Oregon, Pacific & Eastern Railway

Oregon, Pacific & Eastern Railway - OPE

Route:: Cottage Grove - Mosby Creek - Walden - Culp Creek, OR (16.6 miles)
Headquarters:: Cottage Grove, OR
Junctions with other railroads:: SP: Cottage Grove, OR
Radio frequencies:: 160.980
History:: Line built in 1904 as Oregon & Southeastern Railroad.; Assets purchased by Oregon, Pacific & Eastern Railway in 1914.; Line purchased by Kyle Railways and Bohemia (local shipper) in 1970.; Passenger excursions operated from 1972 to 1987.; Bohemia acquired Kyle's share in 1987.; Railroad shut down and abandoned in 1994, and track removed.
Ownership:: Bohemia, Inc.
Roster:

Unit	Bldr.	Model	B/N	F/N	B/D	History	Acq.	Ret.	Notes
1:2	Baldwin	2-6-2T	58206		2/1925	ex Anderson-Middleton Lumber Co			to display (Cottage Grove,OR); to private owner
5	Alco	2-8-0	63549		10/1922	ex MAA 5			to GRM,Galveston,TX
10	GE	70ton	31284		3/1952		1952	1978	to MET 607, 1980, retired 2009; to LMR/MET 607
11	GE	110ton	13032		9/1941		c1958		unknown
12	GE	70ton	32302		8/1955	ex Port of Tacoma 702, 1961; nee McCloud River Lumber 1	1973	1983	to MET 608, 1983, retired 2009; to LMR/MET 608
14	GE	70ton	30172		6/1949	ex SP 5109	1975		to SFB 14; scrapped 1989
14.5	Plymouth	8ton DLC6	3476		5/1930	ex OPE 9; ex Feather River RR #A; ex Unemployed Exchange Assn; ex (D) Garfield & Co			scrapped
19	Baldwin	2-8-2	42000		1915	lease from YW; ex MR 19; ex United Mining & Smeltng 2069; ex Choctaw River & Lmbr; nee Caddow & Choctaw 4			returned to YW; Age of Steam Roundhouse as OPE 19 (Sugarcreek,OH), 2016
21	Alco	S2	70204		7/1943	ex SFB 21	1976	1994	to Schnitzer Steel Products 21, 1995
YW 100	Budd	RDC-1	5917		6/1953	ex YW 100:2; nee SP SP-10	1971	1978	to Moody Foundation, 1978; Galveston Railroad Museum; to Woodland,CA for restoration
101	Alco	S3	78140		1950	ex Georgia-Pacific 101; nee Hammond Lumber 101	1959		to Feather River Ry 101; to FP 1; to FP 662; to CAD 10, 1984; to DR 19
112	Lima	Shay 2tr	3241		10/1923	ex Bear Creek Scenic/Graham Co RR 1923, 1966; ex Conasauga River Lmbr 112, 1950; ex Frost Lmbr Ind 112, 1935; ex Union Saw Mill Co/Louisiana & Pine Bluff Ry 112, 1926; nee Frost-Johnson Lmbr/Mansfield Ry & Trans 112	1972	1978	to Galveston Railroad Museum as OPE 112
602	EMD	SW8	17230	6443-2	7/1952	ex YW 602; nee BAM 602	1978	1994	to MWRL 602; OPR 602, 1997; to WRIX 602
1203	EMD	SW1200u	19663	4277-3	9/1954	ex Coos Bay Lumber 1203			to Canfor 4804; to Canfor 304, 1977; to WFP 304

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