Western Pacific Railroad Poster and Ad Collection: The Western Pacific Railroad (reporting mark WP) was a Class I railroad in the United States. It was formed in 1903 as an attempt to break the near-monopoly the Southern Pacific Railroad had on rail service into northern California. WP’s Feather River Route directly competed with SP’s portion of the Overland Route for rail traffic between Salt Lake City/Ogden, Utah, and Oakland, California, for nearly 80 years. The Western Pacific was one of the original operators of the California Zephyr passenger line. (Wikipedia)
Western Pacific Railroad Poster and Ad Collection:
1910’s Posters and Ads:
1915 Western Pacific
1915 On the Golden Feather River! Western Pacific
1916 Panoramic View Along the Denver & Rio Grande Western Pacific
1920’s Posters and Ads:
1929 Western Pacific Time Tables
1929 Feather River Canyon California. Western Pacific Railroad
1930’s Posters and Ads:
1938 Dining Service Western Pacific. The Feather River Route
1940’s Posters and Ads:
1941 The Scenic Route to California via the Exposition Flyer. Burlington Route, Denver & Rio Grange Western, Western Pacific
1944 From San Francisco along the line of the Western Pacific Railroad. The Feather River Route to Salt Lake City
1944 San Francisco’s Cable Cars – Western Pacific Manu
1944 Western Pacific Milepost Map. Showing Points Of Interest Along The Famous Feather River Route
1946 San Francisco’s Cable Cars – Western Pacific. Exposition Flyer Menu
1948 Western Pacific. The New California Zephyrs Are On The Way
1948 Western Pacific. Sidewalk Splendor – San Francisco. Exposition Flyer Menu
1949 Route Of The California Zephyr. Western Pacific Time Tables
1949 The Vista Dome California Zephyr. The Most Beautiful, the Most Talked-About Train in the Country! Western Pacific
1950’s Posters and Ads:
1950 Western Pacific. See more on the vista dome California Zephyr. General Motors Diesel Locomotives
1952 Nothing is too much trouble! Western Pacific
1954 Route Of The California Zephyr. Western Pacific Time Tables
1954 The Vista Dome California Zephyr In Feather River Canyon. Western Pacific
1955 Reno TV Distributor hits Jackpot! (Thanks to Western Pacific’s Personal Service!)
1957 Even our new car ferry is streamlined! Western Pacific
1957 The Mystery of The Missing Pallet. Western Pacific
1957 You’ll see hundreds of miles of scenery like this aboard the Vista-Dome California Zephyr. Western Pacific
1957 Route Of The California Zephyr. Western Pacific Time Tables
1957 Great deal for very little. The Vista-Dome Claifornia Zephyr. Western Pacific
1959 Route Of The California Zephyr. Western Pacific Time Tables
1959 The truck route that isn’t on your road map! Western Pacific
1960’s Posters and Ads:
1964 California Zephyr Western Pacific Time Table
1964 Best Way Of All To See The Best Of The West. Western Pacific
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