Western Pacific GP9 Pack
It could be strongly argued the Western Pacific should have never been built. The WP was the longtime dream of Arthur Keddie who wanted to break the Southern Pacific’s (SP) monopoly between San Francisco/Oakland and Salt Lake City.
Such a project had been tried many times but noted tycoon Collis P. Huntington, who controlled the SP, used his influence to stop each attempt. Keddie finally outmaneuvered his nemesis by partnering with another mogul, George Gould.
Together, they opened a competing line through the beautiful Feather River Canyon. For nearly 80 years Western Pacific moved freight along its well-engineered corridor that, in total, spanned slightly over 1,000 miles.
Despite a route difficult to maintain it was operationally superior to the SP’s former Central Pacific corridor over Donner Pass (part of the original Transcontinental Railroad).
As a result, WP’s 924-mile line remains in service today under successor Union Pacific. Although relatively small, the Western Pacific is remembered for many things; operating one of the most successful streamliners of all time, constructing the famous Keddie Wye, and maintaining the important "Inside Gateway."
Here we have the Western Pacific EMD GP9 locomotives.
- Western Pacific GP9 925 – 928 in Orange & Grey available at 1955 and retires in 1984.
- Western Pacific GP9 929 & 930 in Perlman Green varitation available at 1955 and retires in 1984.
- Western Pacific GP9 931 & 930 in Perlman Green available at 1955 and retires in 1984.
You will need the EMD GP9 Dependencies to make this work.
- Group listed
- Custom sounds by Mr. Cheesecake
- Info from By: Adam Burns on https://www.american-rails.com/western.html
