Pend Oreille Valley Railroad

Route:: Metaline Falls - Newport, WA - Dover, ID (87.6 miles)
Headquarters:: Usk, WA
Junctions with other railroads:: BNSF & UP: Dover, ID
Radio frequencies:: 160.350, 160.500, 161.415
History:: Line built by Idaho & Washington Northern Railroad between 1907 and 1910.; Milwaukee acquired line by 1916.; Newport - Metaline Falls section sold to Port of Pend Oreille following Milwaukee Road's downsizing.; Shortline service began on Oct 1, 1979.; Railroad managed by Kyle Railways until 1984.; Newport - Dover section acquired from BNSF on March 3, 1998.
Ownership:: Port of Pend Oreille
Roster:

Unit	Bldr.	Model	B/D	B/N	F/N	History	Acq.	Ret.	Notes
101:1	Alco	S-4	1955	81394		ex-YW 1172; nee UP 1172	?	?	disposition unknown
101:2	EMD	GP9	1955	20307	5384-3	ex-BN 1846; nee NP 220	1986	1998	used for parts
102:1	Alco	RS-11	1959	?		ex-SP 2936	?	?	scrapped, 1984
102:2	EMD	GP9	1957	22718	?	ex-BN 1753; nee NP 315	1986	-	in service
103	GE	70-ton	1956	32679		ex-Lafarge Cement (Metaline Falls, WA); nee Lehigh Portland Cement 1 (Metaline Falls, WA)	1998	-	in service
110	EMD	GP7	1952	15687	5154-1	ex-BN 1629; nee NP 555	1984	?	disposition unknown
159	EMD	SD9	1959	25259	?	nee DMIR 159	1998	-	in service
1745	EMD	GP10	?	?	?	ex-CC 1745	1998	-	in service
1749	EMD	GP10	1956	20797	?	ex-CC 1749; exx-IC 1749; exx-ICG 8159; exxx-IC 8159; nee IC GP9 9159	1997	1998	to Western Rail Dismantlers; to LaFarge Canada, 1998
1775	EMD	GP10	?	?	5409-48	ex-CC 1775; exx-CC 8165; exxx-ICG 8165; exxxx-IC 8165; nee IC GP9 9165	1998	1998	to Western Rail Dismantlers; to ECRX 1775
8042	EMD	GP10	?	?	?	ex-IC 8042	1998	-	in service
8310	EMD	GP10	?	?	?	ex-IC 8310	1997	-	in service
8325	EMD	GP10	?	?	?	ex-IC 8325	1998	-	in service

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Last updated: January 11, 2000

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