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Andrew Merrilees Ltd.
Unidentified Plymouth, GE 70-tonner 12 #30453 8/50 ex Frisco 12 nee Okmulgee Northern 7, sold 12/68 LASCO 2, Whitby.
AAMX 353 SW1 ex EL 353 nee DL&W 431 EMD #1052 4/19/40.was sold to Simplot Chemicals, Brandon, Manitoba
Re-acquired in 3/1977 and again re-sold 3/1978 to United Grain Growers 001, in Vancouver.
CPR Mac Tier Sub. in foreground, West Toronto Diamond out of sight to the right. Doug Hately
This 1967 catalogue features AAMX 353 SW1 The only unit ever lettered in full, likely just for this photograph.
Old Time Trains Archives

IREX 5 ex EL 355 nee DL&W 433 SW1 600 HP EMD #1054 4/40 CP Rail Toronto Yard Jan.7/73 Robbin Rekiel

Unit had just arrived from US, and had been leased by Industrial Railway Equipment (IREX) as VTR 5.
IREX was AAM's US subsidiary. It was sold 6/74 to Stelco 5, Edmonton, Alta. Retired 1987.
Note: At the time these two 33-year old, 99 ton yard engines were the biggest diesels sold by Merrilees.

IREX 204 ex St.J&LC 204 nee L&HR 4 RS-3 1600 HP Alco #78292 9/50
East Deerfield, Mass. 10-08-1979 enroute Dyno Nobel Inc.

ex FDDM&S 411 70-ton m.u. GE #30381 1/50 CNR Toronto Yard enroute AAM Oct. 18/70 David M. More
nee Arkansas & Ozarks 900. Colour views of 407 in Iowa also, D&CIR 600
One of 14 70-tonners bought 6/69 following take over of D&CI and FDDM&S by C&NW which promptly disposed of the entire fleet of 70-tonners of this historic one-time electric interurban railway. Many were themselves second-hand acquired from other shortlines such as Arkansas & Ozarks (2), Jamestown, Westfield & Northwestern (2), Tallulah Falls (2), and Unadilla Valley (1) upon their abandonment. These represented the entire roster of the tiny shortlines, typical of many little shortlines that survived because of the savings afforded by these dependable GE 70-tonners that replaced costly to operate old steam locomotives. Four were sold by Merrilees 12/69 to Hudson Bay Mining and Smelting, which no doubt paid for the entire fleet!
Unidentified Plymouth. West Toronto, August 4, 1969. Gord Strathdee
Former Plymouth Cordage, Welland, 0-4-0 compressed air locomotive built by Porter #3500 5/1906
to a strange gauge of 40 1/2". Acquired 5/56 for display. March 1969 Gord Billinghurst

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Andrew Merrilees Ltd.

Unidentified Plymouth, GE 70-tonner 12 #30453 8/50 ex Frisco 12 nee Okmulgee Northern 7, sold 12/68 LASCO 2, Whitby.
AAMX 353 SW1 ex EL 353 nee DL&W 431 EMD #1052 4/19/40.was sold to Simplot Chemicals, Brandon, Manitoba
Re-acquired in 3/1977 and again re-sold 3/1978 to United Grain Growers 001, in Vancouver.
CPR Mac Tier Sub. in foreground, West Toronto Diamond out of sight to the right. Doug Hately

This 1967 catalogue features AAMX 353 SW1 The only unit ever lettered in full, likely just for this photograph.
Old Time Trains Archives

IREX 5 ex EL 355 nee DL&W 433 SW1 600 HP EMD #1054 4/40 CP Rail Toronto Yard Jan.7/73 Robbin Rekiel

Unit had just arrived from US, and had been leased by Industrial Railway Equipment (IREX) as VTR 5.
IREX was AAM's US subsidiary. It was sold 6/74 to Stelco 5, Edmonton, Alta. Retired 1987.
Note: At the time these two 33-year old, 99 ton yard engines were the biggest diesels sold by Merrilees.

IREX 204 ex St.J&LC 204 nee L&HR 4 RS-3 1600 HP Alco #78292 9/50
East Deerfield, Mass. 10-08-1979 enroute Dyno Nobel Inc.

ex FDDM&S 411 70-ton m.u. GE #30381 1/50 CNR Toronto Yard enroute AAM Oct. 18/70 David M. More
nee Arkansas & Ozarks 900. Colour views of 407 in Iowa also, D&CIR 600

One of 14 70-tonners bought 6/69 following take over of D&CI and FDDM&S by C&NW which promptly disposed of the entire fleet of 70-tonners of this historic one-time electric interurban railway. Many were themselves second-hand acquired from other shortlines such as Arkansas & Ozarks (2), Jamestown, Westfield & Northwestern (2), Tallulah Falls (2), and Unadilla Valley (1) upon their abandonment. These represented the entire roster of the tiny shortlines, typical of many little shortlines that survived because of the savings afforded by these dependable GE 70-tonners that replaced costly to operate old steam locomotives. Four were sold by Merrilees 12/69 to Hudson Bay Mining and Smelting, which no doubt paid for the entire fleet!

Unidentified Plymouth. West Toronto, August 4, 1969. Gord Strathdee

Former Plymouth Cordage, Welland, 0-4-0 compressed air locomotive built by Porter #3500 5/1906
to a strange gauge of 40 1/2". Acquired 5/56 for display. March 1969 Gord Billinghurst