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Greater Winnipeg Water District
City of Winnipeg, St.Boniface, Manitoba

Rolling stock

East Braintree at Mile 77.8.

202 switching tank cars in Winnipeg. 3/21/2019

100 2nd. Acq. 2016 (ex QIT 5162 Sorel, QC nee Laurinburg & Southern 100)
44 ton (ballasted to 47 tons) GE 28495 6/1948
Winnipge 6/24/2018

200 handling two tank cars. 9/08/2017

200 acq. 5/1985 (ex DEVCO 200 nee S&L 200)
RS-23 MLW 83289 5/1960

202 returning to St. Boniface yard with five tank cars lifted off CN interchange approaching Dawson Rd.

These cars will be held in GWWD's yard for a water purification plant in Duncan.
This train had earlier lifted two empty tank cars from there and set them off at CN
interchange before lifting these five loads.
Monday, May 30, 2016 Two photos; Taylor Woolston

After running around cars 202 is heading to the shop near Messier Street.
Note: 202 acq. 6/1986 ex Devco 202 RS-23 MLW 83291 8/1960

200 and 202 were two of three RS-23's bought new by predecessor Sydney & Louisburg.

Two RS-23's 8016 and 8018 were acquired from CP for parts. Two photos: 3/12/2016

 


 

100 44-tonner (380 HP) with work train at St.Boniface 10/08/1964 Peter A. Cox

Note the steam locomotive style pilot. GE 28486 4/1946

101 44-ton (400) HP GE 30251 9/1949 8/22/1983

102 acq.4/1954 44-ton 380 HP (ex SWIFT & Co. 400) GE 27798 6/1945

NOTE: 100, 101 and 102 sold 1994 Ontario Southland.

103 (acq. 12/1966 ex CN 1) GE 44-tonner #28349 5/1947 with railfan trip Fall 1975. Dennis Letourneau

Note:
1994 to PSTR L3 (2nd)

200 (CAD leased 3/1985 acq. c.5/1985) ex Devco RS-23 MLW 83289 5/1960

201 (acq. 1/1989 ex BCR 503 nee PGE 1003) m.u. S-13 MLW #82550 1/1959
St. Boniface. September 19, 2006 Gordon F. Strathdee

Note: Modified 11/1992 from 115 tons to 88 tons.


Self-propelled cars

New paint scheme.

GWWD Mack Car 31 St.Boniface 8/18/1960 Peter A. Cox

Acquired June 1953 from Winnipeg Electric Co. as Winnipeg River PM-5 Length 54' 6" 55 seats 27 tons
Built as gas-electric railcar Mack 163001 March 1928 Mc.Guire Cummings body, Mack 6 cylinder 135 hp gas engine.
Rebuilt 1947 with streamlined nose and Cummins 150 hp diesel.

Motor 31 with new paint scheme and lightweight trailer 41 switching a freight car. 10/08/1964 Peter A. Cox

Trailer 41 built by Brill 1916 as storage battery car Cambria & Indiana 15. Sold 1922 CNR 15803.
Converted to trailer 15759 Transcona June 1926 Sold GWWD 9/1935 converted to baggage trailer. Scrapped 1978.

351 acq. xxxx ex ONT/TNO 1001

351
Vern Wigfield 3/12/2006

Preserved (scroll down to bottom)

205 (ex 32) Brill/Service model 55 railcar 10/1921. St.Boniface September 19, 2006 Gordon F. Strathdee

Brill 4 cyl. 68 hp gas engine. Seats 38 (28 seats 1961), 43 feet. Rebuilt 1935 with Waukesha engine.
Rebuilt July 1961 with BLW trucks, Caterpillar D330 4 cyl. 135 hp diesel and two speed hydraulic transmission.


Automotive equipment

2036 bus sits between track machines. 3/12/2016

GWWD 33 an old Paige shown at St.Boniface, Manitoba, September 19,1959 J.D.Knowles

Greater Winnipeg Water District 34 is a 1946 Packard.


Preserved



Now at the Winnipeg Railway Museum inside VIA Rail (former CNoR) station at 123 Main Street in downtown Winnipeg.

T&NO 1001 acq. 1989 Displayed at The Forks Market, Winnipeg.

 



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