Western Pacific #713

Technical Data

Builder GM EMD, La Grange, IL
Number 18169
Date April 1953
Type GP7
Wheel Arrangement B-B
Power Diesel-Electric
Gross Weight 123 tons
Horsepower 1500

History

  • Built new as Western Pacific Railroad No. 713 (Dual-control cab)
  • Retired January 1983, Salt Lake City, UT
  • Donated to the PLA by the Western Pacific, January 1984
  • Repainted in 2017 by PLA/NCRy in NCRy car shop.
  • Received new main generator by PLA/NCRy 2019-2020.
  • In service, Niles Canyon Railway, Sunol, CA
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WP #713 in its original, as received paint job on our Niles Canyon Railway in Brightside yard.
Photo by Chris Hauf – Used with permission
#713 after its complete repaint by the Niles Canyon Railway into the same Western Pacific scheme it worn in service and when received into preservation. Seen here in Sunol after the engine was also turned on the Niles wye. Photo by: Chris Hauf – Used with permission.