List of preserved Western Pacific Railroad rolling stock

A large quantity of rolling stock formerly owned and operated by Western Pacific Railroad have been preserved in museums, on tourist railroads, and various other locations all across North America.

Preserved steam locomotives

Photograph Number Build date Builder Class Wheel arrangement

(Whyte notation)

Disposition and location Notes References
26 1909 ALCO-Schenectady 2-8-0 On static display at the Travel Town Museum, Los Angeles, California [1]
94 September 1909 ALCO-Brooks TP-29 4-6-0 On static display at the Western Railway Museum in Suisun City, California [2]
164 November 1919 ALCO-Schenectady S-34 0-6-0 On static display at Hewitt Park in Oroville, California
165 Operational at the Western Pacific Railroad Museum in Portola, California [3]
334 May 1929 ALCO MK-60-71 2-8-2 Stored at the Western Railway Museum in Suisun City, California [4]

Preserved tenders

Photograph Number Build date Builder Class Wheel arrangement

(Whyte notation)

Disposition and location Location Notes References
484 1943 Lima Locomotive Works (LLW) GS-64-77 4-8-4 Locomotive scrapped, tender on static display at the Western Pacific Railroad Museum in Portola, California

Preserved diesel locomotives

Photograph Number Build date Builder Model Wheel arrangement Class Disposition and location Notes References
501 August 1939 Electro-Motive Division (EMD) SW1 B-B - Out of service for maintenance at the Western Pacific Railroad Museum in Portola, California [5]
607 October 1939 NW2 - Operational at the Nevada Southern Railroad Museum, Boulder, Nevada Built as Union Pacific Railroad 1000, obtained by Western Pacific Railroad in 1968, transferred to Sacramento Northern Railroad in 1973, re-acquired by Union Pacific in 1982; donated to Deer Creek Scenic Railway, later sold to Nevada Southern Railroad. [6]
608 - Owned by the Western Pacific Railroad Museum in Portola, California
705 October 1952 GP7 - On static display at the Western Pacific Railroad Museum in Portola, California [7]
707 October 1952 RS-62 Stored at the Western Pacific Railroad Museum in Portola, California [8]
708 October 1952 - On static display at the Western Pacific Railroad Museum in Portola, California [9]
712 April 2, 1953 - [10][11]
713 April 1953 Operational at the Niles Canyon Railway in Sunol, California [12]
727 September 1955 GP9 RS-62 On static display at the Elko Railroad Park, Elko, Nevada [13]
805-A January 1950 FP7 - Out of service at the Western Pacific Railroad Museum in Portola, California [14]
913 January 27, 1950 F7A D-239 On static display at the California State Railroad Museum in Sacramento, California
917-D January 1950 - Out of service at the Western Pacific Railroad Museum in Portola, California [15]
918-D D-239 Operational at the Niles Canyon Railway in Sunol, California [16]
921-D Out of service at the Western Pacific Railroad Museum in Portola, California [17]
923-A June 1951 - On static display at the Don Rhodes Mining and Transport Museum in Port Hedland, Western Australia, Australia
1503 May 31, 1973 SW1500 - Operational at the Western Pacific Railroad Museum in Portola, California [18][19]
2001 December 1, 1959 GP20 - Under ownership of the Western Pacific Railroad Museum in Portola, California [20][21]
2252 May 25, 1972 General Electric (GE) U23B[note 1] - Owned by the Age of Steam Roundhouse in Sugarcreek, Ohio [22][23][24][25]
3002 November 22, 1963 Electro-Motive Division (EMD) GP35 - Operational[note 2] at the Ogden Union Station, Ogden, Utah [22][27]

Preserved passenger cars

Photograph Number/Name Build date Builder Type Disposition and location Notes References
106 "Pioneer" 1917 Pullman Company Business-Observation car Operational at the Western Pacific Railroad Museum in Portola, California [28]
128 1924 Pressed Steel Car Company Baggage car Stored at the Western Railway Museum in Suisun City, California [29]
302 October 1929 Pullman Company Passenger car [30]

Preserved boxcars

Photograph Number/Name Build date Builder Type Disposition and location Notes References
WPMW 0212 - - - Stored at the Western Pacific Railroad Museum in Portola, California [31]
WPMW 37-6 - - -
WPMW 37-10 July 1955 Pullman Standard PS-1 XM boxcar [32]
3032 1955 Class XML with cushion underframe Operational at the Western Pacific Railroad Museum in Portola, California [33]
3417 January 1947 - 40-foot single door boxcar Stored at the Western Pacific Railroad Museum in Portola, California [31]
3472 - - - On static display at the Western Pacific Railroad Museum in Portola, California
3796 December 1955 Pullman Standard 50-foot double door boxcar
18503 March 1945 - 40-foot double door boxcar
19801 1945 Pullman Standard 40-foot boxcar
19901 September 1965 - Transco 50-foot double door boxcar [34]
20094 May 1937 Mount Vernon Car Company 40-foot PS-1 single door boxcar [31]
20599 - - -
20772 August 1947 - 40-foot single door boxcar
20806 November 1951 Pullman Standard 40-foot PS-1 single door boxcar
20807
20868 October 1951
21255 November 1951
22023 Stored at the Western Pacific Railroad Museum in Portola, California
27198 1917 Mount Vernon Car Company 40-foot single door wooden-built boxcar (USRA design) On static display at the Western Pacific Railroad Museum in Portola, California
34005 October 1960 - 50-foot double door boxcar
36011 June 1955 Pullman Standard PS-1 XM boxcar Operational at the Western Pacific Railroad Museum in Portola, California [35]
37007 August 1971 50-foot single plug door boxcar On static display at the Western Pacific Railroad Museum in Portola, California [31]
61180 December 1957 Pacific Car and Foundry - Stored, on static display at the Western Pacific Railroad Museum in Portola, California [36]
64004 - - - Stored at the Western Pacific Railroad Museum in Portola, California [31]
64806 - - - On static display at the Western Pacific Railroad Museum in Portola, California
903568 - - - Stored, on static display at the Western Pacific Railroad Museum in Portola, California

References

  1. ^ "WESTERN PACIFIC #26". laparks.org. Los Angeles Department of Recreation and Parks. 2021. Retrieved October 30, 2024.
  2. ^ "Western Pacific 94". Western Railway Museum. Retrieved 2021-09-25.
  3. ^ "Western Pacific Railroad Museum Steam Department". Retrieved 2010-06-22.
  4. ^ "Western Pacific 334". Western Railway Museum. Retrieved 2024-08-18.
  5. ^ "WPRM - WP 501". WPLives.org. Retrieved 2024-08-18.
  6. ^ "Locomotive 1000, Type NW2". nevadasouthern.com. Nevada State Railroad Museum. July 18, 2018. Retrieved October 30, 2024.
  7. ^ "WPRM - WP 705". WPLives.org. Retrieved 2024-08-31.
  8. ^ "WPRM - WP 707". WPLives.org. Retrieved 2024-08-31.
  9. ^ "WPRM - WP 708". WPLives.org. Retrieved 2024-08-31.
  10. ^ Staff (1982), p. 218
  11. ^ "WPRM - SN 712". WPLives.org. Retrieved 2024-08-31.
  12. ^ "Western Pacific #713". Niles Canyon Railway. Retrieved 2024-04-22.
  13. ^ "Western Pacific Power Disposition". utahrails.net. Utah Rails. October 1983. Retrieved October 30, 2024.
  14. ^ "WPRM - WP 805A". WPLives.org. Retrieved 2023-10-15.
  15. ^ "WPRM - WP 917D". WPLives.org. Retrieved 2024-09-05.
  16. ^ "Western Pacific #918D". Niles Canyon Railway. Retrieved 2025-03-19.
  17. ^ "WPRM - WP 921D". www.wplives.org. Retrieved 2025-04-07.
  18. ^ Staff (1982), p. 203
  19. ^ "Western Pacific 1503". wplives.org. Western Pacific Railroad Museum. 2022. Retrieved October 30, 2024.
  20. ^ Staff (1982), p. 210
  21. ^ "WPRM - WP 2001". wplives.org. Retrieved 2025-12-09.
  22. ^ a b Staff (1982), p. 211
  23. ^ "OHCR 4092 preserved at the OHCR". Age of Steam Roundhouse. Retrieved 2024-10-03.
  24. ^ Franz, Justin (2024-10-23). "Ohio Central Donates 'Super 7' to Age of Steam". Railfan & Railroad Magazine. Retrieved 2025-12-07.
  25. ^ "G&W's Ohio Central donates diesel to Age of Steam Roundhouse Museum". Trains. 2024-10-10. Retrieved 2025-12-07.
  26. ^ Nielson, Rob (April 26, 2024). "Newly repainted Western Pacific locomotive to fill gap at Utah State Railroad Museum". standard.net. Standard Examiner. Retrieved October 30, 2024.
  27. ^ "Western Pacific GP35 Restored in Utah". railfan.net. White River Productions. April 18, 2024. Retrieved October 30, 2024.
  28. ^ "WPRM - WP 1 06". WPLives.org. Retrieved 2024-09-05.
  29. ^ "Western Pacific 128". Western Railway Museum. Retrieved 2026-01-11.
  30. ^ "Western Pacific 302". Western Railway Museum. Retrieved 2026-01-11.
  31. ^ a b c d e "WPRM-Boxcars". www.wplives.org. Retrieved 2026-01-11.
  32. ^ "Western Pacific Maintenance-of-Way 37-10". tour.wplives.org. Retrieved 2026-01-11.
  33. ^ "WPRM - WP 3032". www.wplives.org. Retrieved 2026-01-11.
  34. ^ "Western Pacific 19901". tour.wplives.org. Retrieved 2026-01-11.
  35. ^ "Western Pacific 36011". tour.wplives.org. Retrieved 2026-01-11.
  36. ^ "New Archive Car 2022". www.wplives.org. Retrieved 2026-01-11.

Notes

  1. ^ Built originally as a U23B, rebuilt by GE into a B23-S7 "Super Seven" for the Monongahela Railway (MGA)
  2. ^ Locomotive was donated to Ogden City in operational condition and the curator of the Utah State Railroad Museum stated a desire to keep it in operational condition; but permanently the locomotive is kept on static display.[26]

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