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Eastern Idaho Railroad

Eastern Idaho Railroad - EIRR

Route:
Northern Segment
Idaho Falls - Orvin - Ucon - St. Anthony - Ashton, ID (51 miles)
Orvin - Lincoln - Newdale, ID (39 miles)
Lincoln - Ammon, ID (4 miles)
Ucon - Menan, ID (11 miles)
St. Anthony - Edmonds, ID (12 miles)
Southern Segment
Minidoka - Pocatello, ID (trackage rights)
Minidoka - Rupert - Burley - Twin Falls - Buhl, ID (75 miles)
Rupert - Wendell, ID (58 miles)
Burley - Martin, ID (11 miles)
Burley - Declo, ID (9 miles)
Headquarters:
Twin Falls, ID
Junctions with other railroads:
UP: Idaho Falls & Minidoka, ID
Radio frequencies:
160.845 (yard)
161.370 (road)
History:
Lines built between 1899 and 1905.
Lines acquired by Oregon Short Line Railroad (UP subsidiary).
EIRR purchased lines from UP on November 22, 1993.
Ownership:
Watco Companies
Roster:
Unit Bldr. Model B/N F/N B/D History Acq. Ret. Notes
WAMX 302:2 EMD NPCU 28155 7643-48 5/1963 ex PCC/WAMX 302:2; ex GRNW/WAMX 302:2; ex WAMX 3009; ex ISCX 3005; ex OHCR 3005; ex CR 2247; ex PC 2247; nee PRR 2247 to ????
WAMX 705 EMD NPCU 28133 7643-26 4/1963 ex TIBR/WAMX 3003; ex EIRR GP30 2225; ex CR 2225; ex PC 2225; nee PRR 2225 1999 c.2003 used for parts
WAMX 914 EMD SW9 14756 6315-1 8/1951 ex Titan 167; ex PT 167; ex BN 167; nee SPS 43 to ????
HLCX 1028 EMD SW1500 34501 7139-28 12/1968 ex HLCX 1028; ex UP Y1028; ex UP 1028; ex NS 2327; nee SOU 2327 to Ventura Foods/WAMX 1508 (Ontario,CA)
WAMX 1506 EMD SW1500 33989 7109-10 7/1968 ex HLCX 1031:1; ex UPY 1031; ex UP 1031; nee SP 2502 to Amalgamated Sugar/WAMX 1506 (Paul,ID); scrapped 2023
WAMX 1510 EMD SW1500 35288 4564-3 11/1969 ex EIRR/HLCX 1030; ex HLCX 1030; ex UP Y1030; ex UP 1030; ex NS 2335; nee SOU 2335 to Westlake,LA; to SKOL/WAMX 1510
WAMX 1802 EMD SD18 25385 5602-A30 9/1959 ex WAMX 6647; ex CNW 6647; ex PNC 1852; nee UP SD24 427 scrapped
2174 EMD GP7u 15820 5110-23 2/1952 ex SKOL 2174; ex ATSF 2174; nee ATSF 2720 200x c.2003 to WAMX 2174; to WAMX 7021; to TIBR/WAMX 7021, c.2003; to SAC/WAMX 7021; to JLCX 7021
2178 EMD GP7u 17006 5170-7 9/1952 ex WATX 2178; ex SKOL 2178; ex ATSF 2178; nee ATSF 2779 1993 1998 to SLWC 2178, 1998; to SLWC/WAMX 7022, 2000
2186 EMD GP7u 17018 5218-A4 3/1953 ex SKOL 2186; ex ATSF 2186; nee ATSF 2791 1993 1998 to SLWC 2186, 1998; to SLWC/WAMX 7024, 2000
2191 EMD GP7u 17017 5218-A3 3/1953 ex SKOL 2191; ex ATSF 2191; nee ATSF 2790 1993 to WAMX 2191; to WAMX 7027
2242 EMD GP30 28150 7643-43 5/1963 ex CR 2242; ex PC 2242; nee PRR 2242 1993 scrapped
WAMX 3001 EMD GP30 28112 7643-5 3/1963 ex EIRR 2204; ex CR 2204; ex PC 2204; nee PRR 2204 1993 to KO/WAMX 3001; scrapped
WAMX 3004 EMD GP30 28136 7643-29 4/1963 ex EIRR 2228; ex CR 2228; ex PC 2228; nee PRR 2228 1999 to WAMX 3008; to ABS/WAMX 3008; to IHB/WAMX 3008; scrapped
WAMX 3006 EMD GP30 27121 7617-8 4/1962 ex EIRR 2274; ex EIRR 2174; ex CR 2174; ex RDG 3606; nee RDG 5506 200x to WRIX/WAMX 3006; scrapped 2018
3144 EMD GP40 34333 7127-52 9/1968 ex DRGW 3144; ex DRGW 3156; ex CR 3156; nee PC 3156 1995 1998 to Quantum Rail, 1998; to FEC 448, 1998; to MNA 448; to MNA 3071
3145 EMD GP40 34334 7127-53 9/1968 ex DRGW 3145; ex DRGW 3157; ex CR 3157; nee PC 3157 1995 1998 to Quantum Rail, 1998; to FEC 449, 1998; to MNA 449; to MNA 3072
WAMX 3501 EMD GP35R 28398 7662-1 11/1963 ex EIRR 782; ex UP 782; nee WP 3001 200x
WAMX 3503 EMD GP35R 28401 7662-4 11/1963 ex EIRR 785; ex UP 785; nee WP 3004 1993
WAMX 3504 EMD GP35R 28402 7662-5 11/1963 ex EIRR 786; ex UP 786; nee WP 3005 200x to ????
WAMX 3505 EMD GP35R 28405 7662-8 11/1963 ex YSVR/WAMX 3505; ex EIRR/WAMX 3505; ex EIRR 788; ex UP 788; nee WP 3008
WAMX 3508 EMD GP35R 29031 7770-2 11/1964 ex EIRR 791; ex UP 791; nee WP 3012 1993
WAMX 3510 EMD GP35R 30218 7790-2 4/1965 ex EIRR 793; ex UP 793; nee WP 3014 200x to Riverside Cement/WAMX 3510; to VSOR/WAMX 3510
WAMX 3512 EMD GP35R 30224 7790-8 4/1965 ex EIRR 798; ex UP 798; nee WP 3020 200x
WAMX 3518 EMD GP35m 29901 7774-2 1/1965 ex EIRR 2646; ex TSBY 2646; ex LKRR 2646; ex NS 2646; nee SOU 2646 to WRIX 3518; to GLC GP38 2646; to SBVR 100
WAMX 3524 EMD GP35 30595 7818-1 8/1965 ex EIRR 3669; ex CR 3669; nee EL 2563 1993 scrapped
WAMX 3812:2 EMD GP38-2 74693-10 74693-10 1/1975 ex BNSF 2311; ex BN 2311; nee SLSF 456 2022
WAMX 3814:2 EMD GP38-2 767030-7 767030-7 12/1976 ex BNSF 2320; ex BN 2320; nee SLSF 465 2022
HLCX 3828 EMD GP38-2 787147-30 787147-30 9/1978 ex HLCX 3828; ex NS 5378; nee CR 8253 2019
HLCX 3835 EMD GP38-2 787192-8 787192-8 6/1979 ex HLCX 3835; nee CR 8263
WAMX 3916 EMD GP39E 28983 7719-3 5/1964 ex BNSF 2936; ex BN GP35 2534; nee CBQ 988
WAMX 3918 EMD GP39M 29722 7756-21 2/1965 ex BNSF 2876; ex BN 2876; ex SP GP35 6617; nee SP 7720
WAMX 3922 EMD GP39M 30114 7787-1 4/1965 ex MMT/WAMX 3922; ex EIRR/WAMX 3922; ex YSVR/WAMX 3922; ex BNSF 2875; ex BN 2875; ex BN GP35 2509; nee GN 3026
WAMX 4012 GMD GP40-2LW A3059 8/1974 ex CN 9481 to KO/WAMX 4012; to GDLK/WAMX 4012; to YSVR/WAMX 4012; to TIBR/WAMX 4012; to EDCX/WAMX 4012
WAMX 4016 GMD GP40-2LW A3169 1975 ex GRNW/WAMX 4016; ex PCC/WAMX 4016; ex GRNW/WAMX 4016; ex WAMX 9534; nee CN 9534 2021 to BVRR/WAMX 4016, 2021
WAMX 4018 GMD GP40-2LW A3222 1975 ex GRNW/WAMX 4018; ex PCC/WAMX 4018; ex WAMX 9587; nee CN 9587 2021 to BVRR/WAMX 4018, 2021
WAMX 4019 GMD GP40-2LW A3235 7/1975 ex CN 9600
WAMX 4022 GMD GP40-2LW A3438 3/1976 ex EIRR/WAMX 9643; ex WAMX 9643; nee CN 9643
WAMX 4030 GMD GP40-2LW A3174 2/1975 ex PCC/WAMX 4030; ex PRSX 9539; nee CN 9539 to SVHO/WAMX 4030
WAMX 4039 EMD GP40-3 38556 7340-12 7/1971 ex HLCX GP40 4402; ex CSX 6831; nee CO 4076 scrapped 2023
WAMX 4040 EMD GP40 34331 7127-50 9/1968 ex HLCX 4400; ex HLCX 3110; ex KYLE 3110; ex CR 3154; ex PC 3154
WAMX 4041 EMD GP40-3 33504 7064-14 10/1967 ex HLCX 4401; ex HLCX GP40 3111; ex KYLE 3111; ex CR 3093; ex PC 3093; nee NYC 3093
WAMX 4042 EMD GP40 33515 7064-25 11/1967 ex HLCX 4405; ex HLCX 650; ex AMTK 650; ex KYLE 3104; ex CR 3104; ex PC 3104; nee NYC 3104
WAMX 4043 EMD GP40 33494 7064-4 10/1967 ex HLCX 4407; ex HLCX 654; ex AMTK 654; ex KYLE 3116; ex CR 3083; ex PC 3083; nee NYC 3083 to PCC/WAMX 4043
WAMX 4045 EMD GP40 33500 7064-10 10/1967 ex HLCX 4413; ex HLCX 1052; ex HLCX 652; ex AMTK 652; ex KYLE 3109; ex CR 3089; ex PC 3089; nee NYC 3089 to CORP GP38-3 2068; to YCR/CORP 2068; to CORP 2068
WAMX 4046 EMD GP40 33501 7064-11 10/1967 ex HLCX 4414; ex HLCX 655; ex AMTK 655; ex KYLE 3117; ex CR 3090; ex PC 3090; nee NYC 3090 to PCC/WAMX 4046
4203 EMD GP30m 27586 7627-3 12/1962 ex CSXT 4203; nee CO 3004 c.1998 to MMT/EIRR 4203; to YSVR/EIRR 4203; to ????
4229 EMD GP30m 28515 7663-24 9/1963 ex CSXT 4229; nee CO 3039 to PCC/EIRR 4229; to BVRR/WAMX 3525
4260 EMD GP30 27672 7631-28 11/1962 ex CSXT 4260; nee BO 6955 NREX 4260
WAMX 4501 EMD SD45 33555 7068-12 11/1967 ex EIRR 3133; ex EMDX 3133; nee SOU 3133 1993 scrapped
WAMX 4502 EMD SD45 36116 5755-8 3/1970 ex EIRR 3167; ex EMDX 3167; nee SOU 3167 1993 1999 scrapped
WAMX 4503 EMD SD45 33820 7993-17 12/1967 ex EIRR 6513; ex CNW 6513; ex CR 6186; ex PC 6186; nee PRR 6186 1994 scrapped
WAMX 5001 EMD GP50 786257-8 786257-8 5/1980 ex Solvay/WAMX 5001 (Green River,WY); ex AWRR/WAMX 5001; ex National Coal/WAMX 5001; ex FURX 2907; ex UP 5543; nee CNW 5057 2021
WAMX 5005 EMD GP50 786257-18 786257-18 6/1980 ex LAS/WAMX 5005; ex FURX 2917; ex UP 913; nee CNW 5067
6525 EMD SD45 33859 7090-1 1/1968 ex CNW 6525; ex CR 6200; ex PC 6200; nee PRR 6200 2000 to KO/EIRR 6525; scrapped 2005
WAMX 7015 EMD GP7u 16975 5152-1 8/1952 ex EIRR 1004; ex SEKR 1004; ex WATX 1004; ex ATSF 2214:2; nee ATSF 2748 2000 to Northstar Transloading
WAMX 9003 EMD GP9 24016 5559-3 1/1958 ex Weyerhaeuser 311:1 (Longview, WA); ex BN 1757; nee NP 347 to Greensport Terminal/WAMX 9003 (Houston,TX); to ????
WAMX 9564 GMD GP40-2LW A3199 3/1975 ex CN 9564 to PCC/WAMX 9564; to KO/WAMX 4017; to GDLK/WAMX 4017

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Last updated: Sept. 15, 2024