Al Sanford's Western Pacific Railroad Photo Album, 1938-1954

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Title:: Al Sanford's Western Pacific Railroad photo album
Dates:: 1938-1954
Creators:: Sanford, Al
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Extent:: .33 linear feet
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Preferred citation:: Al Sanford's Western Pacific Railroad photo album. California State Railroad Museum Library and Archives

Scope and content:: This album consists of photographs of people working for the Western Pacific. There are lots of wrecks shown in this album and some pages have the year stated. Wrecks include: the wreck of Western Pacific train number 2 "The Scenic Limited" at the west end of Oroville, Nov. 30, 1938, wreck in Mar. 1946 between Virgilia and Rich Bar, CA, in Apr. 5, 1943 a wreck near Mile Post 230 at McLean, CA, and one at Merlin on Jan. 26, 1941. There are also a few pages of photos of a rail enthusiast trip on the Western Pacific from October 9th and 10th, 1954. [Album 141]
Acquisition information:: Gift of Virgil Staff, 2004

Collection Guide Author:: Finding aid created by California State Railroad Museum Library and Archives staff.
Date Prepared:: 1938-1954
Date Encoded:: This finding aid was produced using Record Express for OAC5 on April 17, 2025, 11:28 a.m.

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Restrictions:: Open for research
Terms of access:: Copyright has not been assigned to the California State Railroad Museum. All requests for permission to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted in writing to the CSRM Librarian. Permission for publication is given on behalf of the CSRM as the owner of the physical items and is not intended to include or imply permission of the copyright holder, which must also be obtained by the reader.

Preferred citation:: Al Sanford's Western Pacific Railroad photo album. California State Railroad Museum Library and Archives

Location of this collection:: California State Railroad Museum Library and Archives

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Sacramento, CA 95814, US