Walla Walla Valley Railway
Walla Walla Valley Railway - WWV
- Route:
- Walla Walla, WA - Milton-Freewater, OR (18 miles)
- Headquarters:
- Walla Walla, WA
- Junctions with other railroads:
- BN: Walla Walla, WA
- UP: Milton-Freewater, OR & Walla Walla, WA
- Radio frequencies:
- ?
- History:
- Incorporated 1905 as trolley railroad, extended to Oregon as Interurban in 1907.
- Acquired by NP subsidiary, Northwestern Improvement Company in 1921.
- Passenger service suspended in 1931.
- Electrification ended in 1950, replaced with two ex-NP Alco switchers.
- Northwestern Improvement Co. merged into NP in 1957, and NP assumes 100% control over WWV.
- Ownership passed to BN in 1970.
- Merged into BN on March 1, 1982.
- Abandoned in 1985.
- Ownership:
- BN (previously NP)
- Roster:
| Unit | Bldr. | Model | B/D | B/N | F/N | History | Acq. | Ret. | Notes |
| 77 | EMD | SW1 | 1941 | 1380 | ? | ex-BN 77; exx-GN 77; nee GN 5103 | ? | 1978 | to SLSF 10, 1979; to BN 77, 1980; to BNSF 3300 |
| 104 | EMD | SW1 | 1939 | 994 | ? | ex-BN 104; nee FWD 602 | ? | 1984 | leased from BN; to Hennisingen Cold Storage and/or Lamb Weston (North Richland, WA) 55; to WATCO; to ASARCO (East Helena, MT) 55 |
| 770 | Alco | HH660 | 1940 | 69236 | | ex-NP 600; nee NP 125 | c. 1950 | ? | to Railco 770; to Port Longview (Longview, WA) 770; to Northwest Rail Museum, 2001 |
| 775 | Alco | HH660 | ? | ? | | nee NP 126 | c. 1950 | ? | disposition unknown |
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: September 15, 2002
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