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Posted by milantram on Sun Feb 8 17:15:24 2015 I thought I'd give y'all a break and tear you away from the tragic events of February 3, 2015 with Metro-North, and take you out for some doings on the left coast. Sooo...In 1983, the Western Pacific (the Feather River Route) was taken over by the Union Pacific. UP had long desired an entry into Oakland, and acquiring the "Wobbly" was the first piece of the puzzle. (The second would come in 1996, via merger with the Southern Pacific.) Here are a few images of the route through the Feather River Canyon, along Spanish Creek, and at Keddie and Quincy. Viewed from west to east. Lots of steam here. I have tons more diesel slides to process. But this sample is just to whet your appetite. Oroville Reservoir Bridge, east of James, CA, April 29, 1995:  Under the bridge, July 9, 1994:  Pulga Bridges, CA, April 27, 1991:  Approaching Pulga Bridges, CA, July 18, 1992:  And beyond, April 27, 1991:  Tobin, CA, July 8, 1994:  Honeymoon Tunnels, near Belden, CA, June 2, 2009:  July 27, 1991:  Between Virgilia and Rich Bar, CA, April 27, 1991:  Exiting Tunnel 30, just west of Tunnel 31 and the Keddie Wye, CA, June 28, 1988:  Exiting Tunnel 31, just west of the Keddie Wye, CA, April 27, 1991:  Keddie Wye, July 27, 1992:  Chandler Trestle, Quincy, CA, May 2, 1990:  Enjoy! (Now, back to Metro-North…) Bonus pics: 3rd Street, Oakland, CA, March 1970, just before the California Zephyr was annulled: (Scan of a print.)  Oakland, CA, approaching the former Western Pacific Yard, May 22, 1989:  23rd Avenue, Oakland, CA, July 22, 1992: 
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