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On an extremely hot day in July 1978, WP 913 leads the “Fab Four” at Mossdale California making a run for the eastern approach to the Altamont Pass grade with the SJT.
Kodachrome 64 Slide - July 1978
A BN run through heads down the WP at James CA with ex GN 2512, two ex Q GP35's and an ex SP&S C636 in October 1971. I think this one came from Richard Wallin, Chuck Schwesinger collection.
WP GP40 3538 leads a piggy back train eastbound out of Portola in June 1978. Already the UP is showing it's presence on the WP property as a prelude of thing to come in the future.
Kodachrome 64 Slide
WP GP35 3008 leads symbol BN 138 northbound at MP 45 on the Highline north of Westwood, CA at MP 45 at Robbers Creek on July 4, 1982.
WP GP7 705 is still wearing it's factory orange and silver paint in July of 1975 as seen here at South Sacramento.
Kodachrome 64 Slide.
WP GE U30B 3071 leads a westbound train approaching the summit of Altamont Pass at Altamont California in March 1979.
Kodachrome 64 Slide
WP 3522 sits in the Stockton service tracks in nice afternoon sunshine circa 1972.
Kodacolor Negative by Bob Black- John Black Collection. 1220
WP 3530 leads an Inside Gateway train east through the lower James horseshoe sometime circa 1971.
Kodacolor Negative by Bob Black- John Black Collection. 1534
WP SW8 605 crosses 21st Street and will be entering the South Sacramento Yard with the morning interchnage traffic from the SP, SN, and CCT at Haggin yard a few miles to the east.
Kodachrome 64 Slide - September 2, 1976
WP GP40 3531 leads a hot piggyback train trhough the Kramm siding and around the BN 2538. The head end crews exhange greetings on a gorgeous California spring afternoon sometime in early 1972.
Kodacolor Negative by Bob Black - John Black Collection. 2120
WP GP40 3512 leads a trio of GEs eastbound in a small plume of diesel exhaust in June 1978.
Today the tracks and businesses are gone from this location, and so are the locomotives. The 3512 would live on into the UP era before being retired in the 1990s and then finding its way to KCS ownership. It is unknown it it still survives on the KCS as 2820.
Kodachrome 64 Slide