Historical/Archive Department Conventions

• 1996 Convention - Portola, California FRRS and WPRRHS Conventions and Meets in the Early Days (1990~1996)
• 1997:
  
  • 1997 Convention - Oroville, California
  • Time Table 1 April 18 1997
• 1998 Convention - Stockton, California
• 1999 Convention - Fremont, California
• 2000 Convention - Quincy, California
• 2001 Convention - Modesto, California
• 2002 Convention - Yuba City, California
• 2003 Convention - Oakland, California
• 2004:
  
  • 2004 Convention - Reno, Nevada
  • Time Table 8 April 16 2004
  • MODELING WESTERN PACIFIC GP35, GP40 AND GP40-2 LOCOMOTIVES By Thom Anderson
• 2005 Convention - Tracy, California
• 2006 Convention - Chico, California
• 2007 Convention - Livermore, California
• 2008 Convention - Sacramento, California
• 2009 Convention - Oroville, California
• 2010 Convention Timetable - Stockton, California
• 2011:
  
  • 2011 Convention - Bend, Oregon Pre-convention page
  • 2011 Convention - Report to Board of Directors
• 2012 Convention was not held due to a variety of factors that complicated its planning. Rather than hold a substandard convention, it was decided to not hold one.
• 2013 - Sacramento, CA (May 17-19)
• 2014 - Fairfield, CA ( August 15-17)
• 2015 - Elko, NV (April 24-26)
• 2016 - Modesto, CA
• 2017 - Reno, NV
• 2018:
  
  • 2018 - Salt Lake City, UT - April 19-22
  • Memories from the 2018 Convention

• 2019:
  
  • 2019 WP - PCR Convention - Sacramento, CA
  • the West in Western Pacific (a multimedia slideshow)

• 2020 Convention was not held due to COVID-19 Health Emergency.
• 2021 Convention - Reno, Nevada - September 16-18, 2021 Due to very low registration, and the COVID-19 issues and related public health conditions, the 2021 WP Convention scheduled for September 17,18 and 19, in Reno, NV. was postponed.
• 2022 Convention - Reno, Nevada - May 12-14, 2022 in Reno, with additional events at Portola on May 15, 2022
• 2023 Convention: April 26 – April 30, 2023:
  
  • 2023 Western Pacific Historical convention joint event with Pacific Coast Region NMRA in Sacramento - Official Convention Website
  • FRRS/WPRM Convention web page
  • 2023 Timetable 79
  • Photos from 2023 Convention
  • Survey the PCR sent out to all the attendees
  • Art of the Steel presentation by Steve Cope
  • H/A Presentation by Kerry Cochran
    
    • Video of presentation
    • Slide Deck
  • Modeling WPRR Maintenance of Way Car WPMW0209 presentation by Kerry Cochran
  • Two Decades of Western Pacific: 1955 - 1975 (a multimedia slideshow)

• 2024 Convention: Oroville April 11-13, 2024
  
  • 2024 - “75^th Anniversary of the California Zephyr” convention news page
  • Photos of the 2024 convention
  • Greg Elems/Alan Barrett - Tidewater Southern Freight Trains presentation photos

• 2025 Convention: September 11-14, 2025 California Railroad Museum in Sacramento
  
  • Connecting the West convention news page
  • Photos of the 2025 convention

• 2026 Convention: October 1 ~ 4, 2026, Feather Falls Lodge and Casino in Oroville, California.
  
  • Gateway to the Feather River Canyon convention news page
  • Photos of the 2026 convention

• 2027 Convention: March 31 – April 24, 2027, at the Atlantis Casino Resort in Reno, Nevada
  
  • Silver Rails 27 convention news page