Though I haven't heard much about BC Rail's MLWs recently I think there's none left on the roster. The M420W 644-647 showed up at the Ontario Southland Railway in summer 2003.
Historic BC Rail 251 roster (as of August 00):
C420: 631, 632
M420: 641, 644, 646, 647
Former BC Rail units can be found at:
Arkansas & Missouri Railroad (C-420 #631), Hudson Bay Railway (M420
#643, M420B #s 683, 685), Carlton Trail Railway
(M420B #681), Ontario Southland Railway (S13 #501,
644-647), Greater Winnipeg Water District (S13 #503), Mohawk Adirondack &
Northern (C425 #s 802-806, 811).
Preserved units: RSC3 #561 at Squamish, RS10 586 at Prince George
C420 #631 along with RS18 #630 in the Prince George
yard in September 1994. Back then the Centuries were a fixture at the BC
Rail yard. Rolf Stumpf photo |
Motive power section
Brian Elchlepp (August, 17th 99): The C-420's (631 and 632) are back in service on the PG hump.
Apparently the crews love them as they had been set aside for sale,
but the yard crews wanted them back. They load up much faster than the
CRS-20 cat rebuilds do and the crews like that. Consequently, they are
back in service. |
BC Rail scrapyard near siding McEwan north of P.G.,
September 8th, 1994: on flatcars are the totally stripped RS3's #578 and
569 Rolf Stumpf photo |
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