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Columbia & Cowlitz Railway

Columbia & Cowlitz Railway - CLC

Route:
Columbia Jct - Rocky Point - Ostrander Jct, WA (8.5 miles)
Headquarters:
Longview, WA
Junctions with other railroads:
BNSF & UP: Rocky Point, WA
WTCX: Ostrander Jct, WA
Radio frequencies:
160.425, 161.115, 160.385
History:
Company incorporated April 9, 1925 and line constructed 1926-1928.
Sold to Patriot Rail along with the Woods Line, now the Patriot Woods Line, and both are operated as one railroad as the Columbia & Cowlitz.
Ownership:
Patriot Rail
Roster:
Unit Bldr. Model B/D B/N F/N History Acq. Ret. Notes
302 EMD SW1500 ex WTCX 302:2; nee ????
311 EMD SW1500 35793 4570-5 1/1970 ex WTCX 311; nee SP 2557
312 EMD SW1500 37059 7292-2 2/1971 ex WTCX 312; ex NRE; ex CR 9501; nee PC 9501
D-1 F-M H10-44 10L174 1949 acquired new 1949 1968 to ALCo, 1968; to PGE 1004, 1971; to BCOL 1004, 1972; scrapped, 1975
700:1 F-M H12-44 12L1025 1956 ex CLC D-2 1969 198x scrapped, 198x
700:2 EMD GP7u 18604 5296-14 1953 ex CWWR:2 776; ex WTCX 776; ex NW 2436; nee NKP 436 1989 1998 to LCR 700, 1998; to MNRR 700; to LRY 700; to WRL/LRY 700
700:3 EMD GP20 26046 5624-2 8/1960 ex NREX 2004; ex ARZC 2004; ex SECX 2004; ex UP 471; nee UP 701:3 1998 to LTEX 700; to MGRI 700
701B Alco/MK Slug ALCo 80922/MK 6171-03 5/1955 ex BN S 6950; nee NP 750 1973 1996 to OCEX 701B, 1996; to Spirit of Oregon Dinner Train 701B, 1996; disp. unknown
701:1 Alco C-415 6018-01 1968 acquired new 1968 1996 to OCEX 701, 1996; to Spirit of Oregon Dinner Train 701, 1996; to MH 701, 1996; to BJRY 701, 1998; to BUGX 701; to ORM/BUGX 701 (Oklahoma City,OK)
701:3 EMD GP20 26072 5624-28 8/1960 ex NREX 2005; ex ARZC 2005; ex SECX 2005; ex UP 497; nee UP 727:2 1998 to LTEX 701; to RCRY 701
702:1 Alco C-415 3458-08 1966 ex SP 2407 1996 to OCEX 702, 1996; to Spirit of Oregon Dinner Train 702, 1996; to MH 702, 1996; to BJRY 702, 1998
702:2 EMD GP7u 18599 5296-9 7/1953 ex CLC 701:2; ex CWWR 765; ex WTCX 765; ex NW 2431; nee NKP 431 1998 to LTEX 702; to MHLX 702; to RSSX 116
2003 EMD GP38 35252 7189-7 10/1969 ex TC 2003; ex LLPX 2003; ex GATX 2003; ex NS 2722; nee SOU 2722 to CEFX 419; to CEFX/CMQ 419; to CEFX 3721
2008 EMD GP38 36010 7240-10 11/1969 ex TC 2008; ex VSRR 2008; ex LLPX 2008; ex GATX 2008; nee SOU 2762 to CEFX 420; to CEFX/CMQ 420; to CEFX 3720
LTEX 3804 EMD GP38-3 786179-26 786179-26 1/1979 ex LTEX 3804; ex UP GP40-2 1406; nee SSW 7653 to GNRR/LTEX 3804
LTEX 3805 EMD GP38AC 35678 5747-14 2/1970 ex LTEX 3805; ex UP 293; ex UP 1793; ex UP 1993; ex MKT 337; ex ICG 9513; nee IC 9513 to GNRR/LTEX 3805
LTEX 3810 EMD GP38AC 37638 7305-20 6/1971 ex LTEX 3810; ex LSLX 2002; ex JPTX; ex CSX 2179; ex SBD 6270; nee LN 4049 to GNRR/LTEX 3810

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Last updated: Nov. 24, 2023