THE FT TO F7 DIESELS ON THE WESTERN PACIFIC RAILROAD

This is a section of a full DVD production of WP's history from early color Kodak movie films shot by a variety of rail fans - including Bay area historian Harre Demoro.
Description of the entire DVD...
WP diesels to the early 80s end of operation of the last major railroad built in the west! See the California Zephyr passenger trains, and mainline freights. Remember Oakland street-running, Stockton, Sacramento, the Feather River Canyon, the Nevada Desert and more.
See the California Zephyr passenger trains, freight and many early EMD, ALCO Baldwin and early GE U-boats all over California.
Learn the history of the Beckwourth Pass that was founded by the west’s toughest ‘mountain-man’, James Beckwourth. See how the Western Pacific under the leadership of Jay Gould’s son, George, carved out a niche right under Southern Pacific’s nose! It also took the vision and persistence of Arthur W. Keddie to make things unfold. History and great trains are in this all-vintage video.
Don’t miss the “Final-Four” coverage of Western Pacific’s last operational F-units in Altamont Pass and other locations on the “San Jose-Turn”.

[@royzug2847]

Thanks for documenting the SP. It's nice to look back at the way things were when I was much younger.

[@Qrail]

Thanks. I operated 913 at the Portola Railroad Museum.

[@kennyt1674]

Wow I remember this movie!

[@loganbaileysfunwithtrains606]

Always found it admirable when any company continues to run its legacy equipment in regular service past it’s prime for no other reason than because it still works and there’s no reason to change it. I never knew the Western Pacific ran F units into 1980 that’s pretty incredible

[@zenontrainstrucks9433]

Great video! Nice to see "The fab four" living out there days!

[@rsmith.182]

Thanks for the interesting video with good information about the equipment of the WP. I never knew much about the WP but have become very interested lately. I am hoping to get down to the museum in Portola in July and maybe see the Big Boy come through.

[@2quintly]

Good show, . . . . "The Fab Four" !