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Wyoming Colorado Railroad (Oregon Eastern Division)

Wyoming Colorado Railroad (Oregon Eastern Division) - WYCO

Route:
Ontario - Vale - Caletom, OR (26.6 miles)
Caletom - Burns, OR
Headquarters:
Vale, OR
Junctions with other railroads:
UP: Ontario, OR
Radio frequencies:
160.380
History:
UP's Oregon Eastern Branch (Ontario - Burns, OR) washed out by rising lakes in 1982.
WYCO purchased the line in 1989, with trains running by Feb 1990.
Service suspended west of mp 27 in June 1992.
Ownership:
Western Railroad Builders
Roster:
Unit Bldr. Model B/N B/D F/N History Acq. Ret. Notes
1608 EMD GP7 15635 1/1952 5105-2 ex-MIGN 1608; nee TPW 103 ? - in service
2072 EMD GP7 18905 12/1953 6526-10 ex-SW 2072; ex-ATSF 2072; nee ATSF 2888 c.1997 - in service
6083 EMD SD7 17124 3/1953 6468-4 ex-IRRC 6083; ex-BN 6083; ex-FWD 6083; nee FWD 853 1987 ? retired and scrapped

Explanations:

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

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Last updated: August 25, 2004



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