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Keewatin

A spinoff of a spinoff! Keewatin Railway is First Nations-owned (April 1, 2006) to operate the ex Hudson Bay (ex CNR) branch 185 miles from Sherritt Junction to Lynn Lake. (See map below) A mixed train in conjunction with VIA operates twice a week between The Pas and Pukatawagan.

KRC 2403 (nee B&O 3822) GP38 enroute likely to replace one of two MLW M-420's.
BNSF Minneapolis, MN diesel shop March 1, 2011 John Hill

KRC 2402 (ex 2400, ex HBR 3501 ex CN 3501) M420 MLW M6071-02 5/73 Nov. 18, 2010 Grant Mc.Vittie

KRC 2401 (ex HBR 3512 ex CN 3512) M420 MLW M6071-13 5/73 The Pas March 6, 2010 Grant Mc.Vittie

Great Winnipeg Water District

Hudson Bay
OmniTRAX

Operating 810 miles of former CNR track.

2502 ex NWPR, SP 6595 GP35 EMD 29569 6/1964
Enroute to Central Kansas, Cicero, IL 7/19/2000 Dave Eagen

HBRY 2509 (nee SLSF 516) GP7 EMD 10189 6/50 The Pas September 2, 2009 Grant McVittie

ex Central Kansas 2511 still in HBR paint scheme. HBR 1997 - 4/1999 ex Mid South 1066 ex ICG 8227 GP10 1850hp
nee GP9 IC 9227 EMD 22292 1/57 Donated 5/01 Waynoka Historical Society.
10/20/2007 Waynoka,OK Michael Richmond

HBRY 2512 acq. 1997 (ex Georgia Woodllands 45, nee Chicago, West Pullman and Southern 45).
SW8 EMD 16827 11/1952 Retired 2002

Last OmniTRAX Alco HBRY 3550 (ex CN 3550) M420 MLW M6081-21 5/74 March 7, 2010 Grant McVittie

HBRY 4201 one of two ex CN GP40-2's. GMD A3454 5/76 ex CN 9659

HBRY 5008 big power! One of ten SD50's acquired from NRE in 2008. EMD 847049-19 12/85 nee CNW 7018
Ottawa, IL 10/10/10 Two photos Dan Grobe

Former HBRY 6526 GP38-3 (nee SP 7414 GP35) EMD 28468 12/63
Transferred to Kettle Falls International. Now assigned to Great Western.
Photographed in Denver, CO 3/29/2011 Derek Brown

Southern Manitoba

Southern Manitoba 3536 ex CN 3536/2536 nee BBD 7000 HR412 BBD 5/82 Gordon J. Strathdee
Only unit works two ex CN subs. (Miami Sub. 102 miles and Hartney Sub. 42 miles) in Manitoba began August 22, 1999.
Owned by Tulare Valley a US company and operated by Cando Contracting. Note: Abandoned and dismantled in 2008.

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