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Octoraro Railroad

Delaware Valley Railroad

 

This railroad in Eastern Pennsylvania was formed in the 1980s as the Octoraro and took over the former Reading line from Coatesville to Ellsmere Jct, DE, and the former Pennsylvania line from Chads Ford to Sylmar, MD. In June 1994 the Octoraro gave way to the Delaware Valley.

2, RS2, was built by Alco in May 1949, #76819, as Toledo Peoria & Western 202. It became ORR 2 in 1984.

3, S2, was built by Alco in October 1948, #76183, as Baltimore & Ohio 519, Class DS-5A. It was renumbered 9063, Class SA-3, in 1957 and reclassified Class S-2 in 1964, It was sold on April 13, 1976, as Rail Development Corp and assigned to ORR as 9063 in December 1976. It was renumbered 3 in July 1979 and later to Winchester & Western as 3.

5, RS2, was built by Alco in September 1949, #77404, as TP&W 205. It was sold to ORR 5 in November 1983,

105, GP9, was built by Electro-Motive in March 1957, #22837, as Central Vermont 4548, Class GR-17j. It was transferred later to Grand Trunk Western as 4548, Class GR-17j. In 1989 it was sold to Huron & Eastern as 105 "City of Vassar". In 1993 it was sent to Idaho Northern & Pacific as 105. In 1994 it was returned to the H&E and then transferred to ORR as 105 and then to Delaware Valley as 105 and then to Gettysburg RR as 105 and finally returned to H&E as 105.

346, GP7u, was built by Electro-Motive in November 1953, #18904, as Atchison Topeka & Santa Fe 2887, Class 2650. It was rebuilt at Cleburne in January 1979 as 2150, Class 2050, and retired in April 1989. It was sold to Indiana Hi-Rail as 346 in April 1989, and later sold to ORR as 346. It became DV 346 in 1994.

960, Class 20E-RS, was built in November 1954, #20030, as Chicago Milwaukee St Paul & Pacific 2389, Class 17.5E-RS. It was renumbered 239 in 1959 and rebuilt at West Milwaukee as 960, Class 20E-RS. It became Soo Line 960 and was assigned, but never renumbered, as 4314. It was sold to General American Transportation in August 1990 and then to ORR as 960. It was later sold to Massachusetts Central as 960.

 

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