POTB Leased Locomotive Roster

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Thumbnail	Number	Model	Yr. Built	Notes:
	OMLX 200	EMD SD9	Feb., 1958	Ex-DM&IR, then California Northern. Owned by OmniTRAX and leased to POTB in 1999. Later rebuilt with chopped nose, sent to OMLX-owned Hudson Bay Ry. 1751. Now switching in Ft. Worth, TX.
	OMLX 201	EMD SD9	March, 1958	Ex-DM&IR, CNOR. Leased by OmniTRAX to POTB for about a year. Rebuilt with chopped nose for Hudson Bay Ry. Worked in BC, then HBR again. Now in Fort Worth, TX. switching in Alliance Yard.
	DLMX 274	EMD F7A	Oct., 1950	Used by a private company to run passenger trains on the POTB in 2001. Has the motor out of POTB 4381 in it. Originally Great Northern, then to Seattle & North Coast. Restored by Doyle McCormack to its original GN livery.
	DLMX 324	Alco RSD-5	Nov., 1955	Built for Utah Railroad as their 306, retired in 1982. Now owned by Doyle McCormack. Leased to POTB from time to time. Stored in Portland with the SP 4449.
	OPR 1210	EMD GP7u	Aug., 1951	Former Alaska RR, worked for McCloud RR before going to Oregon Pacific. Leased by POTB during floods of 1996. This unit's claim to fame is that it was used in the filming of Under Siege II. Now on OPR in Milwaukee, OR.
	WPRR 1852	EMD SD9E	May, 1955	Ex-SP unit, now owned by Willamette & Pacific (Portland and Western) and leased after 1999 wreck involving 4381. In service on PNWR.
	UP 2021	EMD GP38-2	April, 1974	Used briefly after 1999 wreck on POTB. I am told it was fairly slippery. Still in service as UP 521.
	RFRX 4201	GE B23-7	April, 1978	Former Conrail, Metro North, BNSF. Purchased by Rick Franklin Corp. Leased to POTB 2000-2001, and on passenger trains in 2001. Also used on P&W and Albany & Eastern. Sold to Ohio Central in June, 2006.
	RFRX 4202	GE B23-7	April, 1978	Former Metro North, BNSF. Orig. Conrail unit. Purchased by RFC. Used intermittently on passenger trains in 2001. Also used on P&W and AERC. Sold to Ohio Central in June, 2006.
	RFRX 4203	GE B23-7	April, 1978	ex-MNCR, BNSF, originally Conrail. Purchased by RFC in 1999 and leased to POTB 2000-2001 and intermittently thereafter. Was also used on P&W and AERC. Sold to Savage Alberta Railway 6-2006.
	RFRX 4205	GE B23-7	April, 1978	ex-CR, MNCR, BNSF like the others. Used on POTB 2000-2001 and on occasion afterward. Sold by RFC to Savage Alberta Railway in June, 2006.
	LLW 4364	EMD SD9E	Feb., 1955	Ex-SP, then Willamette Valley RR. Sold to George Lavacott (Lavacott Locomotive Works) and leased on ocasion to POTB in 1990's. Still sees irregular use on the Portland & Western.
	LLW 4433	EMD SD9E	April, 1955	Ex-SP, then Willamette Valley RR. Sold to George Lavacott (Lavacott Locomotive Works) and leased on ocasion to POTB in 1990's. Still sees irregular use on the Portland & Western.
	BN 6126	EMD SD9	May, 1958	Ex-Great Northern. Leased from BN for rock train service Cochran to Hillsboro for a few months in 1993. Still in service as BNSF 6126.
	BN 6221	EMD SD9	Dec., 1956	Ex-Colorado & Southern. Leased from BN for rock train service Cochran to Hillsboro for a few months in 1993. Still in service as BNSF 6106.