Steam & Excursion > Western Pacific Steam Locomotive Review

For all of you Western Pacific STEAM fans, especially my buddy "Z", let's take a look at some photos I have, but without Dates and/or locations.. Here goes...

1. WP 2-8-2 # 332 Possibly at Portola

2. WP 4-8-2 # 172 Taking water, in the Snow

3. WP 0-6-0 # 153 Location please



Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 12/12/12 12:16 by KeyRouteKen.

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Photo 4. WP 2-8-0 # 44 at Sacramento

Photo 5. WP 0-6-0 # 151

Photo 6. WP 2-6-6-2 # 205


Photos courtesy of KRK Collection.

KRK

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Ken,

The first 2 are at the Portola roundhouse.

Martin

Beautiful, Ken! Thank you, thank you!

Yes, Martin's correct. The first two are definitely Portola. In fact, the shot of the 332 is taken about where the walkway is from the parking lot to the Diesel Shop, looking northeast.

Always interesting to me to see WP's original 0-6-0s. I'm so much more familiar with the shape and outline of the 163-166, the ex-Verde Copper engines, which look so much bulkier than the original class. The 151-162 engines almost look dainty by comparison.

FYI: work continues on WP 0-6-0 165. She is slated to go back on her drivers in April 2013. We'll have a couple of big cranes at the museum and it should be quite a show! See a steam engine float through the air with the greatest of ease!

Neat shots! Thanks.

Z

That last picture of the 205 shows two tanks on the front. I'm guessing the one on the top of the boiler is an Elasco feedwater heater. But what is the one on the pilot? An air tank? Or another heater?

The 172 4-8-2 is ex- FEC.

It looks like an Alco plate on the 332. Did the WP build those tenders or Alco?

Thanks,

Labby

The tender on WP #332 came from ALCO.

Martin

Great pictures, thanks for sharing!

John Bush
Omaha