WP

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WP is the reporting mark and common abbreviation for the Western Pacific Railroad, a historic American railroad that operated primarily in California and the western United States.

All labels observed (1)

Label Occurrences
WP canonical 3

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Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Class I railroad
railroad abbreviation
railroad company
reporting mark
abbreviation WP
acquiredBy Union Pacific Railroad
acquisitionYear 1982
ceasedIndependentOperationsYear 1983
completedFeatherRiverRouteYear 1909
connectedCity Oakland, California
linked to: Oakland

Reno, Nevada
Sacramento, California
linked to: Sacramento

Salt Lake City, Utah
linked to: Salt Lake City

San Francisco Bay Area
country United States
formedAs competitor to Southern Pacific Railroad
foundedAs alternative route to Overland Route
gauge standard gauge
headquartersLocation San Francisco, California
linked to: San Francisco
historicStatus defunct railroad
knownFor low grades through Feather River Canyon
scenic mountain route
mainTranscontinentalConnection Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad
notableGeographicFeatureOnRoute Feather River Canyon
notableRoute Feather River Route
openedMainLineYear 1909
operatedBy Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad
Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad
Western Pacific Railroad
operatedInRegion California
Nevada
Utah
western United States
operatedPassengerService California Zephyr
parentCompanyAfter1982 Union Pacific Corporation
primaryFreight agricultural products
industrial goods
lumber
primaryStateOfOperation California
railGauge 4 ft 8.5 in
reportingMark WP
reportingMarkOf Western Pacific Railroad
servedPort Port of Oakland
standsFor Western Pacific Railroad
status merged into Union Pacific Railroad
successor Union Pacific Railroad
usedBy Western Pacific Railroad rolling stock

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Western Pacific Railroad abbreviation WP
subject linked to: WP
Western Pacific Railroad reportingMark WP
subject linked to: WP