The Iron Feather book
to Help save Western Pacific passenger coach 302
by Feather River Rail Society
Donors at this level will receive Jeff Asay's amazing book covering the history of the Western Pacific Railroad, from its inception in 1903 until the Union Pacific takeover in late 1982. It follows the twists and turns in the WP story, documenting a railroad that was always fending off one crisis or another, managing to remain independent through luck and clever financial maneuvering.
This book also relates the parallel story of the Sacramento Northern Railway, an electric interurban that Alvin Krech acquired for the WP in the 1920s for its freight traffic base. Sacramento Northern suffered the same precarious ride as its parent company and was finally merged into Union Pacific along with the Western Pacific.
Hard cover, 512 pages, 450 photos, 80 maps and graphics.
Custom pin showing WP 302 as it was built in 1910. Created by Sundance Marketing. Image shows concept drawing, not actual pin.
$100 donors receive this excellent book on the Western Pacific's Diesel Locomotives written by Joseph Strapac.
Donors at this level will receive Jeff Asay's amazing book covering the history of the Western Pacific Railroad, from its inception in 1903 until the Union Pacific takeover in late 1982. It follows the twists and turns in the WP story, documenting a railroad that was always fending off one crisis or another, managing to remain independent through luck and clever financial maneuvering.
This book also relates the parallel story of the Sacramento Northern Railway, an electric interurban that Alvin Krech acquired for the WP in the 1920s for its freight traffic base. Sacramento Northern suffered the same precarious ride as its parent company and was finally merged into Union Pacific along with the Western Pacific.
Hard cover, 512 pages, 450 photos, 80 maps and graphics.
