Included in the list of equipment are several vintage diesel locomotives, passenger equipment, and even two steam locomotives. The list includes:
•Electro-Motive F9PH Nos. 1101 and 1102 from the former Santa Cruz & Monterey Bay operation in California;
•Electro-Motive GP9 No. 88 and GP38-2 No. 2 from Oregon’s Mount Hood Railroad;
•Electro-Motive BL2 Nos. 52 and 56 from the Saratoga & North Creek operation;
•Electro-Motive E8A Nos. 807 and 808 from the Saratoga & North Creek operation;
•Former Southern Pacific Baldwin 2-6-0 No. 1744 and former Lake Superior & Ishpeming 2-8-0 No. 20 from the San Luis & Rio Grande in Colorado;
•Former Delaware & Hudson Alco S3 No. 821;
•Full length dome cars: Nos. 1394 Prairie View; 508 Canyon View; 509 Cascade View; 510 Sunset View; 512 Alpine View, and 551 Sky View
•Four coaches, a kitchen car, a table car, and an entertainment car from the Mount Hood operation;
•Four former Long Island Rail Road commuter coaches.
All the equipment listed for sale is noted to be “free and clear of all liens and encumbrances.”
In the latest in a series of financial woes, on September 9 two IPH operations, the San Luis & Rio Grande and the Mount Hood Railroad, were placed into receivership by a federal court judge, but were expected to continue to operate. Additional railroads may follow.
This followed a potential Mount Hood Railroad property seizure by the county attorney’s office in Hood River County, Ore., in August over failure to pay county taxes for the last three years. It is unknown at this time how the receivership will affect this claim.
Calls and emails to the Iowa Pacific offices seeking comment on the equipment sales have gone unanswered.
Pictures and descriptions of the equipment are available online.
