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Pend Oreille Valley Railroad

Pend Oreille Valley Railroad - POVA

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

Explanations:

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


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Last updated: January 11, 2000

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