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H/A Collection Miscellaneous RR Photos

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CZ 18 Oakland, CA 1-26-67 Ted Benson

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WPMW 0545

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WPMW 0652JB

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WPMW 0723PS

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WPMW 0723PS End

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WPMW 0723PS

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WPMW 0759M2

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WPMW 0761M2

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WPMW 0902H8

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WPMW 0902H8

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WPMW 0915CD

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WPMW 0917EG

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WPMW 0917EG

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WPMW 0978T

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WPMW 0996T

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WPMW 1575

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WPMW 1576

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WPMW 8533

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Caboose WP 657

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Caboose WP 657 End

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WP 701 Clover Plot

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WP 701 Clover Plot

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WP 101

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WP 101

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WP 20889

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Wooden Water Tank

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Wooden Water Tank

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Wendover 2-15-1949

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Wendover 2-15-1949

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Wendover 2-15-1949

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Wendover 2-15-1949

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Construction at Bieber as WP’s Northern California Extension meets Great Northern, realizing head-to-head competition with Espee’s Cascade route.

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Berry Creek

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Bridge 280.51 Keddie North Wye Bridge

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Cal-Pictures 4460-1

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Barry Evans Photography #948

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Willow Creek viaduct on the Western Pacific near Clio, California under construction. Note Sierra Valley and Mohawk narrow-gauge train passing beneath.

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Cal-Pictures 10074-136

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Eastbound California Zephyr climbing through Cisco, California on Southern Pacific line over the Sierra. August 17, 1952. Jim Morley photo.

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Before beginning their duties on the new fast Exposition Flyer of the Burlington, D.&R.G. and Western Pacific, nine charming hostesses pay a visit to San Francisco’s Exposition and climb aboard the famous old Jupiter engine, a feature of the “Cavalcade of the West” show. The girls, dressed in the official Exposition costumes—blue and gold—are, reading to right: Jane Clark of Chicago, Evelyn McMannon of San Francisco, Gwen Smith of Salt Lake City, Lorene Bacon of San Francisco, Ann Bakalar of Denver, Elaine Hyde of Salt Lake City, Marion Collins of Chicago, Patricia Large of Denver and Doris Kirkpatrick of Chicago.

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Eleanor Parker assisted by California’s Lieutenant Gov. Goodwin Knight christens the California Zephyr on March 19, 1949

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California Zephyr on display at the Ferry Building in San Francisco in March, 1949

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During 50th anniversary of Western Pacific’s passenger service celebration in August, 1960, President F. B. Whitman receives a train order as he once did during his early railroad career. The 94, which pulled 1st passenger train through Feather River Canyon, was coupled to the head end of the CZ’s diesel engines to lead the way between Fremont and Oakland.

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Circus Special August 1959

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In 1950 two RDC’s (Rail-Diesel-Cars) were purchased new for the tri-weekly schedules between Oakland and Salt Lake which more or less replaced the fine but little used service offered by the Royal Gorge which was discontinued September 14, 1950. Aon April 30, 1961 Trains 1&2 with RDC’s 375 & 376 were retired.

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Western Pacific Locomotive WP 259 Type: 2-8-8-2, Length: 120-10, Builder: Baldwin works: Philadelphia, PA. Year: 1938, Retired: June 1951

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Western Pacific Locomotive WP 19. Type: 2-8-0, Builder: Baldwin Works: Philadelphia. Year: 1906. Last year used: March, 1950. Scrapped Dec. 1950 by WP at Sacramento.

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Old WP bldg. 19th & J streets, Sacramento. (1904 J Street) was formerly residence of Louis Nicolaus for 75 to 80 years. WP’s superintendent’s office moved to new headquarters in Nov. 1945

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Feather River Canyon and the WP about 1909.

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Burlington Train “Zephyr” Nile Canyon, California June 20, 1934. Photo by H. S. Lawton, San Francisco

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1st Train, Elko

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1st Train Sacramento 8-21-1910

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Stockton, California August 22, 1910 public and press came to greet the first passenger train in to Stockton on the Western Pacific Railroad, from Salt Lake City.

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August 22, 1910, passengers and press alongside first passenger train on Western Pacific Railroad, from Salt Lake City.

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First passenger train arrives Oakland, Aug. 22, 1910

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A small segment of the vast throng which crowded every advantage point to acclaim the arrival of Western Pacific’s first passenger train at Oakland on August 22, 1910. Speeches were lost in the din as the engine passed through the triumphal arch erected for the occasion by the Oakland Chamber of Commerce in honor of the new railroad. The engine never did quite reach the flag draped reviewing stand in front of WP’s station.

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Photo by H. S. Lawton

 

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