Heber Valley Historic Railroad Equipment

Compiled by Don Strack

This page was last updated on February 5, 2008.

Additional Sources:

Heber Chronology History
Art Chase's photos of UP 618.
UP 618 photos as OSL 1068 by Chris Hawkins.
Photos at Heber, from the RR Pictures Archives

Steam Locomotives
Diesel Locomotives
Rolling Stock

Steam Locomotives

(listed in numerical order)

Sacramento Valley & Eastern No. 2 (2-6-2T)

Built by Baldwin in January 1908 (Baldwin 32651)
Baldwin Class 10-28 1/4 D-22 (17x44 cylinders, 44 inch drivers)
SV&E operations were between Pitt, Calif., and a lumber company's mill; operations ended with the depression of the 1930s, and the railroad was scrapped during the construction of Shasta Dam
Sold to Hyman-Michaels in 1942
Sold to M. Davidson Co. (dealer) in 1946; moved to salvage yard in Stockton, Calif., and stored along with Yosemite Lumber Shay No. 4 and State Belt 0-6-0 No. 4
Donated on April 30, 1969 to Promontory Chapter, National Railway Historical Society in Salt Lake City, Utah; donated to Wasatch Railroad Museum & Foundation; moved to Heber City, Utah, in (1971?)
Sold to Nevada State Railroad Museum in 1993; moved to Boulder, Nev., in (?)
Sold to Shasta Cascade Rail Preservation Society in (?); moved to Redding, Calif., in March 2006

Yosemite Lumber Co. Shay No. 4 (70-ton, 3 truck)

Built by Lima in July 1920 (Lima 3092)
To Yosemite Sugar Pine Lumber Co. in November 1929
Sold to M. Davidson Co. (dealer) in May 1943; moved to salvage yard in Stockton, Calif., and stored along with Sacramento Valley & Eastern 2-6-2T No. 2 and State Belt 0-6-0 No. 4
Sold (donated?) to NRHS Promontory Chapter in 1971 (April 1969?)
Sold to Nevada State Railroad Museum in February 1993, moved to Boulder City, Nev., in March 1993
Sold to Sierra Nevada Logging Museum, White Pines (Arnold), Calif., in August 2002

State Belt No. 4 (0-6-0)

Built by Vulcan Iron Works in 1911
Sold to Modesto & Empire Traction No. 5
Sold to M. Davidson Co. (dealer) in (?); moved to salvage yard in Stockton, Calif., and stored along with Sacramento Valley & Eastern 2-6-2T No. 2 and Yosemite Lumber Shay No. 4
Sold (donated?) to NRHS Promontory Chapter in 1971 (April 1969?)
Sold to Golden Gate Railroad Museum in 1995

Pacific Lumber Co. No. 35 (2-8-2)

Built by Baldwin in 1924 (Baldwin 67538)
Sold to a couple private individuals, but never left Scotia
Sold in 1971 to Heber Creeper Railroad in Heber City, Utah
Retired and stored at Heber after 1976
Sold to Nevada State Railroad Museum in February 1993, moved to Boulder City, Nev., in March 1993

Sierra Railroad No. 36 (2-8-2)

Built by Alco in January 1930 (Alco 68278)
Built for Sierra Railroad, Jamestown, Calif.
Sold to White Mountain Scenic Railway; moved from Jamestown on June 15, 1965
Sold to Heber Creeper in about 1975
Sold in about June 1999 to Fred Kepner (Great Western Railroad Museum), stored at Merrill, Ore., seen loaded on flat cars at Eugene in June 1999, and at Merrill in July 1999.

Great Western No. 75 (2-8-0)

Built by Baldwin in 1907
Retired by Great Western Railway in 1965
Sold to Everett Rohrer in 1966 and used for movie and excursion work, until his death in 1999
Sold to Heber Valley Historic Railroad in April 1999
Undergoing rebuild during March 2006 that included having its extended smokebox cutback to its as-built length. (S. C. Lewis, March 20, 2006)
Still in service on HVHR, as of December 2006

As far as #75 goes, she is going through an extensive 1472-day inspection. In addition the the boiler work, she is getting a brand new tender. The cab is having more than half the steel replaced, only a little more than just the roof will be orginal (if you want to consider the cab as orginal - the current cab was built 100 percent new in the 1940's). The running gear is having some heavy attension as well. Boxes, crown brasses, journals, spring rigging pins and bushings, lead truck journals, new liner in bottom of smokebox, smokebox front door ring, and yes - we did cut the forward 18 inches off the smokebox, new tender wheels, completely new air brake system ... the list goes on. We would like to have the locomotive out running sometime in later 2006. The date is not cast in stone, you cannot ever predict what other "hot projects" may fall into your lap that need attention. (Michael Manwiller, posted to Railway Preservation News, November 30, 2005)

Santa Maria Valley No. 100 (2-8-2)

Built by Baldwin in June 1926 (Baldwin 59284)
Built for Charles E. McCormic Lumber Co.
Sold to Pope & Talbot Lumber Co.
Sold to Santa Maria Valley
Sold to White Mountain Scenic Railway (Reed Hatch), McNary, Ariz.
Sold to Heber Creeper in about 1975
Sold in about June 1999 to Fred Kepner (Great Western Railroad Museum), stored at Merrill, Ore., seen loaded on flat cars at Eugene in June 1999, and at Merrill in July 1999 (photo)

Rayonier No. 110 (2-6-6-2)

Built as Weyerhauser 110 by Baldwin in August 1928 (Baldwin 60561)
Sold in 1954 to Rayonier as 110
Retired in 1968, sold (donated?) to the Promontory Chapter of the National Railway Historical Society
To the Wasatch Railroad Museum in 1971 and placed on display at Heber City, Utah
Sold to Nevada State Railroad Museum in February 1993, moved to Boulder City, Nev., in March 1993
Sold to Black Hills Central Railroad in 1999 and moved to Hill City, South Dakota; restored to operating condition and returned to operation in January 2001 (Currently the only operational articulated logging locomotive in North America) (photo by Larry Platt)

UP No. 264 (2-8-0)

Built by Baldwin in March 1907 (Baldwin 30116)
Renumbered to UP 6264 in 1953
Retired in March 1959 and donated to Sons of Utah Pioneers; displayed at Corinne, Utah
Moved to Heber, Utah in April 1980 (Boiler separated from frame, and tender separated from locomotive)
Sold to Nevada State Railroad Museum in February 1993, moved to Boulder City, Nev., in March 1993

Columbia Seel Corporation No. 300

Built by Baldwin in May 1925 (Baldwin 58379)
Displayed at Geneva Recreation Association (GRA) Park, Provo, Utah
GRA park closed in January 2003; locomotive donated to Heber Valley Historic Railroad
Moved to Heber City in July 2003; locomotive was missing one of its main drive rods, which was to be fabricated as part of its restoration. (21x26 cylinders 51 inch drivers)
(photo and article at SteamLocomotive.info)
(photo at ABPR at Railfan.net)
(photo at Railpictures.net)
(article at RYPN)

UP No. 618 (2-8-0)

Built as OSL 1068 by Baldwin in July 1907 (Baldwin 31250)
Retired in May 1958 and donated to the State of Utah
Displayed at Utah State Fairgrounds from 1958 to 1970
Donated to NRHS Promontory Chapter in 1970 and moved to Heber City
Returned to operation in December 1970
Special number and lettering as OSL 1068 during May 2007 to commemorate the locomotive's 100th anniversary

U.P. 618 is nearing the end of her 1472 service days. After the current 1472 service days are consumed, the locomotive must go through a 1472-day service inspection, per CFR part 230. I can assure you that 618's life here on the Heber Valley RR will be long lived. As long as Heber Valley RR is operating, 618 will be part of the team. (Michael Manwiller, posted to Railway Preservation News, November 30, 2005)

The locomotive [UP 618] operated in regular and standby service on the Heber Creeper from 1971 to 1976, and then from 1986 to 1990, when the privately owned railroad closed. Under Heber Valley Historic Railroad Authority ownership (i.e. State of Utah), the locomotive was re-tubed in 1995 and has operated in regular service since then. (Craig Lacey, Railway Preservation News, January 18, 2008)

SP No. 1744 (2-6-0) (SP Class M-4)

Built by Baldwin in 1901
Used by SP for several railfan excursions in 1957
Retired by SP in 1958; last operated by SP on Knights Landing trip on May 4, 1958
Donated to Sons of Utah Pioneers in March 1959, displayed at Corinne, Utah, from 1959 to 1980
Moved to Heber City, Utah, in April 1980
Returned to service in September 1980
Sold to Tarantula Corp., in December 1989, lettered for Fort Worth & Western RR
Moved to Texas in November 1990, by truck from Heber to Ogden, then by railcar from Ogden to Fort Worth
Stored at Fort Worth until 1999; sold to Rio Grande Pacific Corp.; moved to New Orleans
Complete rebuild completed in September 2000; cost of purchase and rebuild shown as $1.3 million; rebuild overseen by J. D. Morris
Lettered for New Orleans & Gulf Coast Railway as “The Big Easy Steam Train”; operated from December 2000 to May 2001
Stored at New Orleans from 1999 to 2007 (not damaged by Hurricane Katrina)
Sold to Rio Grande Scenic Railroad on March 21, 2007; moved to Alamosa, Colo., on May 9, 2007; beginning with Memorial Day weekend in 2007, to be used daily on Alamosa-to-La Veta on "San Luis Express", and round-trip weekend service from Alamosa-to-Antonito on the "Toltec Gorge Limited".

Diesel Locomotives

(listed in numerical order)

UP NW2 No. 1000 (WP 607)

Built by EMC in October 1939 (EMC 889)
Retired by UP in July 1966
Sold to Stockton Terminal & Eastern in July 1966
Sold to Western Pacific 607 in June 1969
Sold to Sacramento Northern (WP subsidiary) in May 1973 (to UP by merger in January 1983)
Retired by UP in September 1983
Donated to Wasatch Mountain Railway in May 1984, moved to Heber City in August 1984
Sold to Nevada State Railroad Museum in February 1993, moved to Boulder City, Nev., in March 1993
Still in service at Boulder City, as of December 2006

UP NW2 No. 1011

Built by EMD in July 1940 (EMD 1124)
Retired by UP in July 1977
Donated to State of Utah in August 1977 and moved by truck to Heber City, Utah.
Still in service on HVHR, as of December 2006

Pacific States Cast Iron Pipe NW2 No. 1043

Built by EMD in July 1946 (EMD 3429)
In service as UP 1043 from July 1946, retired by UP in March 1985
Sold to Pacific States Cast Iron Pipe Co., Provo, Utah, on March 10, 1985
Used by PSCIP at their Provo plant until donated to Heber Valley Historic Railroad in (?)
Moved by very large, heavy-haul truck from Provo to Heber (Charleston) on September 13, 2007

U. S. Army 44 ton No. 1218

Built by Davenport-Bessler in June 1953 (Davenport 3366)
One of just 20 locomotives built to this design, numbered as U. S. Army 1216-1235
In limited service until stored at Hill AFB, Utah.
Donated to Heber in about October 1993
(from Locomotive Notes II, Issue 174, page 16)
(photo by John Pack)

U. S. Army MRS-1 No. 1813

Built by EMD in April 1952 (EMD 15878)
One of 13 MRS-1 units built by EMD for U. S. Army
Stored at New Cumberland Army Depot in Pennsylvania until about 1970
Moved to Fort Eustis, Va. by August 1970
To U. S. Department of Transportation in late 1982, moved to DOT test track at Avondale, Colo. (near Pueblo)
To Heber Valley Historic Railroad by October 1995
Still in service on HVHR, as of December 2006

Rolling Stock

The Heber Valley Railroad has several pieces of ex D&RGW rolling stock. Two 1006-1010 series modernized heavyweight coaches, two former Conoco tank cars with bogus paint schemes, two 70 ton three bay hoppers painted Rio Grande, and a 70 ton GS gondola in Rio Grande paint with a road number for a 50 ton car. (Steven Seguine, email to D&RGW group at YahoohGroups, May 20, 2007)

Five large passenger cars were sold to Tarantula Corp., in Texas at the same time as SP 1744, in December 1989.

Former Delaware Lackawanna & Western 2568, 2571, 2593 (3 cars) built in 1930-1931; to Erie-Lackawanna 3568, 3571, 3593 in 1961; to Conrail (same numbers) in 1976; to New Jersey Transit (same numbers) in 1979; to Knox & Kane Railroad in (?); to Heber Valley Railroad (Heber City, Utah) in 2005.

Two additional former DL&&W cars (trailers) came to Heber in the early 1990s from Great Smoky Mountain Railroad. (S. C. Lewis)

The following list of cabooses at Heber comes from Roger Kirkpatrick's listings:

C&S 10593, no markings, ex-GWRR 7593, wood, cupola, from Hudson, Colo.
MP 13754, as Heber Valley Railroad 3754, steel, bay window, transfer, built 1973
NN 25, as Kennecott Copper 420, Nevada Northern Railway, steel, cupola
UP, ex-OSL, wood, cupola, no trucks, from Strawberry Reservoir, Utah
UP 25069, as Heber Valley 3700, ex-UP 3769, steel, cupola, built 1942
UTAH 53, no markings (ex-D&RGW 01101?), wood, cupola, had side door (photo by Larry Platt)

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