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Lockridge Press. Hardcover. New. The Western Pacific was one of those underdog railroads that had a loyal following with railroad enthusiasts. The spectacular scenery, the California Zephyr, brightly painted locomotives and freight cars certainly caught many a fan's eye. This is a well-researched, high-quality book by author Jeff A. Asay. Jeff authored the Union Pacific in the Los Angeles Basin title for Signature Press. John Signor and Jonathan Signor helped with the maps and layout of this book. About 80 percent of the photographs are B&W as this is a history book using older photos with some later-day photographs in Color. You will not be disappointed in this book! The Western Pacific Railroad, from its inception in 1903 until the Union Pacific takeover in late 1982, was always fending off one crisis or another, managing to remain independent through luck and clever financial maneuvering. George J. Gould, eldest son of Wall Street speculator Jay Gould, formed the WP to break Edward H. Harriman's… Read More