Western Pacific Railroad Historical Society-Book and Video List

Book and video list on Western Pacific and Related Subjects

Books | Videos | Other Reference Material

Books - alphabetical by title

Title	Author	Publisher/year
Articulated Locomotives of the Western Pacific	Mark Noble	Pacific Railway Journal, 1959
Cars of Sacramento Northern	Ira L. Swett	Interurbans Special 32, Spring 1963
CZ, The Story of the California Zephyr	Karl R. Zimmermann	Quadrant Press, 1972
The Central California Traction Company	David G. Stanley and Jeffrey J. Moreau	Signature Press, 2002
D-Day on the Western Pacific	Virgil Staff	Interurbans Publications, 1982
Domeliners	Patrick Dorin	Superior Publishing, 1973
Echoes Down the Canyon	Ted Benson and Dave Styffe	Westrail Publications, 1987
Growing Up With Trains II, A Northern California Album	Richard Steinheimer and Ted Benson	Interurbans Special #88, 1983
History of Tesla, A California Coal Mining Town	Dan L. Mosier and Earle E. Williams	Mines Road Books, 2002, 2nd edition
Life on the Feather River Route A Railroader's Scrapbook Pictorial of Memories	Bob Larson	Four Ways West Publications, 2005
Locomotives of the Western Pacific, A Photo Story of Steam	Guy L. Dunscomb and Fred A. Stindt	Self published, 1954
Lost Beneath the Feather	Bill Talbitzer	Las Plumas Publications, 1963
Making Tracks, The Utah Construction Co. 1900-1903	Weber State University	Special Collections, 2004
My Western Pacific Railroad	Norman W. Holmes	Steel Rails West Publishing, 1996
Northern California Railroads, The Silver Age, Vol. I	Fred Matthews	Sundance Books, 1982
Northern California Railroads, The Silver Age, Vol. II	Fred Matthews	Sundance Books, 1984
Portrait of a Silver Lady	Bruce A. McGregor & Ted Benson	Pruett Publishing Company, 1977
Prune Country Railroading, Steel Trails to San Jose	Norman W. Holmes	Shade Tree Books, 1985
Railroads of Nevada and Eastern California, Vol. I	David F. Myrick	Howell-North Books, 1962
Rails in the Northwest, A Contemporary Glimpse	Ronald C. Hill and Dave Stanley	Colorado Railroad Museum, 1978
Rails to San Francisco Bay	Harre W. Demoro and Vernon J. Sappers	Quadrant Press, 1992
Red River: Paul Bunyon's own Lumber Co & Railroad	Robert Hanft	Center for Business and Economic Research, California State University Chico, 1979
Slow, Tired & Easy, The Stockton, Terminal & Eastern	Olive Davis	Valley Publications, 1976
Sacramento Northern	Ira L. Swett	Interurbans Special #26, 1962
Sacramento Northern Album	Ira L. Swett	Interurbans Special 34, October 1963
The Feather River Canyon, Union Pacific's Heart of Stone	Steve Schmollinger	Pentrex, 1996
The Feather River Route, Part 1	Ken Rattenne	Interurban Press, 1989
The Feather River Route, Part 2	Ken Rattenne	Interurban Press, 1991
The Gandydancers	Bill Talbitzer	Las Plumas Publications, 1973
The Revolutionary Diesel, EMC's FT	-	Diesel Era, 1994
The Swayne Lumber Company: Narrow Gauge Logging in the Merrimac Forest	Paul Beckstrom & Jim Finnell	Pacific Fast Mail, 1992
The Western Pacific	Don DeNevi	Superior Publishing Company, 1978
Track and Time	Jeff S. Assay	Feather River Rail Society, 2006
Track Charts of the Western Pacific Railroad Company	-	Feather River Rail Society, 2002
Train Shed Cyclopedia #73, CZ Car Information	-	Train Shed Cyclopedia
Western Pacific Trackside with Bob Larson	Tim Morris	Morning Sun Books, 2001
Western Pacific Color Guide to Freight and Passenger Equipment	Jim Eager	Morning Sun Books, 2001
Western Pacific Color Pictorial, Vol. 1	Adam Clegg	Four Ways West Publications, 2001
Western Pacific Color Pictorial, Vol. 2	Adam Clegg	Four Ways West Publications, 2002
Western Pacific Depots and Stations	Stephen M. Hayes	http://www.westernpacificdepotsandstations.com, 2008
Western Pacific's Diesel Years	Joseph A. Strapac	Overland Models, Inc., 1980
Western Pacific in Color	Jim Boyd	Morning Sun Books, 2006
Western Pacific Locomotives & Cars	Patrick C. Dorin	TLC, 1998
Western Pacific Locomotives & Cars Vol. 2	Patrick C. Dorin	TLC, 2006
Western Pacific Railroad : the Feather River Route	Alfred E. Perlman	Newcomen Society in North America, 1975
Western Pacific - The Last Transcontinental Railroad	David F. Myrick	Colorado Railroad Historical Foundation, 2006
Western Pacific The Railroad That Was Built Too Late	Spencer Crump	Trans-Anglo Books, 1965
Western Pacific Pictorial	John J. Ryczkowski with Dan Crews & Pete Miller	Steel Rails West Publishing, 1979
Western Pacific Steam Locomotives, Passenger Trains and Cars	Guy L. Dunscomb and Fred A. Stindt	Self published, 1980
Western Pacific Steam Pictorial, Photo Album Series Volume 50	Jeff Ainsworth & Duane Karam Jr.	Monte Vista Publishing
Western Pacific Timetables and Operations, A History and Compendium	Jeff S. Asay	The Railway History Monograph, Volume XII, J-B Publishing Co. 1983

Videos - alphabetical by title


Title	Length	Producer/year
A Look Back in Time, Vintage views of the Western Pacific Railroad	56 minutes	Western Star Productions
Along the Feather River Route	120 minutes	Highball Productions, 1998
The California Zephyr	55 minutes	Copper Media, 1999
The California Zephyr, The Ultimate Fan Trip	60 minutes	Green Frog, 1990
Feather River Canyon	40 minutes	Icon Video, 1996
Feather River Canyon E9s	45 minutes	Icon Video, 1996
Great American Train Rides	60 minutes	Goodtimes Home Video, 1993
Silver Thread Through The West	58 minutes	RK Publishing, 1999
The California Zephyr	60 minutes	Green Frog, 1990
The California Zephyr	30 minutes	Video Rails, 1992
Union Pacific's Feather River Route	60 minutes	Pentrex, 1991
WP-The First 50 Years, 1910-1960	120 minutes	Catenary Video, 1992
Western Pacific's Feather River Canyon Route	40 minutes	Icon Video, 1997
Western Pacific on TV	30 minutes	Pentrex, 1999
Western Pacific the Last Decade	68 minutes	Charles Smiley, 1998
WP Vintage West	90 minutes	Charles Smiley, 2002

Other WP Reference Material


Image	Information
Western Pacific Images on CD by Peter Arnold
1.) WP (SN & TS) Cabooses 145 images from 1970's – 1980's	High Quality (approx 400dpi) Images Large files will make excellent 8 x 10 prints $20.00 per CD - no tax Shipping $2.00, each additional CD shipped with same order $1.00 additional.
2.) WP M of W Equipment 171 images from 1970's – 1980's	High Quality (approx 400dpi) Images Large files will make excellent 8 x 10 prints $20.00 per CD - no tax Shipping $2.00, each additional CD shipped with same order $1.00 additional.
3.) WP Covered Hoppers & Gondolas 190 images from 1970's – 1990's	High Quality (approx 400dpi) Images Large files will make excellent 8 x 10 prints $20.00 per CD - no tax Shipping $2.00, each additional CD shipped with same order $1.00 additional.
4.) WP Flat Cars & Hoppers Approx 160 images	High Quality (approx 400dpi) Images Large files will make excellent 8 x 10 prints $20.00 per CD - no tax Shipping $2.00, each additional CD shipped with same order $1.00 additional.
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Sacramento Northern Electrics audio CD
Sacramento Northern Electrics audio CD	Sacramento Northern Electrics documents the last days of electric railroading on the Sacramento Northern. Includes field recordings of Sacramento Northern freight motor 654, switching freight in Marysville and Yuba City, March 1965. Also includes SN passenger combine 1005, operating on Marysville/Yuba City bridge, recorded during a fan trip on April 15, 1962. Originally recorded and released by Tom Irion, this CD is a digitally remastered copy with the original descriptive text and cover, plus updates on the current situations of both SN 654 and SN 1005.
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