Union Pacific donated Western Pacific 2001 – the first GP20 built – to the Feather River Rail GP20s remained in service until WP was merged into Union Pacific in 1982, and in 1985 Heavy or priority tonnage through the rugged Feather River Canyon. Livery.WP utilized its GP20s system-wide use, frequently calling upon the versatile diesels to tote
Pounds, and were dressed in Western Pacifics attractive and iconic Zephyr silver and orange Units were equipped with dual controls for ease of bi-directional use, weighed 257,000 Railroads – and the first buyer of the landmark locomotive was the Western Pacific.Western Pacifics GP20s were built with high noses (a design that had been the norm in theġ950s but would soon be replaced by a short front hood offering enhanced visibility). A total of 260 GP20s were constructed for seven U. In a production run lasting from November 1959 to April 1962, the EMD GP20Ĭame to symbolize both the beginnings of the second generation of North Americanĭieselization and the horsepower race of the early 1960s.The GP20 was the first of EMDs long line of successful Geeps to be turbocharged, providing Seven career scenarios and eight railfan scenarios are included for the route: Period-authentic freight rolling stock including a WP bay-window caboose.Electro-Motive F7A and F7B diesels in Western Pacific livery.General Electric U30B diesel in WP orange and silver livery.
Western Pacifics fabulous Feather River Canyon route from Oroville to Quincy Jct.,Ĭalifornia, including a segment of the Inside Gateway and the Quincy RR short line.Rolling stock including a Western Pacific bay-window caboose. Western Pacifics flashy orange and silvery livery and a selection of period-authentic freight Included with the Feather River route are General Electric U30B and EMD F7 diesels in
Roundhouse, the iconic rail and road bridges of Pulga, and the nearly countless tunnels, suchĪs the Honeymoon Tunnels near Belden, that Western Pacifics visionary builders used toįorm the WP into a railroad engineering marvel. Including famous Keddie Wye and Spanish Creek trestle, bustling Oroville yard and The route brings to life the remarkable locations and features of the Feather River Canyon, Mills, as well as the trackage of the lumber-hauling Quincy Railroad short line. Train Simulators Feather River Canyon route recreates the dramatic Western Pacific main lineįrom Oroville to Quincy Junction, California, as it existed in the late 1960s and early 1970sĪnd the route also includes a segment of the Inside Gateway (Western Pacifics importantĬonnection with the Great Northern and later Burlington Northern) from Keddie to Crescent Sierra Nevada Mountains with an eastbound ruling grade of 1 percent. Result, the Western Pacific was constructed to exceptional engineering standards thatįeatured numerous high trestles, bridges, and tunnels, and a routing that topped the rugged To the San Francisco Bay Area until 1903, and its final spike was not driven until 1909. The Western Pacific was a late comer toĪmericas railroad scene – WP was not incorporated to build its main line from Salt Lake City Western Pacifics Feather River Canyon route is one of the most famous, scenic, and highly-Įngineered railroad lines in all of North America.
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