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Trona Railway

Trona Railway - TRC

Route:
Trona - Searle, CA (30.5 miles)
Headquarters:
Trona, CA
Junctions with other railroads:
UP: Searle, CA
Radio frequencies:
161.385
History:
Trona Railway Co. incorporated in 1913 and opened the following year.
Passenger service ended in 1937.
North American Chemical acquired the railroad from Kerr-McGee Chemical Corp in 1990.
IMC Global acquires North American Chemical in 1998.
Ownership:
IMC Global
Roster:
Unit Bldr. Model B/N F/N B/D History Acq. Ret. Notes
SFS 1 EMD GP16 17242 5128-5 9/1952 ex CSX 1850; ex SBD 4804; ex SCL 4804; nee LN GP7 414 to SFS 93
22 SS&IW motor car 1927 ex LPN 20 193x 1941 to CWR M-200, 1941; to Niles Canyon Ry, 1975
49 GE 80ton 27860 1945 ex US Navy 6500297 1964 to Kerr-McGee Chemical Co; to Goodpasture Grain (Plainview,TX); to Cargill (Plainview,TX)
50 Baldwin DT-6-6-2000 74123 1949 acquired new 1949 1973 to Peabody Coal Co. 50, 1973; scrapped, 1977
51 Baldwin DT-6-6-2000 74124 1949 acquired new 1949 1973 to Peabody Coal Co. 51, 1973; scrapped, 1977
52 Baldwin AS-616 75835 3/1954 acquired new 1954 1992 to Johnston Terminal 52 (Muskogee, OK), 1992; to SLRS 552, 1995
53 Baldwin AS-616 75139 4/1951 ex SP 5249 1960 1992 to Johnston Terminal 53 (Muskogee, OK), 1992; to SLRS 553, 1995
54 Baldwin AS-616 75357 6/1952 ex Rayonier 14:2 (Hoquiam, WA); ex Kaiser Steel 1028; nee Kaiser Steel 1012B 1986 1992 to Johnston Terminal 54 (Muskogee, OK), 1992; to SLRS 554, 1995
PLAX 0805 NRE 3GS21B ex PLAX 0805 2021
2000 EMD SW1200 30251 4477-13 9/1965 ex IMC Chemicals 1200 (Trona, CA); ex North American Salt 100 (Trona, CA); ex Kerr-McGee 2284 (Trona, CA); ex SP 2284; nee SP 1619 2002 scrapped 2021
2001 EMD SD9 21312 5435-24 4/1956 ex North American Salt (Trona, CA); ex Kerr-McGee (Trona, CA); ex SP 4419; ex SP 3960; nee SP 5487 2002 scrapped 2023
2002:2 EMD SD40R 31552 7861-62 5/1966 ex SP 7356; nee SP SD40 8471
2003 EMD SD40R 31502 7861-12 2/1966 ex SP 7357; nee SP SD40 8421 2002
2004 EMD SD40T-2 786174-19 786174-19 11/1978 ex SP 8517 2002
2005 EMD SD40T-2 786174-43 786174-43 1/1979 ex SP 8541 2002
2006:2 EMD SD40T-2 786174-7 786174-7 11/1978 ex TRC 2002:1; nee SP 8505 2002
2007 EMD SD40-2 786170-69 786170-69 3/1979 ex UP 3567 2002
2008 EMD SD40-2 796297-62 796297-62 2/1980 ex UP 3720 2002
2009 EMD SD40-2 796297-61 796297-61 2/1980 ex TRC 2006:1; nee UP 3719 2002
3001 EMD SD45-2 72603-8 72603-8 5/1974 ex ATSF 5712 1993 2004 to HLCX 6242, 2004; to HLCX 6410; to MEC 618
3002 EMD SD45-2 72603-9 72603-9 5/1974 ex ATSF 5713 1993 2004 to HLCX 6245, 2004; to HLCX 6409; to ITS Technologies and Logistics 6409
3003 EMD SD45-2 72603-6 72603-6 5/1974 ex ATSF 5710 1993 2004 to HLCX 6243, 2004; to HLCX 6408; to MEC 617
3004 EMD SD45-2 72603-10 72603-10 5/1974 ex ATSF 5714 1993 2004 to HLCX 6246, 2004; to HLCX 6411
3005 EMD SD45-2 72603-7 72603-7 5/1974 ex ATSF 5711 1993 2004 to HLCX 6247, 2004; to HLCX 6412
3006 EMD SD45-2 74601-10 74601-10 5/1974 ex CSX 8959; ex SBD 8959; ex SBD 2054; nee SCL 2054 1993 2004 to HLCX 6244, 2004; to HLCX 6407; to MEC 616; to MEC 3405
3007 GMD SD40-2 A3155 1/1975 ex CP 5710 2000 to HLCX 6255; to NS 3507; to LTEX, 2020
UP B4316 EMD SD40-2 786269-5 786269-5 4/1980 ex UP B4316; ex UP 4316; nee MP 3316 for parts only

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Last updated: July 07, 2024