Willamina & Grand Ronde Railway

Route:: Willamina - Fort Hill - Grand Ronde, OR (8 miles)
Headquarters:: Willamina, OR
Junctions with other railroads:: SP: Willamina, OR
Radio frequencies:: ?
History:: Line from Willamina built in 1922 by Willamina & Grand Ronde Railway (Spaulding-Miami Lumber Co.); Line acquired by Longview, Portland & Northern Railroad in 1954.; Line acquired by Willamina & Grand Ronde Railway (WGR) in March 1980.
Ownership:: Spaulding-Miami Lumber Co.
Roster:

Unit	Bldr.	Model	B/D	B/N	F/N	History	Acq.	Ret.	Notes
451	GE	45-ton	3/1952	31303		acquired new	1952	1954	to LPN 451, 1954; to Long Bell Lumber (Joplin, MO), 1969; to International Paper no# (Joplin, MO)

Route:: Willamina - Fort Hill - Grand Ronde, OR (5.2 miles)
Headquarters:: Willamina, OR
Junctions with other railroads:: WPRR: Willamina, OR
Radio frequencies:: 160.530; 160.560; 161.070
History:: Line from Willamina built in 1922 by Willamina & Grand Ronde Railway (Spaulding-Miami Lumber Co.); Line acquired by Longview, Portland & Northern Railroad in 1954.; Line acquired by WGR in March 1980.; Tracks beyond Fort Hill abandoned in 1985.; WGR merged into Willamette Valley Railroad on March 10, 1986.; WGR "un-merged" on March 1, 1988.; Trackage between Willamina and Fort Hill sold to Hampton Railway in 1995.
Ownership:: ?
Roster:

Unit	Bldr.	Model	B/D	B/N	F/N	History	Acq.	Ret.	Notes
110	Alco	S2	1/1946	74453	S-3005-16	ex LPN 110	1980	1992	to Doyle McCormack (Albany, OR), 1992; to BYCX
2890	EMD	GP9	8/1959	25646	5608-16	ex WVRD 2890; ex SP 2890; ex SP 3723; nee SP 5887	?	1995	to RPRX, 2000; to RPRX "Green Goat" 2001, 2001

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Last updated: Oct. 20, 2018