WPRM-Boxcars

Step Back in Time...

The WPRM has 159 pieces of rolling stock alone in our collection for our visitors to enjoy. Among these are an example of the Mighty "Centennial", a Union Pacific DDA40X locomotive, the largest diesel locomotive ever built at over 98 feet long! Our Western Pacific 2001 ushered in an entirely new era of Diesel Locomotive technology as it was the first turbocharged locomotive in America. The Western Pacific 805-A is the "Belle" of our fleet, as it was built to pull the famous "California Zephyr". Speaking of the Zephyr, the museum has many cars and artifacts of "The most talked about train in America". We also have one of the largest collections of cabooses in the country, and we invite you to ride a few of them to experience for yourself what it's like to be a freight Conductor! Enjoy Railroading in its "native habitat! "

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A boxcar is defined as a fully enclosed, rectangular freight car for carrying items requiring protection from the weather. Most boxcars range in size from 40 feet up to 89 feet, however, the most common size in the steam era was 40 feet and 50 feet after the coming of the diesel. The Western Pacific Railroad Museum features a very large and diverse collection of boxcars that would be found on the average WP freight train. While boxcars were the most prominent type of freight car seen until recently, intermodal transport has taken over as the most popular.

Boxcars of the Western Pacific Railroad Museum

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DRGW 62962

Steam crew support car

JRSX 5021 (1)

Audio Tour Page for JRSX 5021

JRSX 5021 (2)

MKT 5164 (1)

MKT 5164 (2)

MR 1236 (1)

MR 1236 (2)

SRY 835

SSW 23908 (1)

SSW 23908 (2)

SSW 694629

TSMW 0565

TS 520 (1)

Audio Tour Page for
TS 520

TS 520 (2)

TS 521 (1)

TS 521 (2)

UP 903658

UP 917138 (1)

Union Pacific 917138 ex UP 127150. 40 foot boxcar, rebuilt with plug door for grain service.

UP 917138 (2)

WPMW 37-6

WPMW 37-10

Audio Tour Page for WPMW 37-10

WPMW 0212

WP 3032 (1)

50 ft. boxcar with cushioned under frames built 1955 by Pullman Standard. More information HERE!

WP 3032 (2)

WP 3417

Western Pacific 3417 Built 1-1947. 40 ft. single door. Ex MILW. Donated by Union Pacific.

WP 3472 (1)

WP 3472 (2)

WP 3472 (3)

WP 3796

Western Pacific 3796 Built 12-1955. 50 ft. double door built by Pullman Standard Co. Donated by Union Pacific.

WP 18503 (1)

Western Pacific 18503 Built 3-1945.
40ft double door.
Donated by Union Pacific

WP 18503 (2)

WP 18503 (3)

WP 19801 (1)

Western Pacific 19801 Built 1945 by Pullman Standard as 40ft, rebuilt in 1965 as 50ft single door. ex WPMW 0258.
Donated by Union Pacific.

WP 19801 (2)

WP 19901 (1)

Western Pacific 19901 Built 9-1965.
50ft experimental light weight double door built by Transportation Specialties Co. (Transco), Chicago. Donated by Reno BSA

Audio Tour Page for
WP 19901

WP 19901 (2)

WP 19901 (3)

WP 19901 (4)

WP 19901 (5)

WP 19901 (6)

WP 20094

Western Pacific 20094 Built 5-1937.
40ft PS-1 type single door by the Mt. Vernon Car Co. ex WPMW 0207. Last surviving example of the first order of steel boxcars purchased by WP.
Donated by Union Pacific.

WP 20599 (1)

WP 20599 (2)

WP 20599 (3)

WP 20772 (1)

Western Pacific 20772 Built 8-1947.
40ft single door. ex WPMW 0218.
Donated by Union Pacific.

WP 20772 (2)

WP 20772 (3)

WP 20772 (4)

WP 20806 (1)

Western Pacific 20806 Built 11-1951.
40ft PS-1 type single door built by Pullman Standard Co., former compartmentizer car. ex WPMW 0220. Donated by Union Pacific. The Feather is actually orange, but the paint has faded and is giving it the pink color

WP 20806 (2)

WP 20807 (1)

Western Pacific 20807 Built 11-1951.
40ft PS-1 type single door built by Pullman Standard Co., former compartmentizer car. ex WPMW 0217.
Donated by Union Pacific