This locomotive has attended the Western Pacific's Golden Spike ceremony at Keddie, California, on November 1, 1909.

For the 50th anniversary of the Western Pacific, it was painted with gold stripes and pulled a special train into Oakland, California.

After steam ended on the Western Pacific, 94 was held for special events by the railroad, on August 22, 1960, the engine was on the point of the California Zephyr, and also starred in the Disney movie "Pollyanna," which was released the same year.

After 55 years on the Western Pacific, 94 was donated to the Maritime Museum in San Francisco in 1964, in 1966 the engine was placed in storage at Key System's Maintenance Building.

[1] In 1979, the Western Railway Museum acquired 94, and the engine was moved from Oakland to Rio Vista Junction in April of that year.