Saskatchewan

Gallery 3

Map of area coal companies 1960.

Sightings over the years

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Westmoreland Mining
Formerly Prairie Mines & Royalty.

3.1 mile spur from Mile 147.6 CP Estevan Sub to Poplar River Mine
which supplies its entire surface mined coal production to Poplar River Power Station by rail.

Coronach

DMVW 6354 GP35R ex SP 6608 nee GP35 SP 7711) EMD 29713 12/1964

Relocated from North West Terminal, Unity.

Coronach 8/27/2019

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Prairie Mines & Royalty

Formerly, Luscar Coal, Prairie Coal.
Became Westmoreland Mining.

Coronach

3.1 mile spur from Mile 147.6 CP Estevan Sub to Poplar River Mine
which supplies its entire surface mined coal production to Poplar River Power Station by rail.

PRMX 6973 ex GMTX 6973, ex PREX 1731, nee ONT 1731. SD40-2 GMD A2845 3/1973
Rebuilt by Progress Rail, Tacoma WA to SD32ECO 3150 hp
GWR/PMRL interchange at Coronach 3/26/2012 Ken Mc.Cutcheon

GMTX 6973 repainted 5/2007 Mid-America Car. Enroute on IC&E 7/14/2007.

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Luscar Coal
Coronach

LLPX 6949 leased 9/2001 ex GSCX 7363, ex UP 4181, nee MP 3180
SD40-2 EMD 74690-18 3/1975 Coronach June 8, 2011 David Wylie

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Prairie Coal

3.1 mile spur off CP Mile 62.1 Fife Lake Sub.

Second unit may be 92140 acq. 1993 (ex 1322 nee MKT 50) SW1500 EMD 33488 11/1967
Coal loadout Coronach 6/03/1998 Bill Hooper

Prairie Coal 84160 or 84161! EMD 788054-1 and -2 11/1978 SW1001
Nee Saskatchewan Power 1001, 1002.

Coronach 6/09/1991 David Wylie

Subsequent owner: Sold c.2007 GMTX 98 and 99. Repainted c.2019 GMTX 98 and 99.

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Manitoba and Saskatchewan Coal Co. Ltd.

Manitoba and Saskatchewan Coal 3 acq. 1971 (ex Mononogahela Connecting 153) S-2 Alco 74800 10/1946
Bienfait 5/28/1976 Russ Strodtz

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Western Dominion Coal Mines

One-of-a-kind Great West Coal 3070 still lettered for WDCM

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Great West Coal

Manalta Coal

Battle River Coal

Prairie Coal

This method replaced traditional underground mining in the area.

"Mr. Klimax" had a 35 yard bucket and 175 foot reach.

Great West Coal 182 Bienfait 3/23/1964 Robert J. Sandusky

Built as GN 182 sold 2/1960 Western Dominion Coal Mines 182. Later, Manalta Coal 182, Battle River Coal 182.
WDC shared trackage with Manitoba & Saskatchewan Coal Co. to Bienfait which track was closed and dismantled in 1960. This unit and 3070 continued to switch WDC parent Great West Coal Co's Manalta Coal plant at Taylorton.
In 1964 Battle River Coal (parent: Mannix) purchased WDCM and its parent Great West Coal.
Prairie Coal now owns Manalta Coal. (Confused enough?)

Manalta Coal 182 Bienfait 5/28/1976 Russ Strodtz

Prairie Coal 182 Alco RS-1 1000 HP #72922 9/1944
Souris Valley Museum, acq. 2001. Estavan September 21, 2003 Gordon J. Strathdee

Manalta Coal (3070) Sheerness, Alberta.

Plymouth ML-8 3519 7/1930 ex Western Dominion Coal Mines, Bienfait.
Sold 2/1952 Winnipeg Hydro 187-01 Preserved 1992 Winnipeg Railway Museum. 3/09/2020

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Bienfait Coal

Bienfait Coal Co. 5706 acq. 9/1981 ex MILW 2005A TR4A EMD #12450 1/1951
Bienfait 8/27/1991 Doug Boyd/Pat Huemmer Collection

 

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