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Oregon, California & Eastern Railway

Oregon, California & Eastern Railway - OCE

Route:
Klamath Falls - Sprague River - Sycan - Bly, OR (66 miles)
Headquarters:
Klamath Falls, OR
Junctions with other railroads:
BN & SP: Klamath Falls, OR
WTCX: Sycan, OR
Radio frequencies:
160.860
History:
Line constructed by Robert E. Strahorn between 1917 and 1928.
Line purchased by SP in 1927, and sold a half interest to Great Northern the following year.
SP & GN operated the line in alternate five-year periods.
Line sold to Weyerhaeuser Timber in 1975.
Line abandoned in April 1990, and became a hiking trail ("OC&E State Trail").
Ownership:
Weyerhaeuser Timber Co. (at time of abandonment)
Roster:
Unit Bldr. Model B/D B/N F/N History Acq. Ret. Notes
2904 Alco RS-11 1956 82044 ex-SP 2904; nee SP 5724 1976 1976 to SP 2904, 1976; scrapped
2950 Alco RSD-12 1961 83640 ex-SP 2950; nee SP 7000 1976 1976 to SP 2950, 1976; scrapped
2954 Alco RSD-12 1961 83644 ex-SP 2954; nee SP 7004 1976 1976 to SP 2954, 1976; to Chrome Crankshaft; to Metropolitan Stevedore 2 (Long Beach, CA); to Orange Empire Ry Museum (Perris, CA), 1998
2958 Alco RSD-12 1961 83838 ex-SP 2958; nee SP 7008 1976 1976 to SP 2958, 1976; to Chrome Crankshaft; to Metropolitan Stevedore 1 (Long Beach, CA); to Orange Empire Ry Museum (Perris, CA), 1998
2959 Alco RSD-12 1961 83839 ex-SP 2959; nee SP 7009 1976 1976 to SP 2959, 1976; scrapped
7601 GE/MK TE53-1-4E 1976 34537 ex-MK MK7; nee UP U25B 639 1976 1990 to ECRX, 1992; to LHRR 7601, 1997
7602 GE/MK TE53-1-4E 1976 34239 ex-MK MK1; exx-UP U25B 633; nee GE 2501 1976 1990 to ECRX, 1992
7603 GE/MK TE53-1-4E 1976 34538 ex-MK MK10; nee UP U25B 640 1976 1990 to ECRX, 1992
7604 GE/MK TE53-1-4E 1976 34228 ex-MK MK14; neeUP U25B 628 1976 1990 to ECRX, 1992
7605 GE/MK TE53-1-4E 1976 34536 ex-MK MK2; nee UP U25B 638 1976 1990 to ECRX, 1992; to Union Carbide Corp (Seadrift, TX) 7605
7606 GE/MK S3-3B slug 1976 34238 ex-MK MK4; nee UP U25B 629 1976 1990 to ECRX, 1992; to LHRR 7606, 1997
7607 GE/MK S3-3B slug 1976 34237 ex-MK MK6; exx-UP U25B 636; nee GE 2504 1976 1990 to ECRX, 1992
7908 Baldwin RS-12 1952 75475 ex-SCL 207; nee SAL 1466 1979 1984 to ELS, 1984; out of service
7909 Baldwin RS-12 1952 75477 ex-SCL 209; nee SAL 1468 1979 1984 to ELS, 1984; out of service
7910 Baldwin RS-12 1952 75478 ex-SCL 210; nee SAL 1469 1979 1984 to ELS, 1984; out of service
7911 Baldwin RS-12 1952 75479 ex-SCL 211; nee SAL 1470 1979 1984 to ELS, 1984; out of service

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Ret.
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Last updated: June 11, 2000

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