Great Western Railway (N-C-O Division)

Route:: Lakeview, OR - Alturas, CA (55 miles)
Headquarters:: Lakeview, OR
Junctions with other railroads:: SP: Alturas, CA
Radio frequencies:: 160.875
History:: Line originally part of narrow gauge Nevada-California-Oregon Railway.; Line taken over by Southern Pacific.; SP filed to abandon the line in March 1985.; Permission to abandon received in August 1985, but SP continued to operate the line.; Lake County agreed to purchase the railroad and took possession of it on January 18, 1986.; Operation of the line was contracted out by Lake County to Great Western Railway.; Contract with GWR expired in December 1996 and operation of the line, now renamed Lake County Railroad, was taken over by the county.
Ownership:: Line operated by OmniTRAX and owned by Lake County
Roster:

Unit	Bldr.	Model	B/N	F/N	B/D	History	Acq.	Ret.	Notes
1589	EMD	GP7	14697	5072-34	9/1951	ex-GWR 1589; ex-BN 1589; nee CBQ 233	1986	199x	disposition unknown
1617	EMD	GP7	18977	5312-9	12/1953	ex-GWR 1617; ex-BN 1617; nee CBQ 261	1986	1996	to LCRR 1617, 1996
1621	EMD	GP7	18981	5312-13	12/1953	ex-GWR 1621; ex-BN 1621; nee CBQ 265	?	199x	to GWR - Coloroado; to Dixie Railway Services
3416	EMD	GP9	21334	5436-16	2/1956	ex-GWR 3416; ex-SP 3416; ex-SP 3474; nee SP 5641	199x	1996	disposition unknown (possibly to GWR - Coloroado)

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Last updated: November 13, 2005