Western Pacific GS-64 class 4-8-4 steam locomotive #484 at Stockton California in the year of 1950. From the internet.

I spotted this photo recently while surfing the internet.

The Western Pacific Railroad was a regional west coast railroad in North America, that existed from 1910 until the merger and acquisition by the Union Pacific Railroad in the year of 1982.

During the late steam era, the Western Pacific also rostered modern semi streamlined 1940's era GS class 4-8-4 Northern type steam locomotives, just like the Southern Pacific Railroad did. The Western Pacific locomotives were powerful and efficient machines, that unfornately came around during World War 2 when the Western Pacific and many other North American railroads were trying to dieselize their locomotive fleets. American wartime restrictions imposed by the goverment due to shortages, dictated that only steam locomotives would be built new during the war until further notice.

The Western Pacific GS-64 class 4-8-4's ended their service lives during the early 1950's in both freight and passenger train service. None have been preserved. Locomotive #484, is shown here at Stockton California way back in 1950.