Come live the history of one of the most famous and storied railroads in the country: the Western Pacific.

An underdog built to compete with one of the giants of the railroading world, the Western Pacific earned the wrath of industry titan Edward H. Harriman before it even got started.  Once complete, it forever faced long odds, economic difficulties and the forces of nature as went about its task of moving people and products.

The Western Pacific Railroad Museum at Portola is home to one of the largest and most complete collections in North America dedicated to telling the story of one railroad, and also one of the few places where you can experience railroad history in a truly hands-on way.  Sit at the controls of the world's largest diesel locomotive.  Climb aboard passenger cars from the California Zephyr, one of the nation's most famous passenger trains.  And you can even take the throttle of a real railroad locomotive in the oldest engineer experience program in the US.  Come to Portola, where the WP Lives!