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[[Image:1930_D&RGW_WP.jpg|right|thumb|c. 1914 map of the W.P.R.R. showing Bronte.]]
[[Image:1930_D&RGW_WP.jpg|right|thumb|c. 1914 map of the W.P.R.R. showing train stations.]]


==References==
==References==
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Western_Pacific_Railroad Wikipedia]
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Western_Pacific_Railroad Wikipedia]
* [http://www.sacramentohistory.org/search.php?imageid=615 First public timetable of the Western Pacific Railway], 1910. "Through passenger service between San Francisco and Salt Lake City began August 22, 1910. This timetable includes schedules, a map, travel information, Pullman sleeping car rates, and a list of WP officers and agents. The California State Railroad Museum Library has an extensive collection of public timetables. Please inquire as to specific holdings."
* Library of Congress. Copyright Office, "[https://books.google.com/books?id=rVkcAQAAIAAJ&dq=%22western%20pacific%22%20pamphlet%201911%20copyright&pg=PA105#v=onepage&q=%22western%20pacific%22%20pamphlet%201911%20copyright&f=false Catalog of Copyright Entries. Part 1. B Group 2. Pamphlets, Etc. New Series,]" p 105, 1912. "Map of the Denver and Rio Grande system and the Western Pacific railway and connections Size 22 by 27i inches 2501 July 7 1911 2 c Jan 15 1912 F 22219 FA Wadleigh Denver"
* Library of Congress. Copyright Office, "[https://books.google.com/books?id=M1wcAQAAIAAJ&dq=%22western%20pacific%22%20pamphlet%201914%20copyright&pg=PA56#v=onepage&q=%22western%20pacific%22&f=false Catalog of Copyright Entries. Part 1. B Group 2. Pamphlets, Etc. New Series],"  p. 56, 1913. "Western Pacific railway San Francisco Steel rails on the old trails 31 p front map Svo 1384 Jan 3 1913 2 c Jan 9 1913 A 331802"
** Full Text at the [http://hdl.handle.net/2027/hvd.hx4y5k Hathi Trust]
* Library of Congress. Copyright Office, "[https://books.google.com/books?id=M1wcAQAAIAAJ&dq=%22western%20pacific%22%20pamphlet%201914%20copyright&pg=PA153#v=onepage&q=%22western%20pacific%22&f=false Catalog of Copyright Entries. Part 1. B Group 2. Pamphlets, Etc. New Series]," p. 153, 1913. "Western Pacific railway San Francisco Riviera of the golden west 43 p 12mo 3832 Jan 27 1913 2 c Feb 8 1913 A 334237"
** The Lodi Sentinel, "[https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=2485&dat=19130222&id=E6AzAAAAIBAJ&sjid=f-4HAAAAIBAJ&pg=3644,1015875&hl=en State's Beauties Told in Booklet]," Feb 22, 1913. Description of the pamphlet that states it is about California.
* Library of Congress. Copyright Office, "[https://books.google.com/books?id=M1wcAQAAIAAJ&dq=%22western%20pacific%22%20pamphlet%201914%20copyright&pg=PA478#v=onepage&q=%22western%20pacific%22&f=false Catalog of Copyright Entries. Part 1. B Group 2. Pamphlets, Etc. New Series]," p. 11191, 1913. "Western Pacific railway co San Francisco Finned furred and feathered game Season 1913 120 p illus map Svo folded to imr 8vo 111191 May 16 1913 2 c May 19 1013 A 348147"
* [http://www.sacramentohistory.org/search.php?imageid=965 Homes and Investments for the Homeseeker along the Western Pacific,]" Original measurements: 1 brochure (4 p.); 9 x 24-1/2 in. sheet; 9 x 4 in. folded, 1915.
** Full Text at [https://archive.org/details/cscrm_000339 Archive.org]
* [http://www.historycolorado.org/sites/default/files/files/Researchers/Denver_Rio_Grande.pdf An Inventory of the Records of the
Denver & Rio Grande Western Railroad]
* [https://books.google.com/books?id=r2QxHAAACAAJ&dq=%22As+seen+from+the+train%22&hl=ensa=X&ved=0CB0Q6AEwAGoVChMI95iIwaLqxwIVCUmICh1n1APE As Seen from the Train,]" 16p.
** Full Text at [http://www.wplives.com/brochures/1910s_asftt-01.html wplives].


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Latest revision as of 15:52, 9 September 2015

The Western Pacific Railroad (WPRR) runs east-west in the Black Rock Desert area.


c. 1914 map of the W.P.R.R. showing train stations.

References