WCTU Railway

WCTU Railway

The WCTU Railway reporting mark|WCTU, also known as the White City Traction Railroad, is a short line railroad which runs in White City, Oregon, United States. It was originally called the White City Terminal & Utility RR.

The stated purpose of the 14-mile (22.5 km) stretch is freight switching. [cite web|url=http://www.uprr.com/customers/shortline/lines/wctu.shtml |title=WCTU Railway Company |publisher=Union Pacific Railroad |accessdate=2008-02-18 ]

Engines

Around 2000, WCTU acquired the engine RSS SW1200 #82 (formerly RF&P 82).fact|date=February 2008 After waiting for about a year before it was ready for service, it became the No. 1 power, with #5119 as back-up, while the 51117 was basically out of service.fact|date=February 2008 About 2004 they got another SW1200 engine, the 1503. Now WCTU uses one unit for a month, then swaps units. The 5119 is still operable, but the 5217 needs work.fact|date=February 2008

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