Nature of Firm
WPRR operates freight service from a connection with UP at Albany to Toledo, OR, 75 miles; from Dawson through Alpine Jct., to Newberg, 84.9 miles; and short branch lines to Monroe, Dallas and Willamina, OR. A total of 183.8 miles are leased and the company has an additional 41.2 miles of trackage rights from Albany to Eugene, OR where most interchange takes place. Rail varies from 75-90-112-136 pound.
Traffic is primarily forest and paper products, scrap, and steel 38,000 cars a year.
This company has a long term lease from the former Southern Pacific effective February 22, 1993. WPRR is a subsidiary of Genesee & Wyoming, Inc. The Toledo line was built by the Willamette Valley & Coast Railroad chartered in 1879. In 1882 that company was reorganized as the Oregon Pacific, and in 1895 it became the Oregon, Corvallis & Eastern. In 1915 it became the Corvalis & Eastern and in 1915 SP acquired control. The main line from McMinnville south was built in 1880 as the Western Oregon Railroad that was later acquired by SP. The mileage between St. Joseph (northeast of McMinnville) and Newberg was constructed in two increments.
Officers
R. I. (Bob) Melbo
President
T. G. Creswell
Mgr Cust Service
B. L. Enfield
Operations Manager
R. D. (Ron) Vincent
Director Cust Service
Susan Walsh-Enloe
Dir Mktng & Sales
A. B. (Bruce) Carswell
VP & General Manager
Location
Willamette & Pacific Railroad Inc.
110 West 10th Avenue
Albany, OR 97321
Phone: 541-924-6565
1-800-677-4875
Fax:541-924-6580
Revenue Requirements
Switching Settlement Carrier
SP 9500 Series, Item 7250 -- Albany
Equipment Summary
36 engines
Locomotive shop located at Albany, OR
Customers Served
B & W Seed
Cascade Steel Rolling Mill-(Schnitzer Steel)
Dallas Warehouse
Diane=s Foods
Evanite
Ferrell Gas
Georgia Pacific
Greenlife
Hampton Lumber Co.-(Willamina Lumber Co.)
Hull-Oakes Lumber Co.
Intec-Permaglass
Land O=Lakes
Marys River Lumber
McCoy Warehouse
McDaniel Seed
McMinnville Gas
Meeker Seed
Meyers Woodline
Mid Valley Ag
Nursery Supplies
Pacific Softwood (WTD)
Philomath Forest Prod. (WTD)
Purina Mills
Simplot
Smurfit newsprint Corp.
Stafford Reload
Superior Hardwoods
Taylor Lumber Co.
Taylor Treating
West Valley Farmers
Western Farm Service
Willamette Seed
Willamette Industries
Derry Warehouse
Goracke Brothers
Olsen Fennel
Ag West
Del Mesa
Stoller Farms
Timber Supply
Valley Feed
Wilco
White=s Hauling
Peak Lumber Sales
Volbeda Dairy
Western Pulp
Western Ash
Harris Thermal
Crocker Farms
R & B Rubber Products
Ultra Direct Floor
Holland Rail
Van Beek Dairy
Garacke Bros Seed
Marble Mountain
Denson Feed
Balderson
Fisher Implement
Smith Seed Source
Bilet Products
Jim Fishes Roofing
Boise Cascade
Sheridan Forest Products
Willamina Lumber
Morton Elder Lumber
Walker Farms
