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California State Railroad Museum

Title: Western Pacific Railroad Special Train (editor's title)
Creator: Eastman Studio
Description: A "Paul Bunyan Prosperity Special" of 171 cars loaded with lumber from the Red River Lumber Company posed on the outskirts of Westwood, was put together in conjunction with the opening of the WP's "Inland Gateway" on November 10, 1931. Motive power was provided by WP steam locomotive No. 334, now on display at the Western Railway Museum, and two other steam locomotives. The "Inland Gateway," also known as the "Northern California Extension," refers to the joint effort of WP and the Great Northern to create a route between Northern California and Southern Oregon.
Classification: Equipment and Technology (LCSH)
Date Created: 1931
Resource Type: Image (DCMI Type Vocabulary)
Format: Black and white print
Rights: California State Railroad Museum
Coverage: Spatial, Sacramento, California; Temporal, 1931
Extent: 8 in. by 19-3/4 in.
Source: California State Railroad Museum
Image ID: CSRM Negative 29373
Url: http://www.sacramentohistory.org/search.php?imageid=1758
Depicted Railroad: Western Pacific
Location: Westwood, California
Creator Description: Eastman Studio was in Susanville, California.
Institution: California State Railroad Museum
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