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Reporting Marks: OPR
Model: | EMD GP-7u | Built: | August, 1951 |
Builder's Num: | 15691 | Frame Num: | 7012-1 |
Motor: | EMD 16-567B | Horsepower: | 1650 |
Axles-Powered: | 4-4 | Comments: | Ditch lights, no dynamics. Unusual chopped nose design. (an ex-military unit). Used by POTB briefly following locomotive runaway in 1999. Also worth mentioning that the 1810 and fellow ARR refugee 1804 were used in the movie "Under Siege II". |
History:
US Army | 1821 | ||
Alaska Railroad | 1821 | . | |
Alaska Railroad | 1810 | Renumbering. | |
McCloud Railway | 1810 | 1989-1990 | Sold. |
Nevada Industrial Switch | 1810 | c. 1993 | Numbering provided by Onward's shortline rosters. Unsure of reporting marks. |
Oregon Pacific Railroad | 1810 | 1999 | Shortline between Milwaukee and Molalla, OR. Used briefly by Port in 1999. |