR Commemorative Centennial Box Car Custom Athearn EXCLUSIVE LIMITED RELEASE 50’ Double-Door box car model celebrating the 100th anniversary of the completion of the Western Pacific Railroad and the 25th anniversary of the Western Pacific Railroad Museum in Portola. Exclusive limited run, only 250 in each scale will be produced! All Proceeds support the Feather River Rail Society & the Western Pacific Railroad Museum in Portola. More info...
	January 30, 2009 Micro-Trains N RTR Southern Pacific C-50-9 Bay Window Caboose Micro-Trains newest N scale caboose model is based on the Southern Pacific version of the C-50-9 Caboose built by International Car Company (PACCAR) in 1980. It is included here due to its nearly identical appearance to the Western Pacific 481 series cabooses which were numbered from 481 to 486 and also bult in 1980. More info...
	January 30, 2009 ExactRail HO RTR or kit PC&F 6033 cu. ft. Hy-Cube box car Sleek and classy is the all-new and never before modeled PC&F 6033 cuft Hy-Cube box car. With classic double-sheathed construction wrapped in 3/3/3/1 dreadnaught ends, diagonal panel overhanging roof and single 10’-6” YSD sliding doors, this masterpiece of scale railway engineering is sure to please even the most discerning enthusiast. More info...
	January 30, 2009 Athearn HO RTR 2600 cu. ft. GATC Airslide hopper car The all-new Athearn model is of a single-bay, 2,600 cubic foot car. This initial release is of what is typically referred to as an “early” version Airslide®, the prototype having been built from 1955 to 1965, before major design changes were implemented. Operationally, they could be found serving flour mills, sugar refineries, bakeries, and plastic plants, among other industries. More info (PDF)...
	6/10/2008 Book by Stephen M. Hayes Western Pacific Depots and Stations A fascinating new book detailing the construction and history of all depots and stations along the Western Pacific route from San Francisco to Salt Lake City.Meticulously researched, this volume includes official drawings of the depots, together with hundreds of photographs both in color and black & white. More info...
	6/4/2008 Mainline Freight Western Pacific 60' FT-181 Flat Car Mainline Freight is now selling HO scale models of the WP's very unique 60' 70-ton class F-181 flat car. The production run is offered in 6 different road numbers starting with car 13131. The models are built-up, painted and lettered and are less trucks and couplers. They are available exclusively through Bruce's Train Shop in Sacramento, CA. More info...
	2/18/2008 Athearn N RTR 50' NACC box car Athearn N RTR 50' NACC box car, weathered in two numbers, WP #60525 & 60522. Due Early May 2008 More info...
	1/14/2008 Athearn HO RTR GP35, WP #3002 & #3005 The DCC-Ready Athearn Ready To Roll GP35 is based on Rail Power Products tooling will be released in the WP Perlman Green and Orange scheme in road numbers 3002 and 3005. Due Early June 2008 More info...
	1/14/2008 Athearn N RTR 50' PS-1 Double Door Box WP "DF" N scale RTR 50' PS-1 Double Door Box, Numbers TBA. Due Early June 2008 More info...
	12/11/2007 Athearn HO WP "Fab 4" Genesis F7A Units Athearn Genesis F units will be released in pairs (913/917 and 918/921) in the final "Fab 4" paint scheme. Locomotives will be available with either factory installed onboard sound and DCC decoder or DC. Due Early May 2008 More info...
	6/11/2007 Athearn N 50' PS-1 Plug Door Box WP "The Western Way" N RTR 50' PS-1 Plug Door Box in two numbers, WP 59124 and WP 59107 More info...
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