Okanagan Valley Railway

Okanagan Valley Railway - OKAN

Route:: Sicamous - Armstrong - Vernon, BC (46.3 miles); Vernon - Lumby Jct - Kelowna, BC (33.4 miles) (via trackage rights on KPR); Lumby Jct - Lumby, BC (14.4 miles) (via trackage rights on KPR); (KPR also has trackage rights over OKAN from Armstrong to Vernon)
Headquarters:: Vernon, BC
Junctions with other railroads:: CP: Sicamous, BC
Radio frequencies:: 160.545, 161.445 (repeater)
History:: Letter-of-intent signed August 12, 1998 between CP and OmniTRAX for the transfer of the lines.; November 1, 1998: First unit (1064) arrived in Sicamous, BC.; November 2, 1998: Second unit (1038) arrived in Sicamous, BC.; November 12/13, 1998: Third unit (1049) arrived in Sicamous, BC.; Service began November 22, 1998 under a long-term lease agreement.
Ownership:: OmniTRAX
Roster:

Unit	Bldr.	Model	B/N	B/D	F/N	History	Acq.	Ret.	Notes
1006	EMD	GP10	20765	12/1955	5409-10	ex-HBRY 1006; ex-CTRW 1006; ex-CKRY 1006; ex-CTRW 1006; ex-MSRC 1006; ex-ICG 8127; ex-IC 8127; nee IC GP9 9127	2004	-	in service
1025	EMD	GP10	23828	12/1957	5553-29	ex-OMLX 1025; ex-CKRY 1025; ex-CTRW 1025; ex-MSRC 1025; ex-ICG 8328; ex-IC 8328; nee IC GP9 9328:2	2001	-	to Knox Mountain Metal (Kelowna, BC), 2004; scrapped
1038	EMD	GP10	20777	1/1956	5409-22	ex-CTRW 1038; ex-MSRC 1038; ex-ICG 8139; ex-IC 8139; nee IC GP9 9139	1998	1999	to OmniTRAX, 1999; to CKRY 1038, 2000
1049	EMD	GP10	22281	12/1956	5480-9	ex-CKRY 1049; ex-OKAN 1049; ex-CTRW 1049; ex-MSRC 1049; ex-ICG 8196; ex-IC 8196; nee IC GP9 9196	2001	-	retired; parted out, 2005; most likely to be scrapped
1064	EMD	GP10	20294	4/1955	5383-13	ex-CTRW 1064; ex-MSRC 1064; ex-GMSR 8115; ex-ICG 8115; ex-IC 8115; nee IC GP9 9115	1998	2000	to CKRY 1064, 2000; to CTRW 1064, 2001
2506	EMD	GP20E	27103	3/1962	5634-17	ex-CKRY 2506; ex-HBRY 2506; ex-SP 4120; ex-SP 4066; nee SP 7216	2001	-	in service
3550	MLW	M-420W	M6081-21	5/1974		ex-HBRY 3550; ex-CN 3550; nee CN 2550:1	2003	-	in service
3557	MLW	M-420W	M6081-28	1974		ex-HBRY 3557; ex-CN 3557; nee CN 2557:1	1999	2001	wrecked, 5Mar2001; retired, 2001; to HBRY (for parts), 2002
3558	MLW	M-420W	M6081-29	1974		ex-HBRY 3558; ex-CN 3558; nee CN 2558:1	1999	2001	wrecked, 5Mar2001; retired, 2001; scrapped, 2004
3735	EMD	GP9E	22893	12/1956	5515-1	ex-NBSR 3735; ex-SP 3735; ex-SP 3561; nee TNO 439	2001	2003	to Action Metal (Kelowna, BC), 2003; scrapped, 2003
(3764)	EMD	GP9E	22977	4/1957	5516-66	ex-NBSR 3764; ex-SP 3764; ex-SP 3636; nee SP 5795	-	n/a	rejected before delivered, 2001; to HBRY 3764, 2001

Explanations:

B/D: Builder's Date
B/N: Builder's Number
F/N: Frame Number
Acq.: Year unit acquired
Ret.: Year unit retired

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Last updated: March 17, 2005

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