North Coast Railroad (1992–1996)

The North Coast Railroad operated freight trains on the Northwestern Pacific Railroad from Schellville (interchange with the California Northern) to Eureka. The railroad was first founded in 1992.

Using former Southern Pacific GP9s, SD9s and one GP7, from other railroads, they powered freight along the northern and southern end of the line until 1994 when the southern portion from Schellville to Willits of the line was leased to the California Northern Railroad, which operated over the line until 1996 when the southern end began operations as the "new" publicly owned Northwestern Pacific.

The North Coast Railroad continued operations between Willits and Eureka on the former Eureka Southern route until 1993, when the line was shut down due to rail wash-outs and two expensive tunnel collapses.

Roster LocomotiveBuilderModelSerial no.Frame no.BuiltNotesCCT 70EMDGP7184185250-101953scrapped in 2015171EMDSW1500349734557-25/1969to CFNR/LLPX 171; to GMTX 119SP 2872EMDGP9R251365595-374/1959to BUGX; scrapped in 20243190EMDGP9E199805369-44/1955to BUGX 31903779EMDGP9E229225516-112/1957to BUGX; scrapped in 20243786EMDGP9E229455516-3419573804EMDGP9R229435516-321957to BUGX 38043825EMDGP9E251335595-341959to OMLX 3825; scrapped in 20043840EMDGP9E251465596-21959to OMLX 3840; to RSSX 3840; to Provident Energy (lease)3844EMDGP9R251375595-381959wrecked 19973850EMDGP9R251165595-171959wrecked 19973857EMDGP9R251395595-404/1959to BUGX; scrapped in 20244324EMDSD9E194415322-131954to OMLX 4324; to Midwest Steel for scrap in 2006; to RECX; to CRGX 100; to BUGX 43244327EMDSD9E202295381-71955to OMLX/GWR 4327; scrapped on March 8, 20184423EMDSD9E212975435-91956to OMLX 4423; to NCRY/SP 54725305EMDSD9228085507-11957to OMLX 5305; to CRRX 5305; scrapped in 20126412EMDSD40370047290-391971to CFNR 4097; to CORP/CFNR 4097; to KYLE/CFNR 4097; to KRR 4097; to KRR 32196413EMDSD40370097290-441971to CFNR 4098; to CORP/CFNR 4098; to KYLE/CFNR 4098; to Bro-Tex International Metals6595EMDGP35295695569-196/1964to HBRY 2502; to CKRY 2502; to OMLX/KFR 2256; to IR/OMLX 2256; to PNR/OMLX 2256; to SS/OMLX 2256, 2021, to GFRR/OMLX 3813, 20226600EMDGP35297057756-412/1964to HBRY 2503; to CKRY/HBRY 2503; to PNR/HBRY 2503; to HBRY 3600; to GWR/HBRY 3600; to OMLX/HBRY 3600; to KFR/OMLX 3600; to WRIX 3600; to WRIX GP39-3 3600; to OERR 3600

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