Wednesday, June 25, 2014

Portland Terminal Railroad Alco S2 Diesel Locomotive #36 at Antique Powerland

IMG_2464 Portland Terminal Railroad Alco S2 #36 at Antique Powerland in Brooks, Oregon on August 3, 2008
Portland Terminal #36 at Antique Powerland on August 3, 2008

Portland Terminal Alco S2 #36 was built in 1943 for the Northern Pacific Terminal Company of Oregon, which became the Portland Terminal Railroad in 1965.

IMG_2468 Northern Pacific Terminal Company Herald on Portland Terminal Railroad Alco S2 #36 at Antique Powerland in Brooks, Oregon on August 3, 2008
Portland Terminal #36 at Antique Powerland on August 3, 2008

It is powered by a 1000 horsepower 6-cylinder diesel engine and weighs 230,000 pounds.

IMG_2466 Portland Terminal Railroad Alco S2 #36 at Antique Powerland in Brooks, Oregon on August 3, 2008
Portland Terminal #36 at Antique Powerland on August 3, 2008

It was donated to the Pacific Northwest Chapter of the National Railway Historical Society by Relco in 1993 and was moved to Antique Powerland between the 2007 and 2008 Steam Ups.

IMG_4987 Portland Terminal Railroad Alco S2 #36 at Antique Powerland in Brooks, Oregon on July 31, 2010
Portland Terminal #36 at Antique Powerland on July 31, 2010

Plans are to restore the locomotive to its original paint scheme.

IMG_4989 Portland Terminal Railroad Alco S2 #36 at Antique Powerland in Brooks, Oregon on July 31, 2010
Portland Terminal #36 at Antique Powerland on July 31, 2010

Links to Historical Photographs:
PTRC #36 in Portland, 1980 (RailPictures.net)
PTRC #36 in Portland, 1982 (Don’s Depot)
PTRC #36 as Relco #1076, Portland (Mike Clark’s Rails Northwest)
PTRC #36 in Portland, 2004 (rrpicturearchives.net)
PTRC #36 in Linnton, Oregon, 2007 (rrpicturearchives.net)

I couldn't find many good pictures of #36 in its original paint scheme, but here are a couple pictures of sister locomotives in the original paint scheme also originally worn by #36.

PTRC Alco S2 #37 in Portland, 1969 (Rob Jacox’s Western Rails)
PTRC Alco S2 #41 in Portland, 1969 (Mike Clark’s Rails Northwest)

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