Western Pacific "Zephyrette" Project
As a complement to the California Zephyr during the 1950's, the Western Pacific offered its Zephyrette service, a local passenger
train operated using Budd built RDC-2 rail diesel cars. This run at 972 miles from Oakland to Salt Lake City was the longest ever utilizing these self-propelled cars. Sadly, WP's two cars were damaged and scrapped by later owners. FRRS member Jack Grasso is spearheading a drive to acquire an existing RDC and use it to replicate a Western Pacific Zephyrette for operation at the Portola Railroad Museum alongside the WP 805-A and Silver Hostel of the Zephyr
Project. Anyone wishing to get more information on this effort or to help make it a reality is encouraged to contact Jack Grasso via e-mail at
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