A long-sought piece of local railroad history has finally made its way into the Utah State Railroad Museum’s collection. Last ...

The Western Pacific Railroad Museum is home to numerous well-preserved trains. Geoff Morrison/CNET Northeast of Sacramento, high in the Sierra Nevada mountains, lies Portola.

Derrick Klarr discusses efforts to restore an old Western Pacific GP35 engine, in the background, on Friday at the Utah State Railroad Museum at Union Station in Ogden. (Tim Vandenack, KSL.com) ...

PORTOLA — Now and then grownups need to spend a little time being 12 again. We had that feeling of wonder June 21 after our morning hike on old Highway 70 along the Feather River. That mornin… ...

Today marks the 100th anniversary of the arrival of the first Western Pacific Railroad train into Oakland, on its inaugural transcontinental run from Salt Lake City to the Pacific Coast. On this ...

Western Pacific No. 3002 — a GP35 diesel-electric locomotive built in 1963 shown in this undated photo following its recent repainting — is set to soon join the Utah State Railroad Museum's ...

ANAHEIM (AP) — All aboard! A train engine that has been at Disney's California Adventure park has moved out. The recreated locomotive arrived Saturday at the Western Pacific Railroad Museum in ...

Today marks the 100th anniversary of the arrival of the first Western Pacific Railroad train into Oakland, on its inaugural transcontinental run from Salt Lake City to the Pacific Coast. On Aug ...