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OPR SW-8 #803 Arrives Home Again
Author: Shortline Sammie
Date: 11-29-2020 - 11:02

As a replacement for OPR SW-8 #801 that was severely damaged in one of the Labor Day weekend wildfires former OPR #803 (for the last ten tears as WRIX 803) was repurchased from Western Rail. In 2010 OPR 803 along with SW-8 #602 were traded in on GMD1 1413.

The 803 spent the past couple of weeks on the BNSF and yesterday was delivered to the OPR at East Portland by the YBR81 which had to make a special trip to the new East Portland wye to turn it so it faced south.

It will spend the next couple of weeks at the Milwaukie shops being serviced and getting the railroad radio re-installed after which time it will be moved to Canby to alternate with the other two units in case of an emergency. An "insurance policy" we only had to pay for once!

Parked south of the Milwaukie shops currently attached to OPR SW-1 #100.

Dick Samuels

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Subject Written By Date/Time (PST)
  OPR SW-8 #803 Arrives Home Again Shortline Sammie 11-29-2020 - 11:02
  Re: OPR SW-8 #803 Arrives Home Again- GLORY BE ! Bruce 11-29-2020 - 11:38
  Re: OPR SW-8 #803 Arrives Home Again- GLORY BE ! Shortline Sammie 11-29-2020 - 17:29
  The late lamented #801 Goatboat 12-01-2020 - 14:59
  Re: The late lamented #801 question for Sammie Gordy 12-01-2020 - 15:58
  Re: The late lamented #801 question for Sammie Shortline Sammie 12-01-2020 - 16:54
  Re: The late lamented #801 Shortline Sammie 12-01-2020 - 17:02


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