Brian Elchlepp photo
M420
| M420 640 and M420B 681 (plus another M420(B)) at Fort St. John,
August 21st, 1988. Brian Elchlepp photo |
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| This one was taken August 20, 1987. It is a shot of Extra 646 North
just outside of Fort St John, BC leaving town on it's up one day - back
the next trip to Fort Nelson. Up front on this day was M420 #646 along
with an RS-18 and two more M420's. As the train passed at about 35MPH, I
got this nice little pan shot. Brian Elchlepp photo |
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M420B
BC Rail sold all remaining B-units to Omnitrax in November 1998, see roster below.
| M420B #682 (wrecked in Oct. 96) sitting in front of the Prince
George shops, behind is Caterpillar-repowered RS18 #605 coupled with
slug S 405. Rolf Stumpf photo |
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Wrecked M420B 688 awaits its fate as organ donator for ex-Mexican
PA #18 at Albany OR, September 5th, 1998.
Rolf Stumpf photo |
On October 16th 1996 the following M420B's were involved in a wreck on the Chetwynd sub: 681, 682 and 687. Two years before another three were wrecked on the same train (the southbound McKenzie switcher).
| road no. | notes |
| 681 | sold to Carlton Trail Railway (Omnitrax) in 11/98 |
| 682 | wrecked 10/96 |
| 683 | sold to Hudson Bay Railway (Omnitrax) in 11/98 |
| 684 | wrecked 1/94 |
| 685 | sold to Hudson Bay Railway (Omnitrax) in 11/98 |
| 686 | wrecked 1/94 |
| 687 | wrecked 10/96 |
| 688 | wrecked 1/94, sold to Doyle McCormack for PA project |
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Now at the Hudson Bay Railway: M420B no. 683 weathered in Greek
style. The Pas, May 28th, 2000. Rolf Stumpf photo |
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