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Port of Tillamook Bay Railroad

Port of Tillamook Bay Railroad - POTB

Route:
Tillamook - Banks - Shefflin, OR (88.1 miles)
Headquarters:
Tillamook, OR
Junctions with other railroads:
PNWR: Banks, OR
Radio frequencies:
160.305, 161.055, 161.070
History:
Railroad formed in 1952 to develop a former US Navy line in Tillamook.
Received trackage rights over SP to Hillsboro in May 1986.
Purchased (with state of Oregon) line from Tillamook to Shefflin in February 1990.
Ownership:
Port of Tillamook Bay
Roster:
Unit Bldr. Model B/D B/N F/N History Acq. Ret. Notes
2 Whitcomb 45-ton 9/1945 60651 ex-Tillamook County Naval Airport Commission 2; nee US Navy 65-00153 (Seal Beach, CA) 1953 ? to Oregon Washington Plywood (Garibaldi, OR); to Evans Railcar EP-10 (Springfield, OR); to Itel Railcar EP-10 (Springfield, OR); to Gunderson Rail Car Services 1 (Springfield, OR)
101 EMD GP9 6/1956 21703 5453-18 ex-INPR 101; ex-HESR 101; nee CO 6066 1994 - in service
110 GE 80-ton 1943 18059 ex-Tillamook County Naval Airport Commission 1; nee US Navy 65-00285 (Oakland, CA) ? ? to Oregon Coastline Express; scrapped, 1994
111 GE 80-ton 1943 18067 nee LPN 80 1973 ? to Oregon Coastline Express; scrapped, 1998
552 Budd RDC-1 1954 5920 ex-Citizens Better Transit 552 (Portland, OR); ex-RR Museum of Long Island 552; ex-NJTR 5191; ex-NJTR 552; ex-New Jersey DOT 552; nee CNJ 552 2000 - in service
553 Budd RDC-1 1954 5921 ex-Citizens Better Transit 553 (Portland, OR); ex-NJTR 5192; ex-NJTR 553; ex-New Jersey DOT 553; nee CNJ 553 2000 - stored out of service
3771 EMD GP9E 1956 22900 5515-8 ex-SP 3771; ex-SP 3568; nee TNO 446 1993 - in service
4368 EMD SD9R 1955 20203 5365-39 ex-Helm; ex-SP 4368; ex-SP 3903; nee SP 5425 1986 - in service
4381 EMD SD9R 1955 19945 5365-18 ex-Helm; ex-SP 4381; ex-SP 3882; nee SP 5404 1986 1999 wrecked, Jan 1999; retired, 1999
4405 EMD SD9R 1955 19986 5365-35 ex-SP 4405; ex-SP 3899; nee SP 5421 1993 - in service
4406 EMD SD9R 1955 19983 5365-32 ex-SP 4406; ex-SP 3896; nee SP 5418 1994 - in service
4414 EMD SD9R 1956 21314 5435-26 ex-SP 4414; ex-SP 3962; nee SP 5489 1986 - in service
4432 EMD SD9R 1955 19951 5365-24 ex-SP 4432; ex-SP 3888; nee SP 5410 1993 - in service
6113 EMD SD9 1/1957 22488 5488-3 ex-BNSF 6113; ex-BN 6113; nee GN 586 2002 - in service
6114 EMD SD9 1/1957 22489 5488-4 ex-BNSF 6114; ex-BN 6114; nee GN 587 2002 - in service
6116 EMD SD9 4/1959 25013 5589-3 ex-BNSF 6116; ex-BN 6228; nee CS 833 2002 - in service
6124 EMD SD9 4/1959 25015 5589-5 ex-BNSF 6124; ex-BN 6230; nee CS 835 2002 - in service
6139 EMD SD9 12/1954 20121 5376-1 ex-BNSF 6139; ex-BN 6242; ex-(MRL 6242); ex-BO 1831; ex-BO 7405; nee BO 765 2002 - in service
6156 EMD SD9 8/1955 20564 5399-10 ex-BNSF 6156; ex-BN 6156; nee CBQ 354 2002 - in service
6157 EMD SD9 8/1955 20565 5399-11 ex-BNSF 6157; ex-BN 6157; nee CBQ 355 2002 - in service
6164 EMD SD9 9/1955 20572 5399-18 ex-BNSF 6164; ex-BN 6164; nee CBQ 362 2002 - in service
6178 EMD SD9 10/1957 23610 5547-2 ex-BNSF 6178; ex-BN 6178; nee CBQ 431 2002 - in service
6196 EMD SD9 9/1957 23628 5549-10 ex-BNSF 6196; ex-BN 6196; nee CBQ 449 2002 - in service

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