Oregon Pacific Railroad 101 (and 102)
Last Update:  November 29, 2007
Oregon Pacific Railroad No. 101 (and 102)
Number 101 at Milwualkie.
Photos: Jan. 2005
This photo of the 102 is courtesy of Jeff Moore and was taken at North Coast Railroad’s Eureka yard around 1996.  It now serves at the
Columbia Business Park in Vancouver Washington, on lease from the OPR.
Photo courtesy of Jeff Moore.
The No. 101 and 102 Locomotives are both 1956 GE 80 tonner locomotives that were purchased new by the Pacific Lumber
Company in Scotia, California.    They were retired in 1992 and put up for sale.   Both were purchased by Mr. Samuels in
1996.

The 101 is c/n 32395, and the 102 is c/n 32413.

Both locomotives were loaded up on flatcars to transported to the Milwualkie shops.  However the Union Pacific was
concerned about how they were loaded.  In the end, the locomotives had to be transported by truck.

The 102 was the better of the two locomotives and was eventually long term leased by the OPR to the Columbia Business
Park in Vancouver, Washington.   The 101 as well as the OPR 500 serve as a parts locomotives to keep the 102 running.

Here are some photos of this locomotive in service at the PLC mill in 1974 on this Pacific Lumber Company Page.    Here's a
direct link to a photo of number 101 in operation in 1974
Number 101 at Milwualkie.
Photos: Oct.  2007
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