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Newly repainted Western Pacific locomotive to fill gap at Utah State Railroad Museum
OGDEN — The Utah State Railroad Museum is gearing up to receive a piece for its collection that will help to tell a fuller story of railroading in the state. Earlier this month, the Union Station Facebook page announced that a recently acquired locomotive — Western Pacific No. 3002 — has finished restoration work and soon will make its way to be displayed at Union Station. "Built in 1963, this is a four-axle GP35 diesel-electric locomotive and served Western Pacific for nearly 20 years before its freight service with several other railroads," the post said. "It has just completed ...
