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WPLives 29th Dec 2021		Magazine Western Pacific Headlight	The Budd Cars are Rolling, Mileposts Reprint Morrison-Knudsen GP35 and GP40 Remanufacturing - Part 2 Modeling Western Pacific "Gould Standard" Wood Cupola Cabooses Assorted reprints from WP company magazine The Headlight Modeling the Western Pacific GP40-2s Western Pacific Freight Cars circa 1970 Western Pacific Model Report
WPLives 29th Dec 2021		Magazine 100 Greatest Train Movies	100 Greatest Train Movies, from Trains magazine, presents 100 of the best movies featuring trains. • Go behind-the-scenes with details from your favorite films • See where Hollywood got it right, and where they didn’t • Get thousands of facts you didn’t know about these films • And so much more!
WPLives 29th Dec 2021		Book Spencer Crump - Henry Huntington And The Pacific Electric	FRONTISPIECE: Henry E. Huntington, founder of the Pacific Electric, enjoys a leisure moment at his palatial home in San Marino. (Security Pacific National Bank)
WPLives 29th Dec 2021		Book Spencer Crump - Henry Huntington And The Pacific Electric	I also have a copy that reads "FIRST EDITION."
WPLives 17th Dec 2021		Book Bruce A. MacGregor - Narrow Gauge Portrait	Detailed history of the South Pacific Coast Railroad. The South Pacific Coast Railroad (SPC) was a 3 ft. narrow gauge steam railroad running between Santa Cruz, California and Alameda, with a ferry connection in Alameda to San Francisco. The railroad was created as the Santa Clara Valley Railroad, founded by local strawberry growers as a way to get their crops to market in San Francisco and provide an alternative to the Southern Pacific Railroad. In 1876, James Graham Fair, a Comstock Lode silver baron, bought the line and extended it into the Santa Cruz Mountains to capture the significant lumber traffic coming out of the redwood forests. The line was later acquired by the Southern Pacific and converted to standard gauge. SPC was incorporated in 1876 to purchase the unfinished Santa Clara Valley Company railroad at Dumbarton Point. Dumbarton Point was then a landing to transfer agricultural produce from the Santa Clara Valley onto sailboats for transport to San Francisco. Railway shops were built in Newark and a 3 ft narrow gauge line to San Jose was completed in 1876. The SPC ferry Newark offered connecting service from Newark to San Francisco in 1877. In 1878 the SPC was extended from San Jose to Los Gatos; and the subsidiary Bay and Coast Railroad completed a line of trestles and fill along the eastern edge of San Francisco Bay from Newark to Alameda. The ferry connection to San Francisco shifted to Alameda as SPC ferrys Bay City and Garden City increased the frequency and reliability of connecting service. Two years and eight tunnels were required to extend the SPC through the Santa Cruz Mountains from Los Gatos to California's third busiest seaport at Santa Cruz in 1880. SPC leased the San Lorenzo Flume and Transportation Company to acquire their subsidiary Santa Cruz and Felton Railroad as a route through the city to Santa Cruz municipal pier. The big lumber transport flume was replaced by a 7 miles logging branch in 1883. In 1886 another branch line was built to the New Almaden mercury mine; and the SPC main line was extended from Alameda to Oakland. Additional horsedrawn branch lines served Centerville (now Fremont) and Agnews State Hospital. Commuter trains fed the San Francisco ferries from east bay communities, two daily trains served Santa Cruz, and four daily locals served the logging branch to Boulder Creek. Excursion trains ran from the ferries to resorts of the south bay and Santa Cruz Mountains. Freight trains carried redwood lumber, mercury, sacked lime, gunpowder from the California Powder Works, and local agricultural produce. Southern Pacific control By 1887 SPC was a major California transportation concern; and Southern Pacific paid six million dollars to merge it into their California transportation system. An 1893 winter storm caused a landslide in the Santa Cruz Mountains requiring major reconstruction to restore service. The Alameda ferry terminal burned in 1902 and was replaced with the modern terminal which survived until ferry service was discontinued by the San Francisco–Oakland Bay Bridge in 1939. The 3 ft gauge line had 23 locomotives, 85 passenger cars and 500 freight cars before the conversion to standard gauge began. The transition to standard gauge was interrupted by the 1906 San Francisco earthquake. The line through the Santa Cruz Mountains suffered major damage including a lateral slip of 5 feet in the tunnel where it crossed the San Andreas fault. The bridge across San Leandro Bay was damaged and abandoned. Conversion to standard gauge was completed in 1909. 3 ft narrow gauge locomotives numbered 9, 23, and 26 were eventually acquired by the Ilwaco Railway and Navigation Company. Other SPC 3 ft gauge equipment was sold to the Carson and Colorado Railway, the White Pass and Yukon Route, the Nevada County Narrow Gauge Railroad, the Pacific Coast Railway, the Lake Tahoe Railway and Transportation Company, and the Northwestern Pacific Railroad. Standard gauge operation The track in Alameda could only be used for local service after being isolated by the 1906 earthquake. It was electrified in 1911 and operated as part of the SP's East Bay Electric Lines until 1941. The remaining line from San Jose to San Leandro Bay became part of the Southern Pacific coast division main line; but the southern end of the system from San Jose to Santa Cruz had become a branch line by 1915 useful only to lighter locomotives, but requiring two or three of them to move trains over the grade. Beginning in 1927, it was used by SP's "Suntan Special" excursion trains which came down the San Francisco Peninsula every summer Sunday and took passengers right to the Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk.
WPLives 12th Dec 2021		Book Paul Mallery - Wiring Your Layout	Table of Contents: 1. Introduction to Wiring 2. Basic Circuit 3. Turnouts, Switches and Crossings 4. Sidings and Spurs 5. Double Track 6. Reversing Loops and Wyes 7. Independent Control of Locomotives 8. Turntables, Control Panels and Cabling 9. Examples of Wiring for Layouts 10. Electrical Possibilities 11. Tricks with Snap-Relays 12. Useful Information
WPLives 12th Dec 2021		Book John Armstrong - Custom-Line Layouts	• Ten railroads to build o Complete plans o Simple wiring o Easy-to-build control panels • Layout design principles for trouble free operation • Track planner templates o Design your own layout • Table construction o Flat tops o Open grids o Etc. • Plus much, much more! Table of Contents: 1. Introduction: Planning your model railroad 2. Diagrams for Atlas track layouts 3. Foundations for model railroads 4. Trackage principles and precautions 5. Laying Atlas track 6. Wiring with Atlas components 7. Track plans: basic types & their purpose 8. Ten layouts you can build 9. Designing your own track plan 10. Wye tracks: useful combinations for your planning
WPLives 12th Dec 2021		Book Linn H. Westcott - Practical Guide To Model Railroading	This easy-to-read book is the most fundamental reference book in the scale model railroad hobby. It answers the questions every model railroader asks, whether he’s ready to add scenery, or just getting started. The first part of the book provides pointers on the hobby of model railroading and the best ways to go about it. This is followed by chapters on cars, locomotives, and painting. After a very practical discussion on ways to operate model railroads for more fun, come chapters on the how-to-do-it of track construction, wiring, and scenery. The data tables in the back of the book are especially valuable, and don’t miss the track-planning template. The chapter on track-planning tells how to use this template with a pencil and a piece of tracing paper to make any kind of track plan for your own model railroad space.
WPLives 12th Dec 2021		Book John Armstrong - Track Planning For Realistic Operation	“Here’s a book that belongs on your desk or table when you’re planning your next model railroad. Or, if you’ve already started layout construction, it belongs next to the saber saw and the electric drill. Mark it up, paper clip notes to its pages, dill a hole and hang it on the benchwork. Track Planning for Realistic Operation is your indispensable working manual. For real satisfaction you need the two big R’s-realism and reliability. Railroad practice in moving freight and passengers efficiently is discussed as interesting and essential background, in later chapters you translate these desires into practical curvature and grade standard for your gauge suitable for your space. The “by the squares method” developed by author Armstrong makes it easy to determine on paper the best possible mainline arrangement. Handy tables and charts present fundamental trackwork relationships. Chapter 10 gives step-by-step examples. Diagrams in Chapter 11 illustrate layout schemes that have been proven in a variety of situations.” 11.1”x8.0”x0.3”, 100 pages.
WPLives 12th Dec 2021		Book Linn H. Westcott - HO Railroad That Grows	HO Railroad that Grows by Linn Westcott-8 easy steps-Start on a sheet of plywood-Including scenery, bridges, wiring. WE know that model railroaders get as much fun out of building a Christmas or birthday railroad as out of operating it later. That's why The HO Railroad That Grows has a unique plan of attack. Traditionally a model railroad is built by completing all the framework, then track and wiring, and finally all the scenery. We break tradition here to do a little of each several times over. After each stage of construction, the railroad is in good working order and looks completed. This method not only spreads out the fun, but should any part of the work seem like a "big job," this method divides it into easily completed small tasks. If you wish, build the railroad only as far as Stage 1. This will take only a few evenings. Later you can always grow the railroad a little more at whatever pace you wish to set for yourself. 1958, 64 pages
WPLives 12th Dec 2021		Book Bill McClanahan - Scenery For Model Railroads	Chapters include: Short Course in Railroad Geology, Materials and Techniques, Hard-Shell Scenery, Zip Texturing, Trees and Shrubs, Water, Details and Blending Background Scenery. Take your scenery to the next level! Ever wonder how to build that beautiful scenery you see in the pages of Model Railroader? Wonder no more! Expert scenery builder Bill McClanahan shares his techniques, tools and methods, taking you through the process of scenery building step by step. Enhanced with additional photographs and text, ‘Building Scenery’ puts years of scenery building experience right into your hands. You can create beautiful scenery. Not sure where to start? Looking for foolproof methods? Bill McClanahan takes you through the steps to create beautiful scenery and terrains for your model railroads and dioramas. Breaking down the process into simple steps, you’ll quickly learn how to work with various materials to create the look you’re after. Learn how to create convincing rock castings, install them on your model railroad, and apply realistic coloring effects. The results will be nothing short of amazing! From concrete jungles to lush forests. Convincing roads and structures are just as much a part of scenery as are rivers and trees. Bill McClanahan introduces methods and materials for making realistic streets and parking areas, and how to blend in these man-made features into the natural surroundings of your model railroad. Real streets are made from concrete. Why not use it for your model? This book will show you how! Bring on the snow. Scenery on your model railroad can be anything you want it to be, representing any time of year! Special chapters highlight how to create the effects of old snowfall and bare winter trees on your model railroad or diorama. The results will make you reach for your hot cocoa. Appropriate for any era, any scale. One of the great things about scenery is that few features are scale-specific. Aside from certain trees and man-made structures, Bill McClanahan’s methods can be applied to any model railroad representing any modeling era or scale. Updated and refreshed with new photographs and additional information. This book is an essential new book for any model railroader looking to build realistic scenic effects. From the basics of ground cover to building tall evergreens and detailed deciduous trees, from enhancing track to applying ballast, from creating deep riverbeds and making convincing water, Bill McClanahan’s methods will make you feel comfortable learning new skills and ideas. Don’t let a lack of scenery on your layout hold you back from realizing your dream.
WPLives 12th Dec 2021		Book Peter J. Thorne - Easy-To-Build Electronic Projects For Model Railroaders	This is a good primer for electronics in general. The book explains basic electronic parts and their functions. Not much effort is given to schematics because all circuits are drawn as finished assemblies. Concepts on improving locomotive performance are also explained and will give modelers plenty to think about. Improving throttles and switch machines also explained. Other projects like operating signals, walkaround throttles, train detection and sound are given in easy to understand formats. DCC is also covered, although in 1988, DCC was somewhat primitive at the time so only so much could have been written. Recommended to any model railroader who wants to add realism to his layout using electronics but does not know how to get started. - 64 pages black and white photographs, drawings -
WPLives 12th Dec 2021		Book Linn H. Westcott - How To Wire Your Model Railroad	Classic guide to wiring your model railroad set. Illustrated throughout with black and white photographs and detailed diagrams.
WPLives 12th Dec 2021		Magazine Model Railroad Planning 1999	Color and black & white photographs, color layouts. Contents: Modeling from a train sheet; Five railroads, four yards, one city; The Virginia teardrop; The Central Belt Line; Super-compact steel mill; Big-city railroads don't require big spaces; Cajon Pass in N-scale: 1966; Cajon Pass in N-scale: 1950; Domino planning basics; Big industries in small spaces; The Milwaukee Road in Wausau; Closet model railroading; Tiered staging; Sharing ideas and questions; Start with staging; Modeling time and distance; Turnout routing; and more!
WPLives 12th Dec 2021		Magazine Model Railroad Planning 1997	Model Railroad Planning annual magazine for 1997 from Model Railroader. With articles on every aspect of planning and building a layout including articles on bedroom-sized layouts, N-scale modules, models based on the Ma & PA and the East Broad Top, and tools such as the helix and new software. Illustrated throughout with full color photos. 98 pages.
WPLives 12th Dec 2021		Magazine 8 Great Track Plans For Small Spaces	Staging, major industries, interchanges between railroads, and prototype inspiration are four characteristics that all successful model railroads tend to have. However, incorporating all four of these characteristics into one small space can be challenging. Download this free 12-page PDF download for HO and N scale plans, waterfront railroad layouts, small shelf Union Pacific inspired layouts, and a three-in-one layout plan to learn how to build the perfect small model layout. Unlock an HO and N-scale plan, a waterfront railroad layout, a small shelf Union Pacific inspired layout, and a three-in-one layout plan in this detailed 12-page booklet.
WPLives 12th Dec 2021		Book Ron Tarjany - Modular Railroading	You're probably reading this book for one of two reasons. It could be you're a novice in model railroad construction. you've read about the techniques in model railroad magazines, maybe you've even seen several modular groups n operation, and now you'd like to use on for developing your own operational system. But, you don't know how to get started. Whether you're a novice or an advanced modeler, you will find information in this book that will have you consider before deciding to build a modular layout. You'll learn to ask yourself the proper questions about the appropriateness of the module for your own personal operation needs, about your purpose in designing a layout, and whether you wish to participate with group operational set-ups. You'll learn to ask yourself about what sort of trackage, equipment, time and budget are required to produce a finely detailed module. You'll also learn what problems to look for when constructing the layout - form framework to final scenery. You will lean how to maximize the fantastic advantages of modular operation. You'll learn how to stage and control operation on short-line track-age, how to customize structures and scenes and how to show off the module to your audience. This book has been written to be read selectively, read what you need first. For advanced modelers and master builders who must plan and examine new techniques, section three and four is for you.
WPLives 12th Dec 2021		Magazine Railroads Illustrated	Features: The Feather River Route: A 25th Anniversary Eulogy • by Dale Sanders — It was 25 years ago this month that Western Pacific was folded into Union Pacific's ever-expanding empire. Dale pays tribute to this former vital link in the transcontinental rail network. First Class Photo Section • by Gordon Glattenberg — Dedicated to the Western Pacific. Departments: Opening Shot • by Gordon Glattenberg CTC Board—Current news items. Parting Shot • by Gordon Glattenberg
WPLives 12th Dec 2021		Magazine Great Model Railroads 1995	1995 edition of Great Model Railroads, an annual from Model Railroader magazine. With full color photos of a variety of layouts including eight beautiful all-new model railroads based on the Northern Pacific, logging railroads, Southern Pacific and the imagination of some true modeling artists. In HO, N, Nn3, O, On3, G and Gn3 gauges. 98 pages.
WPLives 12th Dec 2021		Book Jack R. Wagner - The Last Whistle	Lavishly illustrated history of the Ocean Shore Railroad which ran down the California coast until supplanted by Route 1.
WPLives 12th Dec 2021		Magazine Great Model Railroads 2000	Great Model Railroads 2000 Cover: The Leigh Creek Lumber Co. Contents: HO Scale - The Leigh Creek Lumber Co. (Cover) Pacific Northwest logging in HO O-Scale - Bob Roach's Great Northwest Railroad An O-Scale Great Northern train watcher's paradise HO-Scale - Bob Bale's Baltimore & Ohio and Western Maryland 1950s mainline B&O operations plus a Western Maryland branch line N-Scale - The New York, Ontario & Western's Kingston Branch A portable N-scale layout On3-Scale - Winged Foot and Western A free-lanced logging & mining railroad HO-Scale - Clark Fork: A Busy Junction Town A switching railroad with a British flair N-Scale - Let's Try This Again The fourth N-scale White River & Northern S-Scale - Spiral Hill Railroad An S-scale railroad in 20 foot square HO-Scale - Bill Aldrich's New Haven Short Line An HO showcase for scratchbuilt masterpieces
WPLives 12th Dec 2021		Magazine Great Model Railroads 2001	Great Model Railroads 2001 Davis Junction Cumberland Valley layouts Ideas tips COVER STORY 8-----The Davis Junction Ry. Superb detail on a sectional layout By David W. Davis 18-----Essential artistry on the Cumberland Valley Bill and Wayne Reid's N-scale masterpiece By Marty McGuirk 26-----The Green Mountain Division of the Boston & Maine A layout set in autumn 1958 By Don Janes 36-----Denver Rio Grande Southern An Sn3 layout that depicts the scenic grandeur of mountain railroading By Roger Russell 46-----Bob Rivard's HO Soo Line Recapturing memories of youthful railfanning By Jim Hediger 54-----Rio Verde & Western A narrow gauge short line in Nn3 By Ted Brandon 60-----20 years on the New Haven Making a master plan led to a fulfilling layout By John Pryke 68-----Bill Hewitt's O-scale Union Pacific & Santa Fe Modern mountain railroading in California By Jim Hediger 74-----The N-scale Norfolk Southern A modern-era layout focused on operations By Robert Martin 82-----The Midwest Valley Modelers HO layout A free-lance modular layout featuring Midwestern scenes By Ken Patterson 98-----What makes a great model railroad? By Allen McClelland
WPLives 12th Dec 2021		Magazine Great Model Railroads 2002	2002 Great Model Railroads features HO, N, O scale layouts, including: 1940s Soo Line; 1910s Coal Belt; Zuni Mountain Railroad; Puffer Bridge Lines; Paint Creek Rail; Sud Pacifico con Otros (Spanish for Southern Pacific with Others); Boston & Maine New England Northern Division; Broak & Kantifordit Tie & Timber Co; and more.
WPLives 12th Dec 2021		Magazine Great Model Railroads 1994	Great Model Railroads 1994 The Missouri, Kansas & Quincy: a railfan's railroad-----------------------------------6 An HO western line featuring scenery for all seasons BY GARY HOOVER The Ozark & Great Plains Railroad----20 A beautiful N-scale layout featuring modeling from the heart BY LOREN NEUFELD Tales of Tehachapi----------------------------28 An engineer recalls running steam engines on "the hill" BY TOMMY JOHNSON Harry Roberts' O-scale empire: eastern railroading in a big way---------------------36 Power and speed are in with the emphasis on big industry BY PAUL DOLKOS Gil Freitag's Stony Creek & Western: an HO scale classic-------------------------------44 Combining the vision of John Allen with today's technology BY JIM KELLY Prototype free-lancing on the Allegheny Midland----------------------------56 "What if" modeling can make free-lancing easier and more realistic BY TONY KOESTER Jack Burgess' Yosemite Valley RR----62 Better modeling through history BY GEORGE HALL The Ironhead Timber Co.: Logging in the Pacific Northwest-----------------------72 An On3 layout that's 1/3 HO BY BOB CLARKE The essence of mountain railroading-------------------------------------------------------------78 Running helpers on the Virginian Ohio BY W. ALLEN MCCELLAND The Esquimault & Nanaimo Railway-82 Faithfully following a modern prototype BY STEVE STARK Switching Shippensburg with the Reid brothers--------------------------------------------87 A great N-scale layout comes alive BY JIM KELLY Gently through the looking glass------92 Increase realism through stage lighting and backdrops BY LEE VANDE VISSE Dashing through the snow----------------98 Seasons greetings from the GMR crew
WPLives 12th Dec 2021		Magazine Great Model Railroads 2004	Great Model Railroads 2004 B&M-Modular model railroading COVER STORY 8-----------Busy main line in a bedroom A small HO-scale railroad that operates in a big way! By Mike Hamer 16----------Overland Route today Moving to Illinois inspired this N-scale model of Union Pacific's Rochelle Subdivision By Daryl Kruse 24----------Up the river and over the mountains An HO-scale re-creation of the Chesapeake & Ohio of 1938 By Dan Zugelter 34----------Start me up The work of great model railroaders inspired John Fultz's superb HO-scale layout By Lou Sassi 40----------My life before girls Youth recalled on the HO Southern California Ry. By John R. Signor 52----------Four-track 4×8 This N-scale modular layout brings the Pennsylvania RR's transition era to life By Jay Keese 58----------Along the Monongehela Rob Enrico's O-scale salute to Penn Central's busy Monongehela Division By Louis Stepanik 66----------Into the woods 1930s Pennsylvania logging on an 0n3 sectional layout By Tony Michel and Jerry Strangarity 72----------Museum quality A Tacoma club's historical HO scale layout features four Pacific Northwest railroads By Lou Sassi 82----------Nothing has to he permanent This N scale Norfolk Southern layout was shaped by changes By Scott Teague 92----------Operating with an "old head" By Paul J. Dolkos 98-----------Viewpoint: Old Kodachromes
WPLives 11th Dec 2021		Book Joseph P. Saitta - Traction Yearbook '84	Cover Photos Front Buffalo, New York is about to begin revenue service on its new light rail line. In this photo, a two-car test train is shuttling back and forth on Main Street. Within the next year, Buffalo's main thoroughfare will be transformed into the most elaborate and colorful pedestrian/transit mall in North America, served exclusively by new light rail vehicles built by Tokyu Car Company of Japan. Joseph P. Saitta Photo Rear Portland, Oregon is another city currently readying itself for the beginning of light rail service. Freshly-delivered from the Bombardier Corporation's Barre, Vermont plant, #103 is seen being tested along a two-mile stretch of track in suburban Gresham, eastern end of the line. Portland has ordered 26 of these modern vehicles, which are based on those already operating in pre-Metro service in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Tri-Met/Bruce Forster Photo
WPLives 11th Dec 2021		Book Joseph P. Saitta - Traction Yearbook '84	Survey of electric street railways, trolleys, trams and light rail systems in the US, Canada and around the world. About half the book is a description of the latest news in each area followed by a black and white pictorial section. Also includes list of all cities with systems. With numerous maps. 128 pages.
WPLives 11th Dec 2021		Book Bruce A. MacGregor - South Pacific Coast	Fascinating history of the South Pacific Coast Railroad, a narrow gauge steam railroad running between Santa Cruz and Alameda, California with a ferry connection in Alameda to San Francisco. Built by James G. Fair who made his fortune on the Comstock Lode, the railroad was a gamble that paid off well. This book describes the origins, construction and operation of the railroad, its clashes with the Central Pacific and the Southern Pacific, its positive economic impact on the previously isolated areas around San Jose and Santa Cruz that it served, and the railroad's demise in 1908. Illustrated throughout with black and white photos. With schematic diagrams and several maps. End papers show vintage ads for the railroad. 280 pages with index.
WPLives 11th Dec 2021		Book Various Authors - Trolleys To The Surf	Stated first printing: Spring 1976
WPLives 11th Dec 2021		Live Music Ozzfest @ Pepsi Center	Sharon Osborne had been diagnosed with cancer prior to this event and Ozzy took the opportunity to announce to the crowd that she was in remission. The crowd cheered enthusiastically. Me included.

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