Under the direction of George Jay Gould I , the Western Pacific was founded to provide a standard gauge track connection to the Pacific Coast for his aspiring Gould transcontinental system .
The second company to use the name Western Pacific Railroad was founded in 1903 .
Under the direction of George Jay Gould I , the Western Pacific Railroad   was founded to provide a standard gauge track connection to the Pacific Coast for his aspiring Gould transcontinental system .
The second company to use the name Western Pacific Railroad was founded in 1903 .