Western Rails - Yolo Shortline

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Yolo Shortline
Woodland, CA - August 10, 2002

I won't even attempt to present the history or operations of the Yolo Shortline, but if you are interested you may want to look at the following web sites:

Yolo Shortline Railroad home page (Merged With Sierra Railroad 2003)
Sacramento Valley Historical Railways home page
The Woodland Branch: A Sacramento Northern Success Story

I would like to thank Dennis Winger and Roger Colton for info on the locomotives and rolling stock on this page.

GE 50-ton #50

Built in 1939

Owned by Sacramento Valley Historical Railways.

Ex Spreckles Sugar #1 (Woodland, CA).
Donated to SVHR in 1985 by Spreckles Sugar.
Leased to Yolo Shortline.

Alco S-1 #101

Built in May 1942, serial 69692

Originally Western Pacific #511.
Retired by WP in November 1967, sold (traded in?) to GE.
Resold by GE to Pacific States Steel (Union City, CA), same#.
Resold to Corn Products Corporation (Stockton, CA).
Acquired in November 1990 by Yolo Shortline from a dealer in Stockton, CA.
YSL road number not applied.

Caboose #601

Ex-Union Pacific

Note "Modoc RR Academy" logo on side.

Caboose #1156

Built in 1942 by Southern Pacific's Los Angeles Shops

Owned by Sacramento Valley Historical Railways.

Ex Southern Pacific #1156, class C-40-3.
Donated to SVHR by SP in 1985.

EMD NW2 #101

Built June 1949, serial 7329

Privately owned - not property of Yolo Shortline or SVHR.

Originally Southern Pacific (Texas & New Orleans) #84.
Renumbered in 1965 to SP #1926.
Rebuilt by SP's Houston General Shops to NW2E #1302, released April 1, 1971.
Retired by SP circa 1985 or 1986?
To Luria Brothers (location unknown), re# 101.
Now privately owned, stored on Yolo Shortline.

Yolo Shortline also owns three ex Southern Pacific GP9's. None were around the day I was in Woodland. YSL 131 is ex SP 3833, I do not have any info on the other two (YSL 132 and 133) other than they are ex SP.

This page was created on August 19, 2002 and last updated on August 21, 2002

	GE 50-ton #50 Built in 1939 Owned by Sacramento Valley Historical Railways. Ex Spreckles Sugar #1 (Woodland, CA). Donated to SVHR in 1985 by Spreckles Sugar. Leased to Yolo Shortline.
	Alco S-1 #101 Built in May 1942, serial 69692 Originally Western Pacific #511. Retired by WP in November 1967, sold (traded in?) to GE. Resold by GE to Pacific States Steel (Union City, CA), same#. Resold to Corn Products Corporation (Stockton, CA). Acquired in November 1990 by Yolo Shortline from a dealer in Stockton, CA. YSL road number not applied.
	Caboose #601 Ex-Union Pacific Note "Modoc RR Academy" logo on side.
	Caboose #1156 Built in 1942 by Southern Pacific's Los Angeles Shops Owned by Sacramento Valley Historical Railways. Ex Southern Pacific #1156, class C-40-3. Donated to SVHR by SP in 1985.
	EMD NW2 #101 Built June 1949, serial 7329 Privately owned - not property of Yolo Shortline or SVHR. Originally Southern Pacific (Texas & New Orleans) #84. Renumbered in 1965 to SP #1926. Rebuilt by SP's Houston General Shops to NW2E #1302, released April 1, 1971. Retired by SP circa 1985 or 1986? To Luria Brothers (location unknown), re# 101. Now privately owned, stored on Yolo Shortline.
	Yolo Shortline also owns three ex Southern Pacific GP9's. None were around the day I was in Woodland. YSL 131 is ex SP 3833, I do not have any info on the other two (YSL 132 and 133) other than they are ex SP.

Yolo Shortline Woodland, CA - August 10, 2002

Yolo Shortline Railroad home page (Merged With Sierra Railroad 2003) Sacramento Valley Historical Railways home page The Woodland Branch: A Sacramento Northern Success Story