Yreka Western Railroad

Route:: Montague - Yreka, CA (8.9 miles)
Headquarters:: Yreka, CA
Junctions with other railroads:: CORP: Montague, CA
Radio frequencies:: 161.070
History:: Line opened by Yreka Railroad on January 9, 1889.; Railroad reorganized as the Yreka Western Railroad on August 24, 1933.; Line sold to Willis Kyle on August 6, 1956.; On January 14, 1999 YW filed to abandon the entire line.; STB approved abandonment on May 4, 1999.; Timber Products Co. filed an offer of financial assistance on May 11, 1999.; Railroad purchased by Rocky Mountain Railway and Mining Museum (Colorado Central) in January 2000.
Ownership:: Rocky Mountain Railway and Mining Museum
Roster:

Unit	Bldr.	Model	B/D	B/N	F/N	History	Acq.	Ret.	Notes
?	Plymouth	HLB 30-ton	1929	3098		ex-Kaiser Paving (Livermore, CA); nee Fischer, Ross, McDonald & Kahn (Azusa, CA)	1936	1939	destroyed in roundhouse fire, 1939; rebuilt and sold to US Army at start of WWII
18	Baldwin	2-8-2	1914	41709		ex-MR 18	1956	1999	to MCR 18, 1999
19	Baldwin	2-8-2	1915	42000		ex-OPE 19; ex-YW 19	1953	-	in service
[20]	EMD	SW8	3/1953	17335	4180-5	ex-SP 1113; nee SP 4608	1978	-	stored out of service
21	EMD	SW8	3/1953	17337	4180-5	ex-SP 1115; nee SP 4610	1978	-	in service
100	Budd	RDC-1	1954	?		nee SP 10	1971	?	to OPE 10, 1971; to Moody Foundation, 1978
602	EMD	SW8	1952	17230	6443-2	nee Bamberger RR 602	1958	1978	to OPE 602, 1978; to MWRL 602; to OPR 602, 1997
603	Alco	S-1	1940	69199		nee Northern Pacific Terminal 30	1963	1970	to Port of Tacoma 703, 1970; to Port of Tacoma 5703; to Mt Rainier Scenic RR
604	Alco	S-1	1940	69201		nee Northern Pacific Terminal 31	1963	1974	to Port of Tacoma 704, 1974; to Port of Tacoma 5704; retired
1171	Alco	S-4	1955	81393		nee UP 1171	1972	n/a	arrived on YW with cracked engine block and broken turbocharger; never repainted or relettered for YW, and never operated on YW; scrapped, 1985-88
1172	Alco	S-4	1955	81394		nee UP 1172	1972	1979	to POVA 101:1, 1979; retired, 1986; scrapped, 1987

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Last updated: October 3, 2002

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