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| | Feather River GP40s |
 | | A Western Pacific freight approaches the mountain town of Portola, CA, after fighting gravity and friction for over 70 miles of mountain railroad. |
 | | The freight, carded by WP as the TOF, is led by five well-weathered GP40s, a 3,000 hp diesel that made up the backbone of the company's locomotive fleet. |
 | | WP, along with bridge route partner Rio Grande, favored the fleet-footed units to pull their freights through the hostile desert and mountain territory that made up the "other" Overland Route. |
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