Western
Pacific Railroad Historical Society
General Information
What
is the WPRRHS?
The
Western Pacific Railroad Historical Society was formed as a division
of the Feather River Rail Society (FRRS),
operators of the Western Pacific Railroad Museum. While the FRRS has worked
tirelessly to obtain and preserve equipment from, and related to,
the Western Pacific Railroad, little emphasis was placed on the
preservation of WP artifacts, history and memorabilia through the
maintenance of an archives or library. In 1996, several FRRS members
worked to create the WPRRHS as a division of the FRRS to carry out
the duties of a WP historical society that were not related to the
daily functions of the museum operations. The WPRRHS is proud to
be part of the FRRS as few railroad historical societies have such
an extensive collection of preserved locomotives, rolling stock
and facilities all in one collection.
Our
Mission...
The
Western Pacific Railroad Historical Society (WPRRHS) was formed
with two primary goals:
1.
The collection and preservation of documents, photographs, memorabilia,
oral history and other artifacts of, and pertaining to, the history
and operation of the railroad known as the Western Pacific Railroad
and its subsidiaries, connecting short lines and related industrial
railroad operations through the Arthur Walter Keddie Library located at the Western Pacific Railroad Museum in Portola, California.
2.
The dissemination of said information through FRRS and WPRRHS publications,
library services, historical seminars, conventions, guest lectures
and FRRS/WPRRHS social functions and public events.
Membership
Benefits...
All
FRRS Active status members (or above) are also considered to be
WPRRHS members and will receive The
Headlight in addition to The Trainsheet as well as retaining
voting rights. Details on becoming a FRRS member are available on
the official
Feather River Rail Society page here.
In
accordance with our mission statement, your dues will help keep
the memory of the WP alive by providing for the publication of The
Headlight as well as the preservation of archived material
and artifacts in the FRRS/WPRRHS library. All membership dues are
fully tax deductible as the FRRS is
a tax-exempt, non-profit 501 (c) (3) educational and historical
preservation organization.
For
more WPRRHS specific, please information contact:
Thom
Anderson
WPRRHS Administrator
PO Box 608
Portola, CA 96122
or
E-mail:
