Rolling stock of the Western Pacific Railroad Museum
The Western Pacific Railroad Museum (WPRM) holds in its collection a total of twenty-nine diesel locomotives, one electric locomotive, one steam locomotive, fifteen passenger cars, numerous freight and maintenance cars and eighteen cabooses. They offer excursions and a "Run A Locomotive" program during the summer. The WPRM has one of the larger collections of early diesel era locomotives and freight cars in North America. The museum is often considered to have one of the most complete and historic collections of equipment and materials from a single railroad family. The holdings also include extensive corporate records and images, as well as personal collections from those who worked for the Western Pacific Railroad (WP).
Currently owned
[edit]This section is a list of equipment owned by the WPRM.[1][2][3]
Locomotives
[edit]| Locomotive | Model | Build date | Builder | Status | Notes | Refs. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Western Pacific 165 | S-34 | November 1919 | ALCO-Schenectady | Operational as of April 2022 | [4] | |
| Western Pacific 501 | EMD SW1 | August 1939 | Electro-Motive Division | Out of service for maintenance | [5] | |
| Western Pacific 805-A | EMD FP7 | January 1950 | Electro-Motive Division | Out of service | [6] | |
| Feather River and Western 1857 | FM H-12-44 | January 1953 | Fairbanks-Morse | Out of service | [7] | |
| Southern Pacific 2873 | EMD GP9 | December 1956 | Electro-Motive Division | Out of service, Oil system repairs complete, water pump removed for rebuild. | [8] | |
| Union Pacific 6946 | EMD DDA40X | September 1971 | Electro-Motive Division | On static display | [9] |
Passenger cars
[edit]| Car number | Build date | Builder | Type | Status | Notes | References |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 106 "Pioneer" | 1917 | Pullman Company | Business-Observation Car | Operational | [10] |
Maintenance-of-Way equipment
[edit]Formerly owned, surplus
[edit]Locomotives
[edit]| Locomotive | Model | Build date | Manufacturer | Declaration date as "Surplus" | Status | Notes | Refs. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Southern Pacific 4404 | SD9E | April 1955 | Electro-Motive Division | February 6, 2013 | Sold to Western Rail Inc. in 2014. | [11] | |
| Southern Pacific 4450 | SD9E | April 1954 | Electro-Motive Division | February 6, 2013 | Scrapped on August 20, 2013 | [11][12] | |
| Milwaukee Road 5057 | U25B | August 1965 | General Electric | February 6, 2013 | Stored at the Pend Oreille Valley Railroad | [11] |
References
[edit]- ^ Finnegan, Paul (2022-07-12). "Latest WPRM equipment list" (PDF). Retrieved 2023-10-15.
- ^ ""FRRS/WPRM Updated Equipment Roster September 2020" (PDF). Retrieved 2021-09-10.
- ^ "WPRM Locomotives". wplives.org. Retrieved 2024-08-18.
- ^ "Western Pacific Railroad Museum Steam Department". Retrieved 2010-06-22.
- ^ "WPRM - WP 501". wplives.org. Retrieved 2024-08-18.
- ^ "WPRM - WP 805A". www.wplives.org. Retrieved 2023-10-15.
- ^ "WPRM - USARMY/FR&W 1857". wplives.org. Retrieved 2023-10-15.
- ^ "WPRM - SP 2873". wplives.org. Retrieved 2023-10-15.
- ^ "WPRM - UP 6946". www.wplives.org. Retrieved 2024-09-11.
- ^ "WPRM - WP 1 06". WPLives.org. Retrieved 2024-09-05.
- ^ a b c Vicknair, Eugene (2013-06-02). "FRRS BoD Mtg Report 02-09-13 Surplus Property Locomotives" (PDF). Feather River Rail Society. Retrieved 2023-07-11.
- ^ Vicknair, Eugene (2006). "Issue 135 (May/June/July 2006): Golden Gate Railroad Museum Hospital Train" (PDF). Feather River Rail Society. pp. 8, 10. Retrieved 2023-07-11.