mapped by Doug Spurling

tracks

tracks—Western Pacific—road and main

Western Pacific RR Co (1916-1987)
Western Pacific Ry Co (1903-1916)
- 1916 WP corp reorg as
- 1983 WP corp purch by
Union Pacific RR Co (1897-1998)
- 1987 WP corp merged into
- Oakland to Carbona
68.8 mi

Western Pacific RR Co (1916-1987)
Alameda & San Joaquin RR Co (1895-1903)
- 1903 A&SJ corp purch by
Western Pacific Ry Co (1903-1916)
- 1905 segment reconstr by
- 1916 WP corp reorg as
- 1983 WP corp purch by
Union Pacific RR Co (1897-1998)
- 1987 WP corp merged into
- Carbona to Stockton
18.2 mi

Western Pacific RR Co (1916-1987)
Western Pacific Ry Co (1903-1916)
- 1916 WP corp reorg as
- 1983 WP corp purch by
Union Pacific RR Co (1897-1998)
- 1987 WP corp merged into
- Stockton to Oroville (mp 205)
116.3 mi

- Oroville (mp 205) to Intake (mp 232); relocated main line for Oroville dam and reservoir

- Intake (mp 232) to Tunnel 15 reloc area

- reloc main track via new Tunnel No 15 and appr; to avoid slide area

- Tunnel 15 reloc area to Portola

Boca & Loyalton RR Co (1900-1916)
- 1905 B&L corp controlled (51% stock purch) by WP corp parent
The Denver & Rio Grande RR Co (of 1886
- 1908 segment purch by
Western Pacific Ry Co (1903-1916);
B&L continued to use segment via joint use agreement
- 1916 B&L corp purch at foreclosure by
- Portola to B&L Jct

- B&L Jct to Elko reloc area

- Elko reloc of main track from city streets
[Myrick David F 2007 Railroads of Nevada v3 p41-43]

- Elko reloc area to Silver Zone

- 1913 constr by
- E appr to Silver Zone Pass via Arnold Loop
[Myrick David F 2006 Western Pacific: The Last Transcontinental Railroad p99-100 (map)]

- Silver Zone to Salt Lake City

1923 reroute

- Keddie to Hollenbeck Loop reloc area

- 1954 constr by
- Hollenbeck Loop reloc; to elim Tunnels NC-7 and NC-8

- Hollenbeck Loop reloc area to Clear Creek Jct

- 1914 constr by
Red River Lumber Co (1912-1944)
- 1927 electrified by
- 1931 segment purch by
- Clear Creek Jct to Westwood
[Myrick David F 2006 Western Pacific: The Last Transcontinental Railroad p150]

Fernley & Lassen Ry Co (1909-1912)
- 1931 trackage rts granted to
- 1966 segment purch by
- Westwood to Mason
[Myrick David F 2006 Western Pacific: The Last Transcontinental Railroad p150 states 5.27 mi from Westwood to Mason; Signor John R 2007 Southern Pacific's Salt Lake Division p132 states 5.27 mi, while p124 (map) states that 4.01 mi of these 5.27 (ie, apparently from Mason southward to the Westwood depot area) were oper under WP rules after 1931-11 (raising the question: what about the remaining 1.26 mi, apparently the trackage from the Westwood depot area to the end of SP ownership; and did the point where SP ownership ended have an official name? ]

- Robbers Creek to EOT at S end Bieber yard (WP mp=111.78)

E leg Keddie wye

tracks—Western Pacific—branches

WP San Francisco lines

1--San Francisco, 25th St yard

Storage Track

Track No 1

Track No 2

Track No 3

Track No 10 -- Interchange SP to WP

Track No 11 -- Interchange WP to SP

Western Sugar Spur

crossover

connector to AT&SF

2--San Francisco, uptown area

Team No 1

Team No 2

Team No 3

spur in 9th St

line in Brannan St

spur in Gilbert St

spur in Langton St

spur off Brannan St btw Decatur St and Langton St

spur in Decatur St

House No 1

House No 2

House No 3

Commercial No 1

Commercial No 2

Commercial No 3

spur at 8th St

spur at Vermont St

spur at Alameda St btw Vermont St and Kansas St

spur at Kansas St

spur at 15th St btw Vermont St and Kansas St

spur in Alameda St

spur at Alameda St

spur in 15th St

spur at 15th St and San Bruno Ave

spur off 15th St btw Utah St and San Bruno Ave

spur at 17th St btw Rhode Island St and DeHaro St

spur at DeHaro St

spur at DeHaro St btw 17th St and Mariposa St

spur at Carolina St

spur at 18th St

Old Main

Old Scale

spur at Pennsylvania St

Main

3--San Francisco, Ocean Shore Line

from G-E aerial img

Ocean Shore Line

spur at Bay Shore Blvd and Industrial St

spur at Jerrold St and Bay Shore Blvd

line along Bay Shore Blvd and Potrero Ave

spur at Jerrold Ave near Barneveld Ave

spur at Marin St and Jerrold Ave

spur at Marin St and Army St

spur to San Francisco incinerator at Marin St and Kansas St

spur on Potrero Ave btw Army St and 25th St

siding near Army St

spur near Marin St and Kansas St

WP San Jose Branch

Western Pacific -- San Jose Branch

Western Pacific -- San Jose Branch -- wye track

WP Tesla Branch

Western Pacific -- Tesla Branch
Alameda & San Joaquin RR Co (1895-1903)
- 1903 A&SJ corp purch by
- 1916 aband by
- Carbona to Tesla

WP Stockton Yard -- Commerce St Lead

Western Pacific -- Stockton Yard -- Commerce St Lead

Western Pacific -- Stockton Yard -- connector to Stockton Public Belt Line

WP Stockton Yard -- North Channel Line

Western Pacific -- Stockton Yard -- North Channel Line

WP Terminous Branch

Western Pacific -- Terminous Branch
- late 1960s aband

Western Pacific -- Terminous Branch -- N wye track

Western Pacific -- Terminous Branch -- E wye track

Western Pacific -- Terminous Branch -- siding at wye track

Western Pacific -- Terminous Branch -- W wye track

Western Pacific -- Terminous Branch -- siding at Terminous

WP Bradford Winery spur

Western Pacific -- Bradford Winery Spur
- 1913 constr
- Glannville to Bradford Winery
[Myrick David F 2006 Western Pacific: The Last Transcontinental Railroad p114]

WP Sacramento Yard -- R Street Line

Western Pacific -- Sacramento Yard -- R Street Line

Western Pacific -- Sacramento Yard -- R Street Line
N wye track

WP Grays Flat spur

Western Pacific -- Grays Flat spur

WP Cromberg spur

Western Pacific -- Cromberg spur -- PLACEHOLDER
- alignmant approx
[Myrick p107 (map)]

WP Graeagle Branch

Western Pacific -- Graeagle Branch
- 1917 constr

WP Gulling spur

Western Pacific -- Gulling Spur

Western Pacific -- Gulling Spur
B&L -- Grizzly Spur (1.58 or 1.88 mi) --

WP Calpine Branch

Western Pacific -- Calpine Branch
- 1940 aband and dismantled

WP Loyalton Branch

Western Pacific -- Loyalton Branch
Boca & Loyalton RR Co (1900-1916)
- 1905 B&L corp controlled (51% stock purch) by WP corp parent
The Denver & Rio Grande RR Co (of 1886)
- 1916 B&L corp purch at foreclosure by
- 1916 segment transferred to
Western Pacific RR Co (1916-1987);
oper as Loyalton Branch
- 1987 WP corp merged by
- Hawley to EOT at B&L mp 23 near Loyalton

WP Reno Branch

Western Pacific -- Reno Branch
- 1987 WP corp merged by
- Reno Jct to WP + N-C-O jct near (old) Chat

Western Pacific -- Reno Branch
Nevada & Oregon RR Co (1881-1893)
- 1893 N&O corp transferred to
Nevada-California-Oregon Ry Co (1888-1928)
- 1917 segment transferred to
- 1917-1918 segment reconstr by
- 1987 WP corp merged by
- WP + N-C-O junction to Purdy

Western Pacific -- Reno Branch
- Purdy to Panther Valley

Nevada-California-Oregon Ry Co (1888-1928)
- 1917 segment transferred to
- 1917-1918 segment reconstr by
- reloc of orig line over Summit
~0.7 mi

- 1880-1881 constr begun by
The Nevada & Oregon RR Co (1880-1881)
Nevada & Oregon RR Co (1881-1893)
- 1893 N&O corp transferred to
Nevada-California-Oregon Ry Co (1888-1928)
- 1917-1918 segment reconstr by
- Reno to Panther Valley

wye trackage at Reno

WP Reno Branch -- Stead AFB line

Western Pacific -- Stead AFB spur

WP connector to UP (OSL) Wells Branch

Western Pacific -- connector to UP (OSL) Wells Branch
- 1928 constr

WP Marblehead Branch

Western Pacific -- Marblehead Branch

Western Pacific -- Marblehead Branch -- wye S leg

Western Pacific -- Marblehead Branch -- wye N leg

WP Rowley Branch

Wester Pacific -- Rowley Branch

Western Pacific -- Rowley Branch -- wye E leg

WP Ellerbeck Branch

Western Pacific -- Ellerbeck Branch

Western Pacific -- Ellerbeck Branch -- "K" Line

Western Pacific -- Ellerbeck Branch -- wye track

WP Warner Branch

Western Pacific -- Warner Branch

Western Pacific -- Warner Branch -- wye track at Burmester

Western Pacific -- Warner Branch -- wye S leg at Tooele

Western Pacific -- Warner Branch -- wye N track at Tooele

tracks—Western Pacific—sidings

Kramm siding
L=6935 as drawn (reported as L=7047 when constr)

Elsey siding
L=7108 as drawn (reported as L=7147 when constr)

James siding
L=7164 (reported as L=7277 when constr)

tracks—Western Pacific—temporary and relocated

- Oroville (mp 205) to Intake (mp 232); segment aband due to Oroville dam and reservoir
- 1963-01-28 WP last day of oper over segment
[Myrick David F 2006 Western Pacific: The Last Transcontinental Railroad p203]
- dates of final aband and dismantling unclear; following 1963-01-28, segment or parts of segment continued in use by contractor and by Feather River Ry logging railroad.
[Myrick David F 2006 Western Pacific: The Last Transcontinental Railroad p 203]
[Myrick David F 2007 Railroads of Nevada v3 p319-320]

WP Chilcoot Tunnel temporary bypass
- 1913 aband and dismantled by
- temporary line to bypass Chilcoot Tunnel following 1912-05-28 fire
[Myrick David F 2006 Western Pacific: The Last Transcontinental Railroad p87; p89 (map); p99]

WP Elko original line
- 1983 segment aband in favor of reloc line bypassing Elko
- orig main line via Silver St Elko
[Myrick David F 2007 Railroads of Nevada v3 p41-43]

WP temporary line at Flowery Lake Pass / Hogan Tunnel part 1
- constr 1908
- aband 1908
- temporary line used during construction to bypass Tunnel No 43

WP temporary line at Flowery Lake Pass / Hogan Tunnel part 2
- constr 1908
- aband 1908
- temporary line used during construction to bypass Tunnel No 43

WP temporary line at Flowery Lake Pass / Hogan Tunnel part 3
- constr 1908
- aband 1908
- temporary line used during construction to bypass Tunnel No 43

WP orig temporary main line at Silver Zone Pass
- 1913 aband by
- temporary line over Silver Zone Pass
[Myrick David F 2006 Western Pacific: The Last Transcontinental Railroad p99-100 (map)]

- 1968 aband in favor of reloc line via new Tunnel 15 and appr
- orig main line near Tunnel 15 reloc area
[Myrick David F 2006 Western Pacific: The Last Transcontinental Railroad p90-91 (map)]

WP Hi Line 1954 line change near Hollenbeck Loop
- 1954 aband and dismantled by
- orig main line aband in favor of line change near Holleneck Loop

Quartz siding

Land siding

Bidwell siding

Bloomer siding

Berry Creek siding

Brush

Blinzig siding

David siding

tracks—Western Pacific—Portola yard—1959

WP Portola yard
Main Line Pocket

WP Portola yard
West Drill

WP Portola yard
West Crossover

West Ladder

West Passing

House

Ice House

High Line

Shell Oil Spur

Standard Oil and Portola Lumber Spur

No 1

No 2

No 3

WP Portolla yard
Lower No 9

Scale Pocket

East Ladder

East Drill

East Crossover

Caboose

West Rip & Diesel House Lead

East Rip and Diesel House Lead

Balloon Lead

Balloon Track

Oil Unloading

Rotary Spur

Weed Burner

Relief Outfit

Service

Diesel House #2

Diesel House #1

Rip #1

Rip #2

Rip #3

Storehouse

tracks—WP tributary and associated properties

Stead AFB trackage

labels and designators

labels—Western Pacific—locations, operating points (all dates)

WP main line

B&L Jct

Hackstaff Crossing / Herlong

Weso

Alazon

Wendover

Ellerbeck

WP main line -- orig line aband for Oroville Dam

Quartz

Land

Bidwell

Bloomer

Las Plumas

Berry Creek station

Blinzig tank

New Blinzig

WP main line -- new line constr for Oroville dam reloc

Kramm siding

Elsey siding

James siding

WP main line -- Northern California Extension / Hi Line

initial point WP Northern California Extension (mp=0.0)

Clear Creek Jct

Westwood -- approx end SP ownership

Mason -- end SP ownership

WP Tooele-Warner Branch

Warner

Dolomite Jct

Flux

Dolomite

labels—Western Pacific—bridges, tunnels, cuts, fills

bridges

Bridge No 23-1/2

Bridge No 24 -- Mill Creek

Feather River bridge
L=1108 on 3° curve
9 of 100 ft ballast-floor deck plate girder spans
1 of 128 ft ballast-floor deck plate girder span
carried on ctrd circular concrete piers w T heads
full set of piers inst immed N of bridge for possible future 2nd track

West Branch Feather River Bridge
double-deck cantilever; CA SR-70 above, WP below
L=2731.1 (main span=576.1, anchor spans=432)
H=450
ref:
https://bridgehunter.com/ca/butte/120134/

Dark Canyon Bridge
filled spandrel reinf concrete arch span
L=65

North Fork Bridge
3 reinf concrete arch spans
L=990

tunnels

Tunnel A

Tunnel No 1

Tunnel No 2

Tunnel No 3

Tunnel No 4 (1962- )
L=2750
lining=concrete

Tunnel No 5 (1962- )

Tunnel No 6 (1962- )

lining=concrete

Tunnel No 12 (daylighted)

mp=250.1
built to remove line from slide area following 1965-12-22 slide and line closure
[Myrick p90-91 (dwg)]

mp=256.9
lining=timber
1944-01-27 lining destroyed by fire
1945-02-20 elim by line change
[Myrick p90]

Tunnel No 17-1/2 (later Tunnel No 18)

Tunnel No 18 (later Tunnel No 19)

Tunnel No 19 (later Tunnel No 20)

Tunnel No 20 (later Tunnel No 21)

Tunnel No 24 (daylighted) (loc approx)

Tunnel No 37 / Chilcoot Tunnel / Beckwourth Pass Tunnel

Tunnel No 43 / Flowery Lake Tunnel / Hogan Tunnel

T-NC 1

T-NC 2

bypassed 1954 by line change at Hollenbeck area
[Myrick p135]

labels—Clover Valley Lumber Co (1917-1957)

Clover Valley Lumber Co -- Camp 14

Clover Valley Lumber Co -- Camp 13

Horton mill

Lewis mill (mp=28.3)

Horton Landing

Horton Jct

labels—places, features, historical geography

Serpentine Canyon

Williams Loop

Kerby Canyon

Hollenbeck Loop