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British Columbia

ALCAN 1003 SW900 GMD A1090 3/57 Kitimat 5/1980 Peter Cox

AGT 2605 a new unit enroute to a new operator. Alliance Grain Terminal Ltd.
Port Coquitlam, BC. November 13, 2009 Mark Forseille
This brand new unit is a modern gen set model 1GS-7B 700 hp locomotive built by NRE.

Note: AGT was created to take ownership in 1997 of the 102,000 tonne capacity export grain terminal from Agricore United.
Previously, United Grain Growers. (scroll down)

Canexus Chemicals Originally Hooker Chemicals

Delta Alaska Terminal 1 660HP DS4-4-660 BLW #73042 11/46 Surrey, BC August 1969 David M. More

A lot of history here. This was the first Baldwin diesel in Canada, it was built for the Morrissey, Fernie & Michel Ry.
(Crows Nest Pass Coal Co., Michel, BC) as their number 1. When this very old (1903) shortline closed down (aban. 2/58) it was finally sold 7/64 to Johnston Terminals, New Westminster, BC. and later went to Delta Alaska Terminal (owned 1/3 each by GN, NP and MILW) where it switched the American Rail Express Co.'s S.S. Alaska a rail car ferry which operated a weekly service toWhittier, Alaska where it connected with the Alaska RR, leaving BC on Thursdays. It ceased service 3/78. It went on to a number of different locations and owners, industrial, shortline and preservation. It is currently at the Portola Railroad Museum in California.

This was the only 660 HP Baldwin diesel in Canada. The only other new Baldwin's were the CPR's small fleet of 1000 HP units, both yard and road switchers.

Dominion Bridge V489A GE 45-ton 300 hp Cummins GE#15287 6/42
Acq.1/59 ex Alcan 1001, Kitimat, BC nee Alcan 72-336 Arvida, Que.
Note: 5/76 transferred to Dominion Bridge, Mount Dennis (Toronto).
Burnaby, BC 6/1973 Douglas Sanford

OMLX 1750 Trans Canada Switching Services contractor at Delta Port Container Terminal, Roberts Bank, Port Coquitlam.
SD9E (ex GWR 912, SP 3935) EMD #21286 2/56

Three photographs. July 23, 2003 Mark Forseille

OMLX 1751 (acq. 1999) SD9 1750hp (nee DM&IR 138) EMD #23918 2/58
OMLX 1752 (acq. 1993) SD9 1750hp (nee DM&IR 156) EMD #23936 4/58

Eurocan Pulp & Paper Co. Ltd. 943 acq. 2/77 (ex BCH 943) 70-ton GE 30386 5/1950 Scrapped c.10/83
Kitimat 3/1980 Peter Cox

Note: Two more 70-tonners BCH 941 and CN 43 were acquired 1/80 and 9/83.

Fraser Surrey Docks 0903 (acq. 1995 ex Esso Resources 903, Beamer AB. nee TRRA 590) rebuilt with 1020 HP Cummins.
S-2 Alco #76787 6/49

Fraser Surrey Docks 8014 (acq. 2/92 ex CPR 8014) RS-23 1000HP MLW #82566 8/59 Nov. 2000 Chris Blaschuk

Hooker Chemicals

IDC Distribution Services Ltd. 001 (ex RPRX 001, nee CP 8134 SW1200RS)
Railpower GK10B 1000 hp "Green Kid" Hybrid battery unit.
Intermodal terminal contractor at Fraser Surrey Docks, Surrey, BC Mark Forseille

http://www.tc.gc.ca/programs/environment/ecofreight/casestudies/IDC-eng.htm

Same unit relettered for parent company Fraser Surrey Docks LP (Limited Partnership) October 27, 2009 Mark Forseille

Louis Dreyfus 2015 Mighty Peace transferred 9/01 from LD at Tacoma WA. GP7u ex ATSF 2244:2
(r/b GP7B ATSF 2789A) EMD #17021 1952

Neptune Bulk Terminals

Pioneer Grain 1 Plymouth MDT #7292 11/79 North Van. Feb.14, 1984 Gordon J. Strathdee

One of a pair of identical diesel hydraulic (torque converter) units.
Such underpowered "dinky" engines are rare now due to heavy tonnage commonly handled in most industrail switching.

Prince Rupert Grain 92 acq.1992 ex Great Lakes Steel 45 SW9 EMD #26156 9/60
Note: GMD Flexicoil trucks off CN 1249

United Grain Growers 001 acq. 3/78 (ex J.R.Simplot 2992, ex Andrew Merrilees 353, ex EL 353, nee DL&W 431)
SW1 600 hp EMD #1052 4/40 Vancouver June 26, 1978 Paul J. Crozier Smith

United Grain Growers 6503 acq. 11/83 (ex CP 6503) S3 660 hp MLW #77638 5/51
Vancouver February 1989 Mark Forseille

United Grain Growers 3 acq. 12/89 ex HB&T 35 SW1200 EMD #31685 4/66 Vancouver July 30, 2003 Doug Cook

Viterra, Inc. 2010. (Formerly, Pacific Elevators) Vancouver.
This brand new unit is a modern gen set model 1GS-7B 700 hp locomotive built 2008 by NRE.
Enroute at Port Coquitlam November 23, 2008. Mark Forseille

Vancouver Wharves Ltd.

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British Columbia

ALCAN 1003 SW900 GMD A1090 3/57 Kitimat 5/1980 Peter Cox

AGT 2605 a new unit enroute to a new operator. Alliance Grain Terminal Ltd.
Port Coquitlam, BC. November 13, 2009 Mark Forseille
This brand new unit is a modern gen set model 1GS-7B 700 hp locomotive built by NRE.

Note: AGT was created to take ownership in 1997 of the 102,000 tonne capacity export grain terminal from Agricore United.
Previously, United Grain Growers. (scroll down)

Canexus Chemicals Originally Hooker Chemicals

Delta Alaska Terminal 1 660HP DS4-4-660 BLW #73042 11/46 Surrey, BC August 1969 David M. More

A lot of history here. This was the first Baldwin diesel in Canada, it was built for the Morrissey, Fernie & Michel Ry.
(Crows Nest Pass Coal Co., Michel, BC) as their number 1. When this very old (1903) shortline closed down (aban. 2/58) it was finally sold 7/64 to Johnston Terminals, New Westminster, BC. and later went to Delta Alaska Terminal (owned 1/3 each by GN, NP and MILW) where it switched the American Rail Express Co.'s S.S. Alaska a rail car ferry which operated a weekly service toWhittier, Alaska where it connected with the Alaska RR, leaving BC on Thursdays. It ceased service 3/78. It went on to a number of different locations and owners, industrial, shortline and preservation. It is currently at the Portola Railroad Museum in California.

This was the only 660 HP Baldwin diesel in Canada. The only other new Baldwin's were the CPR's small fleet of 1000 HP units, both yard and road switchers.

Dominion Bridge V489A GE 45-ton 300 hp Cummins GE#15287 6/42
Acq.1/59 ex Alcan 1001, Kitimat, BC nee Alcan 72-336 Arvida, Que.
Note: 5/76 transferred to Dominion Bridge, Mount Dennis (Toronto).
Burnaby, BC 6/1973 Douglas Sanford

OMLX 1750 Trans Canada Switching Services contractor at Delta Port Container Terminal, Roberts Bank, Port Coquitlam.
SD9E (ex GWR 912, SP 3935) EMD #21286 2/56

Three photographs. July 23, 2003 Mark Forseille

OMLX 1751 (acq. 1999) SD9 1750hp (nee DM&IR 138) EMD #23918 2/58
OMLX 1752 (acq. 1993) SD9 1750hp (nee DM&IR 156) EMD #23936 4/58

Eurocan Pulp & Paper Co. Ltd. 943 acq. 2/77 (ex BCH 943) 70-ton GE 30386 5/1950 Scrapped c.10/83
Kitimat 3/1980 Peter Cox

Note: Two more 70-tonners BCH 941 and CN 43 were acquired 1/80 and 9/83.

Fraser Surrey Docks 0903 (acq. 1995 ex Esso Resources 903, Beamer AB. nee TRRA 590) rebuilt with 1020 HP Cummins.
S-2 Alco #76787 6/49

Fraser Surrey Docks 8014 (acq. 2/92 ex CPR 8014) RS-23 1000HP MLW #82566 8/59 Nov. 2000 Chris Blaschuk

Hooker Chemicals

IDC Distribution Services Ltd. 001 (ex RPRX 001, nee CP 8134 SW1200RS)
Railpower GK10B 1000 hp "Green Kid" Hybrid battery unit.
Intermodal terminal contractor at Fraser Surrey Docks, Surrey, BC Mark Forseille

http://www.tc.gc.ca/programs/environment/ecofreight/casestudies/IDC-eng.htm

Same unit relettered for parent company Fraser Surrey Docks LP (Limited Partnership) October 27, 2009 Mark Forseille

Louis Dreyfus 2015 Mighty Peace transferred 9/01 from LD at Tacoma WA. GP7u ex ATSF 2244:2
(r/b GP7B ATSF 2789A) EMD #17021 1952

Neptune Bulk Terminals

Pioneer Grain 1 Plymouth MDT #7292 11/79 North Van. Feb.14, 1984 Gordon J. Strathdee

One of a pair of identical diesel hydraulic (torque converter) units.
Such underpowered "dinky" engines are rare now due to heavy tonnage commonly handled in most industrail switching.

Prince Rupert Grain 92 acq.1992 ex Great Lakes Steel 45 SW9 EMD #26156 9/60
Note: GMD Flexicoil trucks off CN 1249

United Grain Growers 001 acq. 3/78 (ex J.R.Simplot 2992, ex Andrew Merrilees 353, ex EL 353, nee DL&W 431)
SW1 600 hp EMD #1052 4/40 Vancouver June 26, 1978 Paul J. Crozier Smith

United Grain Growers 6503 acq. 11/83 (ex CP 6503) S3 660 hp MLW #77638 5/51
Vancouver February 1989 Mark Forseille

United Grain Growers 3 acq. 12/89 ex HB&T 35 SW1200 EMD #31685 4/66 Vancouver July 30, 2003 Doug Cook

Viterra, Inc. 2010. (Formerly, Pacific Elevators) Vancouver.
This brand new unit is a modern gen set model 1GS-7B 700 hp locomotive built 2008 by NRE.
Enroute at Port Coquitlam November 23, 2008. Mark Forseille

Vancouver Wharves Ltd.

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