Eureka Southern Railroad

Route:: Willits - Eureka, CA (145 miles); Eureka - Korblex, CA (11.1 miles); Arcata - Fairhaven, CA (10 miles); Alton - Carlotta (5 miles); Arcata - Korbel, CA (9.3 miles)
Headquarters:: Eureka, CA
Junctions with other railroads:: NWP(SP): Willits, CA
Radio frequencies:: 160.755, 161.520, 161.550
History:: Line north of Willits opened by Northwestern Pacific in 1907, owned jointly by SP and ATSF.; Merged with Eureka & Klamath Railroad in 1914.; SP bought out ATSF's half in 1929.; SP sold portion of line north of Willits to EUKA in 1984.; Arcata & Mad River RR acquired from Simpson Timber by EUKA in September 1988.; EUKA went bankrupt and assets sold to North Coast Rail Authority in April 1992.
Ownership:: B.R.R. Whipple
Roster:

Unit	Bldr.	Model	B/N	F/N	B/D	History	Acq.	Ret.	Notes
30	EMD	GP38	34754	7154-3	4/1969	ex CR 7667; nee PRSL 2007	1984	1992	to DME 3800, 1993
31	EMD	GP38	34755	7154-4	4/1969	ex CR 7668; nee PRSL 2008	1984	1992	to DME 3801, 1993
32	EMD	GP38	35449	7202-6	11/1969	ex CR 7820; nee PC 7820	1984	1992	to DME 3802, 1993
33	EMD	GP38	35450	7202-7	11/1969	ex EUKA/CR 7821; ex CR 7821; nee PC 7821	1984	1992	to DME 3803, 1993; to HLCX 3600; to RVSC/HLCX 3600
CCT 70	EMD	GP7	18418	5250-10	5/1953	ex CCT 70; nee RDG 618		1992	to NCRR/CCT 70, 1992; to NWP/CCT 70, scrapped 2015

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Last updated: Oct. 25, 2020