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| powertype = [[Diesel-electric]]
| builder = [[Electro-Motive Diesel|General Motors Electro-Motive Division]] (EMD)
| ordernumber = 5595
| serialnumber = 25130
| buildmodel = [[EMD GP9|GP9]]<br>[[EMD GP9R|GP9R]]
| builddate = April 1959
| rebuilddate = September 1977
| aarwheels = B-B
| gauge = {{track gauge|ussg|allk=on}}
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| operator = [[Southern Pacific Transportation Company]]<br>[[Willamette and Pacific Railroad]]<br>[[Portland and Western Railroad]]
| locale =
| retiredate = 1995 ([[Southern Pacific Transportation Company|Southern Pacific]])
| preservedunits =
| disposition = Sidelined
}}'''Portland and Western 1801''' is an [[EMD GP9E and GP9R|EMD GP9R]] that was built by the [[Electro-Motive DivisionDiesel|Electro-Motive Division (EMD)]] originally for the [[Southern Pacific Transportation Company]] in April 1959.<ref name=":0">{{Cite news |last=Zadeh |first=Joseph |date=2023-09-12 |title=Final days for Portland & Western’s classic SP power |work=www.trains.com |url=https://www.trains.com/trn/railroads/locomotives/final-days-for-portland-westerns-classic-sp-power/ |access-date=2023-10-14}}</ref><ref name=":4">{{Cite web |title=Portland & Western |url=https://www.thedieselshop.us/Portlnd&Wsn.HTML |access-date=2023-10-14 |website=www.thedieselshop.us}}</ref>
 
== History ==
 
=== RevenueConstruction, delivery and revenue service ===
The locomotive had startedmanufactured itsin life asApril 1959-built SP GP9 No. 5830, in 1977,by the #5830[[Electro-Motive wentDiesel|Electro-Motive through the Southern Pacific’s own rebuild program known as the General Rehabilitation and Improvement ProgramDivision (G.R.I.PEMD)]] and it re-enteredhad servicestarted onits thelife as [[Southern Pacific TransportationGP9 Company]]#5830 asand No.was 3855,originally remainingpainted with SP until being purchased byin the [[Willamette andSouthern Pacific's Railroad|Willamette"Black andWidow" Pacific Railroad (W&P)]] inpaint 1995scheme.<ref name=":0" />
 
In 1965, #5830 was renumbered to #3693 and repainted into the Southern Pacific's "Bloody Nose" paint scheme.<ref name=":0" /> In September 1977, #5830 went through the Southern Pacific’s own rebuild program known as the General Rehabilitation and Improvement Program (G.R.I.P) where it was converted into a GP9R, and it re-entered active service on the [[Southern Pacific Transportation Company]] as #3855 that same year in 1977.<ref name=":0" />
 
=== 1st retirement and preservation ===
Southern Pacific GP9R #3855 was officially retired from active service on the [[Southern Pacific Transportation Company]] in 1995 and it was later purchased by the [[Willamette and Pacific Railroad|Willamette and Pacific Railroad (W&P)]] that same year in 1995 where it was repainted back into the Southern Pacific's "Black Widow" paint scheme.<ref name=":0" />
 
When the [[Willamette and Pacific Railroad]] had became part of the [[Portland and Western Railroad|Portland and Western Railroad (PNWR)]],<ref name=":4" /> 1801 had kept its number and its SP "Black Widow" paint scheme, where it had became the only GP9 locomotive on the Portland and Western to ever retain its original [[Southern Pacific Transportation Company|Southern Pacific]] colours.<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":4" />
 
=== 2nd retirement and current status ===
As of today, Portland and Western No. #1801, along with other locomotives #1803, #1852, and #1854 have been sidelined due to [[Genesee & Wyoming|Genesee and Wyoming]]'s EPA scandal.<ref>{{Cite news |date=January 27, 2023 |title=G&W locomotives to scrap or upgrade per EPA decree in 2023 |work=www.trains.com |url=https://www.trains.com/trn/news-reviews/news-wire/gw-locomotives-to-scrap-or-upgrade-per-epa-decree-in-2023/ |access-date=2023-10-14}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Franz |first=Justin |date=2023-01-31 |title=First, Second Generation G&W Locomotives Likely To Be Scrapped In Deal With Feds |url=https://railfan.com/first-second-generation-gw-locomotives-likely-to-be-scrapped-in-deal-with-feds/ |access-date=2023-11-17 |website=Railfan & Railroad Magazine |language=en-CA}}</ref>
 
== References ==