42, SW8, was built by Electro-Motive in June 1954, #19496, as Southern Pacific 4623, Class DF-304.  It was reclassified as Class DS-604 in 1963 and renumbered as 1128, Class ES408-4, in 1966.  It was then sold to U S Steel Corp as 42 and later became GSCorp as 42 in 1987.

Heber Valley RR

Deer Creek Scenic Ry.

Wasatch Mountain Ry.

100 was built by Baldwin in June 1926, #59284, as Charles R. McCormick Lumber Co 4.  It was sold as Pope & Talbot Lumber Co 100 in June 1938 and sold as Santa Maria Valley RR 100 in 1942.  It was sold as White Mountain Scenic Ry 100 in 1962 and sold as Wasatch Mountain Ry 100 in 1976.  It was sold to Fred Kepner Estate in 1999.

1744 was built by Baldwin in November 1901, #19671, as Southern Pacific 1744, Class M-6, a compound. It was simpled at Sacramento on January 6, 1912, and superheated at Sparks on July 16, 1919. It was retired on September 24, 1956, and donated to the National Society of the Sons of Utah Pioneers at Corinne, UT, on May 9, 1959. It then went to the Heber Creeper RR where it was operated until it was purchased by Fort Worth & Western in 1990. Rebuilding was begun but never completed until it was sold to the New Orleans & Gulf Coast in 1999. They had a crew rebuild the locomotive at 7^th Street prior to shipping it to New Orleans in October 2000. It made several break-in trips before shipment.  Unfortunately the excursion traffic never materialized and the service ended soon after it started.  It was sold in 2007 as Rio Grande Scenic RR 1744.

1000, NW2, Class S-62, was built by Electro-Motive on October 10, 1939, #889, as General Motors Corp 889.  It was sold as Union Pacific 1000 in March 1940 and sold as Stockton Terminal & Eastern RR 1000 in August 1966.  It was sold as Western Pacific 607, Class S-62, in 1969.  It was assigned as Sacramento Northern 607, Class S-62, in 1973 and retired in September 1983.  It was donated in DCS as UP 1000 in October 1984.  It was sold to Nevada State Railroad Museum in March 1993.

We have a full page on this mining company.

This line has become part of Utah RR.

5556, GP38, was built by Electro-Motive in November 1966, #32665, as Maine Central RR 256, Class DRS-4.  It was sold as Helm Leasing Corp 256 and renumbered 3614.  It was sold as Missouri & Northern Arkansas RR 5556 and transferred as SL 5556.  It was renumbered and transferred as Arizona Eastern Ry 3815 and transferred as Central Oregon & Pacific 3815.  It was transferred as Kiamichi RR 3815.

This narrow gauge was built in 1904 from Mack, CO, and opened 53 miles near Dragon, UT. Another 4 miles the final line for 1911 at Rainbow. The entire reason was the Gilsonite was used in a asphalt for several uses in paints, drilling muds, foundry sand additives, and over 160 products. The route was curved and graded with almost no level. The only level was at the first of Mack. Coal was served at a company mine at Carbonera and water was carried from Mack to Dragon. There were 11 locomotives, 5 passenger cars, 12 livestock cars, 24 gondolas, 18 boxcars, and 71 flat cars.

The line was closed in 1939 and truck service replaced the line.

40 was built by Baldwin in December 1913, #40953.  It was scrapped in 1939.

50 was built by Baldwin in May 1926, #59261.  It was sold as Sumpter Valley RR 250 in 1939 and sold as International Railways of Central America 250 in 1947.

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