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Mount Hood Railroad

Mount Hood Railroad - MH (1906-1968)
Route:
Hood River - Parkdale, OR (21.1 miles)
Headquarters:
Hood River, OR
Junctions with other railroads:
UP: Hood River, OR
Radio frequencies:
?
History:
Mount Hood Railroad incorporated in 1905 and began service the following year.
The railroad was acquired by UP in 1968, for operations as the Mount Hood Railway.
Ownership:
?
Roster:
Unit Bldr. Model B/N F/N B/D History Acq. Ret. Notes
50 Alco S-3 78317 9/1950 acquired new 1950 1968 to UP 1250, 1968; to EMD and scrapped, 1970
51 Alco HH1000 69148 7/1940 ex Newburgh & South Shore 1002; nee Newburgh & South Shore 2 1954 1968 to UP 1251, 1968; retired, 1970; scrapped


Mount Hood Railroad - MH (1987-)

Route:
Hood River - Parkdale, OR (21.1 miles)
Headquarters:
Hood River, OR
Junctions with other railroads:
UP: Hood River, OR
Radio frequencies:
160.365, 161.190
History:
Mount Hood Railroad incorporated in 1905 and began service the following year.
In 1968, UP chartered Mount Hood Railway to acquire the Mount Hood Railroad.
Mount Hood Railway operated until Nov 2, 1987, at which time it was sold to local owners and renamed Mount Hood Railroad.
Ownership:
Local
Roster:
Unit Bldr. Model B/N F/N B/D History Acq. Ret. Notes
SDCX 02 EMD GP38 35425 7191-122 10/1969 ex MH 02; ex PCN 16; ex CR 7796; nee PC 7796 2002 2020 to DRIR/SDCX 02
18 ALCo 2-8-0 46941 1910 ex GCRY 18; ex Lake States Steam Assoc; ex Ishpemig Steel, 1985; ex MHM 18; nee LSI 18 2007 2008 to SLRG 18, 2008; for sale
20 ALCo 2-8-0 46943 2/1910 ex GCRY 20; ex LSI 20; nee LSI 13 2007 to SLRG; to ????
SDCX 88 EMD GP9R 25648 5608-18 9/1959 ex MH 88; ex SP 3885; ex SP 3725; nee SP 5889 1988 2020 to DRIR/SDCX 88; to DRIR 88:2
89 EMD GP9 25301 7575-27 5/1959 ex MNVA 306; nee MILW 306 1989 to SCMB/MH 89; to SLRG/MH 89; to SLRG/SDCX 89; to LCSR 89, 2021
560 EMD GP7 19031 5311-1 12/1953 ex BN 1634; nee NP 560 1989 to RARW 301, 1991; to ????
701 Alco C-415 6018-01 1968 ex Spirit of Oregon Dinner Train 701; ex Oregon Coastline Express 701; nee CLC 701:1 1996 1998 to BJRY 701, 1998; to BUGX 701; to ORM/BUGX 701 (Oklahoma City,OK)
702 Alco C-415 3458-08 1966 ex Spirit of Oregon Dinner Train 702; ex Oregon Coastline Express 702; ex CLC 702:1; nee SP 2407 1996 1998 to BJRY 702, 1998
BGCM 1639 EMD GP9u 21572 5450-3 5/1956 ex WIR/BGCM 1639; ex BGCM 1639; ex BNSF 1639; ex ATSF 2550; ex ATSF GP9 702 2022
MPTX 1963 EMD GP30 27635 7628-19 1962 ex private owner; ex PSAP 3005; ex ARZC 3005; ex OHCR 4239; ex CSXT 4239; nee BO 6918 2023
WRIX 2250 EMD GP38-3 29737 5680-8 12/1964 ex WRIX 2250; ex KFR/OMLX 2250; ex CTRW/OMLX 2250; ex HBRY/OMLX 2250; ex OMLX GP35m 6511; ex SSW GP35 6511; nee SSW 771 2019 2022 to WRIX 2250
WRIX 3877 EMD GP38 36061 7240-61 3/1970 ex WRIX 3877; ex storage on COP; ex CBRL 3877; ex PSAP 3877; ex ENR 3877; ex OTVR 2813; ex SCTR 2813; ex NS 2813; nee SOU 2813 2020 2020 to WRIX 3877; to KFR/WRIX 3877; to WRIX GP38-3 3877; to AGPX 3877, 2022
4101 EMD GP9 23369 5542-2 6/1957 ex MH/SSRX 4101; ex SSRX 4101; ex RVSC 4101; ex KRR 901; ex CO 6210 2022

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