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Western Pacific #918D
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Western Pacific #918D
Technical Data
Builder
GM EMD, La Grange, IL
Number
8973
Date
January 1950
Type
F7
Wheel Arrangement
B-B
Power
Diesel-Electric
Gross Weight
119 tons
Tractive Effort
1500
History
Built new as Western Pacific Railroad No. 918D
Renumbered by WP to No. 918, October 1980
Retired March 1981 due to electrical fire
Donated to the PLA by the Western Pacific, June 1982
Restored to operation, 1982-1986
Undergoing restoration, Oakland, CA, 2002-2005
Moved to Niles Canyon June 2005
In Operation July 2005 on NCRY
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