Okanagan Valley Railway

Okanagan Valley Railway - OKAN

Route:: Sicamous - Armstrong - Vernon, BC (46.3 miles); Vernon - Lumby Jct - Kelowna, BC (33.4 miles) (via trackage rights on KPR); Lumby Jct - Lumby, BC (14.4 miles) (via trackage rights on KPR); (KPR also has trackage rights over OKAN from Armstrong to Vernon)
Headquarters:: Vernon, BC
Junctions with other railroads:: CP: Sicamous, BC
Radio frequencies:: 160.545, 161.445 (repeater)
History:: Letter-of-intent signed August 12, 1998 between CP and OmniTRAX for the transfer of the line.; November 1, 1998: First unit (1064) arrived in Sicamous, BC.; November 2, 1998: Second unit (1038) arrived in Sicamous, BC.; November 12/13, 1998: Third unit (1049) arrived in Sicamous, BC.; Service began November 22, 1998 under a long-term lease agreement.; Line shut down in September 2009.
Ownership:: OmniTRAX
Roster:

Unit	Bldr.	Model	B/N	F/N	B/D	History	Acq.	Ret.	Notes
1006	EMD	GP10	20765	5409-10	12/1955	ex HBRY 1006, c2002; ex CTRW 1006, 2001; ex CKRY 1006; ex CTRW 1006; ex MSRC 1006; ex ICG 8127; ex IC GP10 8127; nee IC GP9 9127	2004	2009	to CTRW 1006, 2009
1025	EMD	GP10	23828	5553-29	12/1957	ex OMLX 1025; ex CKRY 1025, 1999; ex CTRW 1025, 1998; ex MSRC 1025; ex ICG 8328; ex IC GP10 8328; nee IC GP9 9328:2	2001	2004	to Knox Mountain Metal (Kelowna, BC), 2004; scrapped, 2005
1038	EMD	GP10	20777	5409-22	1/1956	ex CTRW 1038, 1998; ex MSRC 1038; ex ICG 8139; ex IC GP10 8139; nee IC GP9 9139	1998	1999	to OmniTrax/OKAN 1038, 1999; to CKRY/OKAN 1038, 2000; to CRL/OKAN 1038
1049	EMD	GP10	22281	5480-9	12/1956	ex CKRY 1049; ex OKAN 1049, 1998; ex CTRW 1049, 1998; ex MSRC 1049; ex ICG 8196; ex IC GP10 8196; nee IC GP9 9196	2001	2005	to Knox Mountain Metal (Kelowna, BC), 2005; scrapped, 2005
1064	EMD	GP10	20294	5383-13	4/1955	ex CTRW 1064; ex MSRC 1064; ex GMSR 8115; ex ICG 8115; ex IC GP10 8115; nee IC GP9 9115	1998	2000	to CKRY 1064, 2000; to CTRW 1064, 2001
2506	EMD	GP20E	27103	5634-17	3/1962	ex CKRY 2506, 1999; ex HBRY 2506, 1997; ex SP 4120; ex SP 4066; nee SP GP20 7216	2001	2009	to HBRY 2506, 2009; to GWR/HBRY 2506; to JLCX 2506; to CRLX 2506; to CRLX GP18 2000; to SSS/CRLX 2000
3550	MLW	M-420W	M6081-21		5/1974	ex HBRY 3550, 1998; ex CN 3550; nee CN 2550	2003	2009	to HBRY 3550, 2009
3557	MLW	M-420W	M6081-28		1974	ex HBRY 3557; ex CN 3557; nee CN 2557	1999	2001	wrecked (Vernon, BC), 05Mar2001; retired, 2001; to HBRY for parts, 2002
3558	MLW	M-420W	M6081-29		1974	ex HBRY 3558; ex CN 3558; nee CN 2558	1999	2001	wrecked (Vernon, BC), 2001; retired, 2001; to KPR [3558] parts, 2001; scrapped, 2006
3735	EMD	GP9E	22893	5515-1	12/1956	ex NBSR 3735, 1995; ex SP 3735; ex SP 3561; nee TNO 439	2001	2003	to Action Metal (Kelowna, BC), 2003; scrapped, 2003

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