14 Steam Engines Sold to Oregon Coast Scenic RR

Over his lifetime, Fred Kepner quietly amassed a collection of 14 steam locomotives, with 12 of them stored at Merrill, Ore. 

— McBryde Sugar No. 4, 0-6-0, 30-inch gauge, Baldwin 1900, construction No. 17686, with five associated flatcars;

— Oregon-American Lumber No. 105, 2-6-2, standard gauge with tender, Baldwin 1925, Construction No. 58193;

— Oregon-American Lumber No. 104, 2-6-2T, standard gauge, Baldwin 1923, Construction No. 56851;

— Glen Alden Corp. No. 28, 0-4-0, 36-inch gauge, Vulcan 1918, re-boilered;

— Long Bell Lumber No. 4, 2-6-2, standard gauge, Baldwin 1907, Construction No. 31152;

— Oregon Pacific & Eastern No. 1, 2-6-2T, standard gauge, Baldwin 1925, Construction No. 59206;

Tank locomotive in weeds
Oregon, Pacific & Eastern No. 1 is one of the locomotives in the Kepner collection. Some of the rolling stock will go to Oregon Coast Scenic and some will be sold. (Martin E. Hansen)
— Sierra Railroad No. 38, 2-6-6-2, standard gauge, Baldwin 1934;

— Great Northern No. 1246, 2-8-0, standard gauge, Baldwin 1907, Construction No. 32297;

— Sierra Railroad No. 18, 2-8-0 (no tender), Baldwin 1906, Construction No. 29790;

— Sierra Railroad No. 36, 2-8-2, Alco 1930, Construction No. 68278;

— Pickering Lumber Corp. No. 8, 3-truck Shay, 1924, Lima, Construction No. 3254;

— Charles McCormick Lumber No. 100, 2-8-2, standard gauge, Baldwin 1925, Construction No. 59284;

— Southern Pacific wrecking crane No. 7180, Bucyrus 1926, Construction No. 4535; 160-ton with idler car and tool car

He also owned the following at off-site locations:

— Bonhomie & Hattiesburg No. 300, 2-8-2, Baldwin 1925, Construction No. 58241, in Mississippi;

— Sierra Railroad No. 34, 2-8-2, Baldwin 1925, Construction No. 58679, in Jamestown, Calif.;

—Weyerhaeuser Timber Co. No. 101, Baldwin DS4-4-750 diesel; Construction No. 74814, in Klamath Falls, Ore., with coach;