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Intermountain Western Railroad
Author: Jeff Moore
Date: 08-28-2010 - 18:48

Greetings-

I'm hoping someone can help me out with something tonight. In the late 1980's Union Pacific reached a deal to sell a group of branchlines in eastern Oregon and southwestern Idaho to the Intermountain Western Railroad. The IW started buying locomotives and painted a few of them before the deal fell apart. UP subsequently sold one of the subject lines to Western Railroad Builders (Oregon Eastern Division of the Wyoming/Colorado) and some others to the Idaho, Northern & Pacific.

I have two questions relating to this:

1. Does anyone remember specifics as to what lines were included in the original IW deal?

2. Any idea why the transaction fell through?

Thanks you in advance.

Jeff Moore
Elko, NV

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  Re: Intermountain Western Railroad Jeff Moore 08-29-2010 - 15:56
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  Re: Intermountain Western Railroad Jim 08-29-2010 - 18:03
  Re: Eagle Cap Excursion/former Joseph Branch Tom Moungovan 08-29-2010 - 18:30
  Oregon Eastern/Thank You Jeff Moore 08-29-2010 - 18:12
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  Re: Oregon Eastern WURR Northern Snowman 08-29-2010 - 21:15
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