One for the GE 70-tonner fans.
"Valley & Siletz 5 at shop. Kings Valley, OR, 7/69"
Source is Ebay: [
www.ebay.com]
Per Wikipedia, it connected to the SP at Independence, OR. Some of the line ran until 1992.
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en.wikipedia.org]
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The Valley and Siletz Railroad is a 40.6-mile defunct railroad located in Polk and Benton counties in Oregon.
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In 1985, brothers Dave and Mike Root bought the intact remnant of the Valley and Siletz line and combined it with the former Longview Portland & Northern Grand Ronde Division line to form a company called the Willamette Valley Railroad. The Valley and Siletz line was separated from the Willamette Valley Railroad in 1988. It operated until May 1992, serving the Mountain Fir Lumber Company.