North Coast Railroad - NCRR
Route:
Willits - Eureka, CA (145 miles)
Eureka - Korblex, CA (11.1 miles)
Arcata - Fairhaven, CA (10 miles)
Alton - Carlotta, CA (5 miles)
Arcata - Korbel, CA (9.3 miles)
Headquarters:
Eureka, CA
Junctions with other railroads:
CFNR & CWR: Willits, CA
Radio frequencies:
160.755, 161.520
History:
Line north of Willits opened by Northwestern Pacific in 1907, owned jointly by SP and ATSF.
Merged with Eureka & Klamath Railroad in 1914.
SP bought out ATSF's half in 1929.
SP sold portion of line north of Willits to EUKA in 1984.
EUKA went bankrupt and assets sold to North Coast Rail Authority in April 1992.
NCRR designated by North Coast Rail Authority to operate the line effective April 1, 1992.
Operation of line transferred from NCRR to NWP in 1996.
Ownership:
line owned by North Coast Rail Authority
Roster:
Unit Bldr. Model B/D B/N F/N History Acq. Ret. Notes
70 EMD GP7 1953 18418 5250-xx ex-EUKA 70; exx-CCT 70; nee RDG 618 1992 1996 to NWP 70, 1996
2872 EMD GP9E 1956 22897 ? ex-SP 2872 1992 1996 to NWP 2872, 1996
3190 EMD GP9E 1955 19980 ? ex-SP 3190 1992 1996 to NWP 3190, 1996
3779 EMD GP9E 1957 22922 ? ex-SP 3779 1992 1996 to NWP 3779, 1996
3857 EMD GP9E 1957 22945 ? ex-SP 3786 1992 1996 to NWP 3786, 1996
3804 EMD GP9E 1957 22943 ? ex-SP 3804 1992 1996 to NWP 3804, 1996
3857 EMD GP9E 1959 25139 ? ex-SP 3857 1992 1996 to NWP 3857, 1996
4282 EMD SD9 ? ? ? ex-SP 4282 (may be wrong #) ? ? disposition unknown
4362 EMD SD9 1956 21317 ? ex-SP 4362; exx-SP 3965; nee SP 5492 ? ? to IMRL 611, 1997

Explanations:

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