Okanagan Valley Railway

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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	B/D	F/N	History	Acq.	Ret.	Notes
1006	EMD	GP10	20765	12/1955	5409-10	IC GP9 9127; IC GP10 8127; ICG 8127; MSRC 1006; CTRW 1006; CKRY 1006; CTRW 1006, 2001; HBRY 1006, c2002; OKAN 1006, 2004; CTRW 1006, 2009	2004	2009
1025	EMD	GP10	23828	12/1957	5553-29	IC GP9 9328:2; IC GP10 8328; ICG 8328; MSRC 1025; CTRW 1025, 1998; CKRY 1025, 1999; OMLX 1025; OKAN 1025, 2001; Knox Mountain Metal (Kelowna, BC), 2004; scrapped, 2005	2001	2004
1038	EMD	GP10	20777	1/1956	5409-22	IC GP9 9139; IC GP10 8139; ICG 8139; MSRC 1038; CTRW 1038, 1998; OKAN 1038, 1998; OmniTRAX, 1999; CKRY 1038, 2000	1998	1999
1049	EMD	GP10	22281	12/1956	5480-9	IC GP9 9196; IC GP10 8196; ICG 8196; MSRC 1049; CTRW 1049, 1998; OKAN 1049, 1998; CKRY 1049; OKAN 1049, 2001; Knox Mountain Metal (Kelowna, BC), 2005; scrapped, 2005	2001	2005
1064	EMD	GP10	20294	4/1955	5383-13	IC GP9 9115; IC GP10 8115; ICG 8115; GMSR 8115; MSRC 1064; CTRW 1064; OKAN 1064, 1998; CKRY 1064, 2000; CTRW 1064, 2001	1998	2000
2506	EMD	GP20E	27103	3/1962	5634-17	SP GP20 7216; SP 4066; SP 4120; HBRY 2506, 1997; CKRY 2506, 1999; OKAN 2506, 2001; HBRY 2506, 2009	2001	2009
3550	MLW	M-420W	M6081-21	5/1974		CN 2550; CN 3550; HBRY 3550, 1998; OKAN 3550, 2003; HBRY 3550, 2009	2003	2009
3557	MLW	M-420W	M6081-28	1974		CN 2557; CN 3557; HBRY 3557; OKAN 3557, 1999; wrecked (Vernon, BC), 05Mar2001; retired, 2001; HBRY for parts, 2002	1999	2001
3558	MLW	M-420W	M6081-29	1974		CN 2558; CN 3558; HBRY 3558; OKAN 3558, 1999; wrecked (Vernon, BC), 2001; retired, 2001; KPR [3558] parts, 2001; scrapped, 2006	1999	2001
3735	EMD	GP9E	22893	12/1956	5515-1	SP (TNO) 439; SP 3561; SP 3735; NBSR 3735, 1995; OKAN 3735, 2001; Action Metal (Kelowna, BC), 2003; scrapped, 2003	2001	2003
(3764)	EMD	GP9E	22977	4/1957	5516-66	SP 5795; SP 3636; SP GP9E 3764; NBSR 3764, 1995; (OKAN 3764), 2001; HBRY 3764, 2001; stored	n/a	n/a	rejected before delivered

Explanations:

B/D: Builder's Date
B/N: Builder's Number
F/N: Frame Number
Acq.: Year unit acquired
Ret.: Year unit retired

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Last updated: July 21, 2011

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