North Coast RR/ Northwestern Pacific Railroad

North Coast Railroad - NCRR

Northwestern Pacific Railroad - NWPY

Route:: Schellville - Willits - Alton - Eureka, CA (240 miles); Eureka - Arcata - Korbel, CA (7.7 miles); Arcata - Fairhaven, CA (10 miles); Alton - Carlotta (5 miles); Schellville - Lombard, CA (via trackage rights on CFNR?)
Headquarters:: Eureka, CA
Junctions with other railroads:: CFNR: Shellville, CA; CWR: Willits, CA
Radio frequencies:: 161.385, 161.520
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.; EUKA went bankrupt and assets sold to North Coast Rail Authority in April 1992.; NCRR designated by North Coast Rail Authority to operate the line effective April 1, 1992.; Operation of line transferred from NCRR to NWP in 1996.; Line shut down in November 1998 following heavy storm damage and subsequent problems.; Service resumed between Lombard and MP 43 (near Penngrove) on February 1, 2001 but has since ceased.; Railroad is currently shut down.
Ownership:: line owned by North Coast Rail Authority
Roster:

Unit	Bldr.	Model	B/N	F/N	B/D	History	Acq.	Ret.	Notes
CCT 70	EMD	GP7	18418	5250-10	1953	ex NCRR/CCT 70; ex EUKA/CCT 70; ex CCT 70; nee RDG 618			scrapped 2015
171	EMD	SW1500	34973	4557-2	5/1969	ex AN 713			to CFNR/LLPX 171; to GMTX 119
SP 2872	EMD	GP9	25136	5595-37	4/1959	ex SP 2872; ex SP 3847; ex SP 3699; nee SP 5836			to BUGX; scrapped 2024
3190	EMD	GP9	19980	5369-4	4/1955	ex SP 3190; ex SP 3007; nee SP 5625			to BUGX 3190
3779	EMD	GP9	22922	5516-11	2/1957	ex SP 3779; ex SP 3581; nee SP 5740			to BUGX; scrapped 2024
3786	EMD	GP9	22945	5516-34	1957	ex SP 3786; ex SP 3604; nee SP 5763
3804	EMD	GP9	22943	5516-32	1957	ex NCRR 3804; ex SP 3804; ex SP 3602; nee SP 5761			to BUGX
3825	EMD	GP9	25133	5595-34	1959	ex SP 3825; ex SP 3696; nee SP 5833			to OMLX 3825; scrapped 2004
3840	EMD	GP9	25146	5596-2	1959	ex SP 3840; ex SP 3654; nee TNO 450			to OMLX 3840; to RSSX 3840; to Provident Energy (lease)
3844	EMD	GP9	25137	5595-38	1959	ex SP 3844; ex SP 3700; nee SP 5837			wrecked 1997
3850	EMD	GP9	25116	5595-17	1959	ex SP 3850; ex SP 3679; nee SP 5816			wrecked 1997
3857	EMD	GP9	25139	5595-40	4/1959	ex SP 3857; ex SP 3702; nee SP 5839			to BUGX; scrapped 2024
4324	EMD	SD9	19441	5322-13	1954	ex SP 4324; ex SP 3813; nee SP 5352			to OMLX 4324; to Midwest Steel for scrap 2006; to RECX; to CRGX 100; to BUGX 4324
4327	EMD	SD9	20229	5381-7	1955	ex SP 4327; ex SP 3856; nee SP 5378			to OMLX/GWR 4327; scrapped 03/08/2018
4423	EMD	SD9	21297	5435-9	1956	ex SP 4423; ex SP 3946; nee SP 5472			to OMLX 4423; to NCRY/SP 5472
5305	EMD	SD9	22808	5507-1	1957	ex DRGW 5305			to OMLX 5305; to CRRX 5305; scrapped 2012
6412	EMD	SD40	37004	7290-39	1971	ex EMDX; ex CR 6278; nee PC 6278			to CFNR 4097; to CORP/CFNR 4097; to KYLE/CFNR 4097; to KRR 4097; to KRR 3219
6413	EMD	SD40	37009	7290-44	1971	ex EMDX; ex CR 6283; nee PC 6283			to CFNR 4098; to CORP/CFNR 4098; to KYLE/CFNR 4098; to Bro-Tex International Metals
6595	EMD	GP35	29569	5569-19	6/1964	ex SP 6595; nee SP 7483			to HBRY 2502; to CKRY 2502; to OMLX/KFR 2256; to IR/OMLX 2256; to PNR/OMLX 2256; to SS/OMLX 2256, 2021, to GFRR/OMLX 3813, 2022
6600	EMD	GP35	29705	7756-4	12/1964	ex SP 6600; nee SP 7703			to HBRY 2503; to CKRY/HBRY 2503; to PNR/HBRY 2503; to HBRY 3600; to GWR/HBRY 3600; to OMLX/HBRY 3600; to KFR/OMLX 3600; to WRIX 3600; to WRIX GP39-3 3600; to OERR 3600

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Last updated: Sept. 15, 2024