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* ARR Reporting Marks - TRC.
 
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* [http://www.svminerals.com/Careers1/Production%20and%20Logistics.aspx Official Website]
 
* [http://www.svminerals.com/Careers1/Production%20and%20Logistics.aspx Official Website]
 
==Trona Railway Overview==
 
==Trona Railway Overview==
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The Trona Railway is a 30.5 mi short-line railroad owned by Searles Valley Minerals.
  
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==Trona Railway Customers==
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The Baldwins were sold about 1993, replaced by the current EMD SD40 and SD45 locomotives, most of which are still in the color schemes of their former owners, Union Pacific and Southern Pacific.
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TRC interchanges with Union Pacific at Searles, California.
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==Trona Railway Locomotives==
 
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|Cornerstone Industrial Minerals
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|[http://www.rrpicturearchives.net/showPicture.aspx?id=4525178 TRC 2002]
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|Lakeview, OR
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|SD40R
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|Perlite Ore Loading
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|1966
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|Covered Hoppers
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|Ex-SP 7356/SP 8471.
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|SP patched paint.
 
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|Pacific Pine Products
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|Lakeview, OR
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|SD40R
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|Building Door Manufacturer
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|1966
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|Covered Hoppers
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|Ex-SP 7357/SP 8421.
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|SP Kodachrome patched paint.
 
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|Collins Sawmill
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|Lakeview, OR
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|SD40T-2
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|Sawmill
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|1978
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|Centerbeam Flatcars/Woodchip Hoppers
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|Ex-UP 8717/SP 8517.
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|SP patched paint. 
 
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|Red Rock Biofuels
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|[http://www.rrpicturearchives.net/showPicture.aspx?id=4525179 TRC 2005]
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|Lakeview, OR
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|SD40T-2
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|Biofuel Refinery
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|1979
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|Open Hoppers
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|Ex-UP 8756/SP 8541.
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|Opening Spring 2020.  
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|SP patched paint. 
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|[http://www.rrpicturearchives.net/showPicture.aspx?id=4525182 TRC 2006]
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|SD40T-2
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|1978
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|Ex-TRC 2002/SP 8585/SP 8505.
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|SP patched paint. 
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|[http://www.rrpicturearchives.net/showPicture.aspx?id=4525167 TRC 2007]
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|SD40-2
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|1979
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|Ex-UP 3567.
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|UP patched paint. 
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|[http://www.rrpicturearchives.net/showPicture.aspx?id=4525169 TRC 2008]
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|SD40-2
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|1980
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|Ex-UP 3720.
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|UP patched paint.
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|[http://www.rrpicturearchives.net/showPicture.aspx?id=4525172 TRC 2009]
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|SD40-2
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|1980
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|Ex-TRC 2006/UP 3719.
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|UP patched paint.
 
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|[http://www.rrpicturearchives.net/showPicture.aspx?id=2386151 GOOS 926]
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|Searles Valley Minerals
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|GP7u
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|Trona
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|1953
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|Chemical Plant
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|Ex-CCT 44/ABL 2144/ATSF 2144/ATSF 2868.
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|Covered Hoppers
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|Main customer.  
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|Argus Cogeneration Plant
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|Trona
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|Power Plant
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|Coal Hoppers
 
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|Searles Valley Minerals
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|GP38-2
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|Westend
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|1972
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|Chemical Plant
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|Ex-SP 4865/SP 170/CSX 2601/SBD 4091/LN 4091.
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|U.S. Naval Air Weapons Station China Lake
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|Spangler
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|1972
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|Military Equipment
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|Ex-SP 4860/SP 165/CSX 2595/LN 4085.
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Revision as of 23:19, 8 April 2020

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Trona Railway Overview

The Trona Railway is a 30.5 mi short-line railroad owned by Searles Valley Minerals.

The Baldwins were sold about 1993, replaced by the current EMD SD40 and SD45 locomotives, most of which are still in the color schemes of their former owners, Union Pacific and Southern Pacific.

TRC interchanges with Union Pacific at Searles, California.

Trona Railway Locomotives

Number Model Built History Notes
TRC 2002 SD40R 1966 Ex-SP 7356/SP 8471. SP patched paint.
TRC 2003 SD40R 1966 Ex-SP 7357/SP 8421. SP Kodachrome patched paint.
TRC 2004 SD40T-2 1978 Ex-UP 8717/SP 8517. SP patched paint.
TRC 2005 SD40T-2 1979 Ex-UP 8756/SP 8541. SP patched paint.
TRC 2006 SD40T-2 1978 Ex-TRC 2002/SP 8585/SP 8505. SP patched paint.
TRC 2007 SD40-2 1979 Ex-UP 3567. UP patched paint.
TRC 2008 SD40-2 1980 Ex-UP 3720. UP patched paint.
TRC 2009 SD40-2 1980 Ex-TRC 2006/UP 3719. UP patched paint.

Trona Railway Customers

Customer Location Company Description Type of Railcar Notes
Searles Valley Minerals Trona Chemical Plant Covered Hoppers Main customer.
Argus Cogeneration Plant Trona Power Plant Coal Hoppers
Searles Valley Minerals Westend Chemical Plant Covered Hoppers/Tank Cars Main customer.
U.S. Naval Air Weapons Station China Lake Spangler Military Equipment Flatcars



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