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Last Update: April 30, 2006

Photos were taken by Brian McCamish unless otherwise noted

Number: 910004 - Railroad: Union Pacific - Status: Abandoned
Location: Portland, OR - Type: Steam powered crane
Photo date: 4/2006 - Build Date: 1930s? - Retired: 1970s

Dave Brown was kind enough to point this out to me. The ex-UP steam crane and tender
was sold to a scrap dealer in the late 1970s and has remained here in the scrap yard
ever since. It's currently for sale. The tender's UP no. is 900489.

Number: MW 206 - Railroad: Southern Pacific - Status: Display
Location: Chiloquin, OR - Type: Steam powered snow blower
Photo date: 5/2004 - Build Date: 1930s? - Retired: ?

This very old steam powered snow blowert and appeared abandoned on a siding. They
were originally built with steam power but later rebuilt to power the blower with diesel
motors. More info on this website.

Number: MW ? - Railroad: Southern Pacific - Status: Abandoned?
Location: Chiloquin, OR - Type: Snow Plow
Photo date: 5/2004 - Build Date: 5/1953 - Retired: ?

This old winged snow plow was attached to the above rotary snow blower, although I
don't think this would not be a normal configuration if the two were actually in use. It's not
clear if this unit is abandoned as well. A plate on it indicated that it was built in 1953.
Both units may in fact be simply in off season storage.

Number: ? - Railroad: Portland & Western - Status: Active
Location: Dundee, OR - Type: Brush Clearer?
Photo date: 2/2004 - Build Date: ? - Retired: n/a

This piece of equipment was found on a siding in Dundee, OR of the Portland and
Western RR. It appears to be some kind of grade brush clearing equipment. No further
information available.

Number: ATS322 - Railroad: Union Pacific - Status: Active
Location: Chiloquin, OR - Type: Laser track aligner?
Photo date: 5/2004 - Build Date: ? - Retired: n/a

This appears to be some kind of track alignment machine, from what I could guess. It's
equipment with large equipment and some kind of laser sensors. Markings indicate that
it used to be owned by the Southern Pacific.

Number: ? - Railroad: Union Pacific - Status: Active
Location: Chiloquin, OR - Type: Ballast smoother?
Photo date: 5/2004 - Build Date: ? - Retired: n/a

I'm guessing this is some some of machine and smooths out ballast after it's dropped
on the tracks. Someone correct me if I'm wrong.

Number: SPMW 4033 - Railroad: Union Pacific - Status: Active
Location: Oakridge, OR - Type: Snow plow
Photo date: 5/2004 - Build Date: ? - Retired: n/a

At first I couldn't figure what this piece of equipment was (behind the crane). But after I
saw this picture, I knew it was a snow plow used over the Cascade summit.
More pictures can be found here.

Number: MW 329 - Railroad: Union Pacific - Status: Active
Location: Oakridge, OR - Type: Snow Flanger
Photo date: 5/2004 - Build Date: 1950s? - Retired: n/a

This appears to be a snow flanger, based out of Oakridge. It's usually towed behind a
diesel locomotive to clear ice between the rails. It's not clear if this equipment is still in
service. This was formerly Southern Pacific equipment, probably built in the 1950s.
More info on this website. and this website.

Number: ? - Railroad: Unknown - Status: Display
Location: Elsie, OR - Type: RR logging crane
Photo date: 5/2002 - Build Date: 1930s? - Retired: n/a

I saw this old crane at the Camp 18 Logging resteurant/museum near Elsie, Oregon.
I'm not sure, it appears to be steam operated, which put it's age at very likely pre-WW2.

Number: 913 - Railroad: BYCX - Status: Active
Location: Astoria, OR - Type: Jackson Switch Tamper
Photo date: 7/2004 - Build Date: ? - Retired: n/a

This piece of equipment belonged to the Port of Vancouver, until it was sold to the BYCX
(Battle Ground, Yacolt & Chelatchie Prairie Railroad) in 2002. I spotted it in Astoria
working on the Astoria Riverfront Trolley line, in 2004. I assume it's just on loan to the
Astoria Trolley.

Number: 0008 - Railroad: Port of Tillamook Bay - Status: Active
Location: Buxon, OR - Type: Daewoo excavator and 90 ton flatcar
Photo date: 7/2004 - Build Date: ? - Retired: n/a

This is actually an excavator used by the POTB for logging along it's line. It's usually
equipped with several logging cars and 1140 caboose and pulled by an SD-9. It's
normally stored out of Buxton, where I've seen it a number of times over the last few
years.

Number: ? - Railroad: Union Pacific - Status: Active
Location: Kirk, OR - Type: Caboose/Crew Car
Photo date: 7/2004 - Build Date: ? - Retired: n/a

I spotted this UP track maint. train heading backwards (caboose in the lead) near Kirk,
OR. This Caboose was equipped with a regular train horn and I believe remote brakes
to allow the caboose and conductorr to lead the train.

Number: ? - Railroad: Port of Tillamook Bay RR - Status: Active
Location: Tillamook, OR - Type: Boom truck - w/rail wheels
Photo date: 10/2004 - Build Date: ? - Retired: n/a

I spotted this boom truck in the POTB railyard. It's equipped to drive on rails and used to
work on the trestles and bridges on the line. Check out my POTB Railroad Page.

Number: ? - Railroad: Port of Tillamook Bay RR - Status: Inactive
Location: Tillamook, OR - Type: Hy-Tracker
Photo date: 10/2004 - Build Date: ? - Retired: n/a

I spotted this Hy-tracker in the POTB railyard. Use to haul brush rigs, excavators and
other equipment without having to use a locomotive and flat car. One of two on the line,
niether of which is fully operational yet. POTB Railroad Page.

Number: 900? - Railroad: Port of Tillamook Bay RR - Status: Stored?
Location: Tillamook, OR - Type: Fire apparatus?
Photo date: 10/2004 - Build Date: ? - Retired: n/a

This appears to be an ex-Simpson Logging Fire pump car that the POTB purchased and
may plan to use. It was towed behind Simpson Locomotive # 900 during the fire season
before much of the Simpson mainline was abandoned in the early 1990s.
Check out my POTB Railroad Page. & Check out my Simpson RR Page.

Number: ? - Railroad: Mount Hood RR - Status: Active
Location: Hood River, OR - Type: Maint. Truck
Photo date: 9/2004 - Build Date: ? - Retired: n/a

A Maint. Truck used by the Mount Hood Railroad and equipped with rail wheels.
Check out my Mt. Hood Railroad Page.

Number: ? - Railroad: City of Prineville RR - Status: Active
Location: Prineville, OR - Type: Not Sure
Photo date: 9/2004 - Build Date: ? - Retired: n/a

I'm not sure what this MoW piece of equipment is used for. It was located in the COP
Railroad main yard. Check out my City of Prineville Railroad Page.

Number: ? - Railroad: Central Oregon & Pacific - Status: Abandoned
Location: near Reedsport, OR - Type: Dump bucket?
Photo date: 9/2004 - Build Date: ? - Retired: n/a

This is apparently some kind of dump bucket that can be towed behind MoW equipment.
I assume it's abandoned, but it could just be stored here. Check out my Central Oregon
& Pacific

Number: ? - Railroad: Central Oregon & Pacific - Status: Active
Location: Coquille, OR - Type: MoW trucks
Photo date: 11/2004 - Build Date: ? - Retired: n/a

This are CORP's trucks and a back hoe in Coquille at the end of the CORP line,
apparently tearing up some unused and abandoned track. Check out my Central
Oregon & Pacific

Number: ? - Railroad: Portland & Western - Status: Active
Location: McMinnville, OR - Type: MoW trucks
Photo date: 11/2004 - Build Date: ? - Retired: n/a

These are PNWR vehicles that I spotted in McMinnville around the line. Check out my
P ortland & Western Page for more info.

Number: ? - Railroad: Union Pacific - Status: Active
Location: Portland, OR - Type: MoW
Photo date: 1/2005 - Build Date: ? - Retired: n/a

These MoW crews were working on the tracks just south of the Union Pacific Albina
Yards in Portland, Oregon. Maybe a derailment occured here and they're repairing the
tracks or this is just regular maint.

Number: ? - Railroad: Oregon Pacific - Status: Active
Location: Milwaulkie, OR - Type: MoW cranes and bucket
Photo date: 1/2005 - Build Date: ? - Retired: n/a

These two Oregon Pacific MoW vehicles are interesting because they're painted entirely
in the famous red & white Oregon Pacific scheme, found on several of it's locomotives.
Check out my Oregon Pacific Railroad Page for more info.

Number: 45 - Railroad: Oregon Pacific - Status: Active
Location: Milwaulkie, OR - Type: MoW locomotive crane
Photo date: 1/2005 - Build Date: ? - Retired: n/a

This appears to be a old GE 45 tonner locomotive converted to be a crane, possibly used
to lift tracks. The missing engine and fuel tank, leads me to believe that it's no longer
self propelled. Check out my Oregon Pacific Railroad Page for more info.

Number: ? - Railroad: BNSF - Status: Active
Location: Vancouver, WA - Type: Police car
Photo date: 12/2004 - Build Date: ? - Retired: n/a

BNSF's finest. Like UP, the BNSF has its very own Police Force and these aren't security
guards. They're real sworn law enforcment officers who patrol the yards and property of
the railroad. This photo was taken at the 700 Christmas Train display.

Number: ? - Railroad: Portland & Western - Status: Active
Location: Toledo, OR - Type: MoW Truck
Photo date: 7/2005 - Build Date: ? - Retired: n/a

A truck owned by the Portland & Western, presumably used for line maintainence or to
transport crews around Toledo and the mill in town which the RR serves.

Number: ? - Railroad: Port of Tillamook Bay - Status: Active
Location: Tillamook, OR - Type: MoW Trailer
Photo date: 2005 - Build Date: ? - Retired: n/a

A flatbed trailer ususally pulled by a Hy railer. On this day it was pushed aside off the
tracks. Not sure if it's still in use.

Number: 040110 - Railroad: Port of Tillamook Bay - Status: Active
Location: Timber, OR - Type: MoW Trackmobil
Photo date: 2005 - Build Date: ? - Retired: n/a

Not really sure what this is, but its called a Trackmobil. Was spotted on the POTB along
with other MoW equipment on a siding at Timber, OR

Number: ? - Railroad: Port of Tillamook Bay - Status: Active
Location: Tillamook, OR - Type: MoW Hyrailer
Photo date: 2005 - Build Date: ? - Retired: n/a

A truck owned by the Portland & Western, presumably used for line maintainence or to
transport crews around Toledo and the mill in town which the RR serves.

Number: ? - Railroad: Burlington Northern - Status: Active
Location: South Junction, OR - Type: MoW crane
Photo date: 8/2005 - Build Date: ? - Retired: n/a

This crane is apparently used to remove ties. It was parked on a siding at
South Junction.

Number: ? - Railroad: Chelatchie Praire RR - Status: Active
Location: Yacolt, WA - Type: MoW
Photo date: 5/2005 - Build Date: ? - Retired: n/a

Not sure what this is, but it belongs to the BYCX RR and was found on the track
in Yacolt, WA.

Number: ? - Railroad: Chelatchie Praire RR - Status: Active
Location: Chelatchie, WA - Type: MoW
Photo date: 5/2005 - Build Date: ? - Retired: n/a

One of several pieces of MoW equipment stored at the BCYX yard in
Chelatchie, WA

Nub: ? - Railroad: Portland Vancouver Junction RR - Status: Active
Location: Battleground, WA - Type: MoW
Photo date: 5/2005 - Build Date: ? - Retired: n/a

A rail mainanence truck used by the newly formed PVJR and their Battleground, OR
shortline operations.

If anyone has any further information on any of the above pictured equipment that you'd like to share,
you can Email me anytime. Thanks.

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