Willamette Valley Railroad

Route:: V & S Jct. - Independence, OR (1.8 miles); Willamina - Fort Hill, OR (5.2 miles)
Headquarters:: Independence, OR
Junctions with other railroads:: SP: Independence, OR
Radio frequencies:: 160.530; 160.560; 161.070
History:: Line built between V & S Jct. and Valsetz by Boise-Cascade's Valley & Siletz Railroad in 1916.; Line abandoned by V&S beyond Pedee in 1978.; Line further abandoned to only three miles of track to Stapleton by 1979.; V&S Jct. to Independence segment purchased by WVRD on January 2, 1985. Rest abandoned.; Willamina & Grand Ronde Railway merged into WVRD on March 10, 1986.; Willamina & Grand Ronde Railway "un-merged" on March 1, 1988.; Independence line abandoned in December 1993 following closure of Mountain Fir mill.
Ownership:: Rail-West, Inc.
Roster:

Unit	Bldr.	Model	B/D	B/N	F/N	History	Acq.	Ret.	Notes
201	EMD	SW1200	5/1965	30240	4477-2	ex-WVRD 2273; ex-SP 2273; nee SP 1608	?	1993	to Port of Catoosa / Tulsa Port Authority 022 (Tulsa, OK), 1993
2273	EMD	SW1200	5/1965	30240	4477-2	ex-SP 2273; nee SP 1608	?	?	to WVRD 201; to Port of Catoosa / Tulsa Port Authority 022 (Tulsa, OK), 1993
2274	EMD	SW1200	5/1965	30241	4477-3	ex-SP 2274; nee SP 1609	?	1993	to Port of Catoosa / Tulsa Port Authority 555 (Tulsa, OK), 1993
2890	EMD	GP9	8/1959	25646	5608-16	ex-SP 2890; ex-SP 3723; nee SP 5887	?	?	to WGR 2890; to RPRX, 2000; to RRPX "Green Goat" 2001, 2001

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Last updated: January 14, 2004

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