This is the home page for the Winchester, Paston, and Portsmouth Rwy. Corp.

The WP&P is a fictional railroad, as modeled by Michael R. Rountree.  Begun in 1896 as the Paston Valley Lines and dependent on its mainline connection to the Baltimore & Ohio, the line eventually grew across the West Virginia / VA border to reach the town of Winchester and then a connection with the Norfolk & Western beyond.  Ultimately, following reorganization under the new WP&P name, it reached Portsmouth, VA.  The line met its "demise" in 1967, when at long last the major shareholder N&W finally completed its takeover.  The north-south line between Winchester and Portsmouth was abandoned, but the coal-productive line west from Winchester was preserved as a branch and as a bridge route to the B&O.  The route is modeled as it would be in 1971, with a heavy N&W influence but with the remnants of WP&P equipment in evidence.

The Depot = home page, what you're looking at now
Timetable = The fuller WP&P story, web update history
Tickets = Guestbook - go ahead and sign my guestbook!
Baggage = Contact Me (send me an email)
Connecting Trains = Links

WP&P Layout = Layout plan of the intended N-scale empire
Trainz = Virtual model railroading using Auran's Trainz software

Lifelist = My birding lifelist, begun at the start of 2006

Philly2006 = Photo Album and stories of my recent vacation to Philadelphia, July 6 through 10, 2006.

This web page is under construction; check back soon, as in the future a different version with more content and links may have been added.

Enjoy your time at The Depot!