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Port of Tillamook Bay Railroad

Port of Tillamook Bay Railroad - POTB

Route:
Tillamook - Banks - Shefflin, OR (88.1 miles)
Headquarters:
Tillamook, OR
Junctions with other railroads:
PNWR: Banks, OR
Radio frequencies:
160.305, 161.055, 161.070
History:
Railroad formed in 1952 to develop a former US Navy line in Tillamook.
Received trackage rights over SP to Hillsboro in May 1986.
Purchased (with state of Oregon) line from Tillamook to Shefflin in February 1990.
Ownership:
Port of Tillamook Bay
Roster:
Unit Bldr. Model B/N F/N B/D History Acq. Ret. Notes
2 Whitcomb 45ton 60651 9/1945 ex Tillamook County Naval Airport Commission 2; nee US Navy 65-00153 (Seal Beach, CA) 1953 to Oregon Washington Plywood (Garibaldi, OR); to Evans Railcar EP-10 (Springfield, OR); to Itel Railcar EP-10 (Springfield, OR); to Gunderson Rail Car Services 1 (Springfield, OR)
101 EMD GP9 21703 5453-18 6/1956 ex INPR 101; ex HESR 101; nee CO 6066 1994 2008 to OSCR/POTB 101
110 GE 80ton 18059 1943 ex Tillamook County Naval Airport Commission 1; nee US Navy 65-00285 (Oakland, CA) to Oregon Coastline Express; scrapped, 1994
111 GE 80ton 18067 1943 nee LPN 80 1973 ? to Oregon Coastline Express; scrapped, 1998
3771 EMD GP9E 22900 5515-8 1956 ex SP 3771; ex SP 3568; nee TNO 446 1993 scrapped
4368 EMD SD9R 20203 5365-39 1955 ex Helm; ex SP 4368; ex SP 3903; nee SP 5425 1986 scrapped
4381 EMD SD9R 19945 5365-18 1955 ex Helm; ex SP 4381; ex SP 3882; nee SP 5404 1986 1999 wrecked, Jan 1999; retired, 1999; scrapped
4405 EMD SD9R 19986 5365-35 1955 ex SP 4405; ex SP 3899; nee SP 5421 1993 scrapped
4406 EMD SD9R 19983 5365-32 1955 ex SP 4406; ex SP 3896; nee SP 5418 1994 scrapped 2022
4414 EMD SD9R 21314 5435-26 1956 ex SP 4414; ex SP 3962; nee SP 5489 1986 scrapped 2010
4432 EMD SD9R 19951 5365-24 1955 ex SP 4432; ex SP 3888; nee SP 5410 1993 scrapped 2010
4501 GE 45ton 15713 7/1942 ex OPR 4501; ex MWRL 4501; ex EPTC (SamTrak) 4501, 1994; ex CCPR 007, 1983; ex ARR 7249, 1974; ex USA 7249; nee Cornhusker Ordnance Plant,Ovina,NE 2008 2009 to S&S Railroad, 2009; to Stadler US/SSR 4501 (Salt Lake City,UT), 2022
6113 EMD SD9 22488 5488-3 1/1957 ex BNSF 6113; ex BN 6113; nee GN 586 2002 scrapped 2009
6114 EMD SD9 22489 5488-4 1/1957 ex BNSF 6114; ex BN 6114; nee GN 587 2002 scrapped 2010
6116 EMD SD9 25013 5589-3 4/1959 ex BNSF 6116; ex BN 6228; nee CS 833 2002 scrapped 2018
6124 EMD SD9 25015 5589-5 4/1959 ex BNSF 6124; ex BN 6230; nee CS 835 2002 scrapped
6139 EMD SD9 20121 5376-1 12/1954 ex BNSF 6139; ex BN 6242; ex (MRL 6242); ex BO 1831; ex BO 7405; nee BO 765 2002 2008 to OSCR/POTB 6139
6156 EMD SD9 20564 5399-10 8/1955 ex BNSF 6156; ex BN 6156; nee CBQ 354 2002 scrapped 2009
6157 EMD SD9 20565 5399-11 8/1955 ex BNSF 6157; ex BN 6157; nee CBQ 355 2002 scrapped 2009
6164 EMD SD9 20572 5399-18 9/1955 ex BNSF 6164; ex BN 6164; nee CBQ 362 2002 scrapped 2012
6178 EMD SD9 23610 5547-2 10/1957 ex BNSF 6178; ex BN 6178; nee CBQ 431 2002 scrapped 2009
6196 EMD SD9 23628 5549-10 9/1957 ex BNSF 6196; ex BN 6196; nee CBQ 449 2002 scrapped 2009

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Last updated: July 17, 2023