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Alliance Pulse Processors, Inc.
(formerly, Agtec Processors, Inc.)
Subsidiary of AGT Food and Ingredients, Canada

October 2015 Alliance Pulse Processors to acquire Mobil Capital Holdings.

Mobil Grain Ltd.
MGLX

Big Sky Rail



Former CN Conquest Subdivision (Conrose Jct. to Beechy, 94.3 miles) and Elrose Subdivision (Conquest Jct. West to Glidden 104.2 miles) and Mantario Spur 21.6 miles north (M. 48.8 Glidden, M. 33.7 Eatonia, end of track 22.2).
Grand total: 221 miles. Began September 23, 2011

Public library in former CNR Eatonia station.
Eatonia and District Chamber of Commerce also has caboose CN 78103 acq. 1995.

MGLX 607 switching AGT Foods terminal. 70-tonner GE 31284 3/1952 Ex MET 607 nee OP&E 10.
Delisle, SK May 22, 2021


Last Mountain

Former CN Craik Subdivision, Warell (Regina) mile 0.0 to Aylesbury mile 62.2
and Davidson 85.0 miles connecting to CN. Began September 1, 2009.

LMR 608 still in full M&ET paint scheme. Elevator almost repainted!
Mile 71.8 Crail Sub. Craik, MB 8/24/2019 James Knott

Note the cut of covered hopper cars formerly Saskatchewan owned now MGLX.
Saskatchewan province ended its ownership of 1000 cars (898 remaining) in 2017.
Mobil Grain bought 663, Great Western 150 cars and Great Sandhills 85 car.

NOTE: All 9 SD-40's are shared by both roads.


West Central Road and Rail

2015 Acquired WCR&R and 5 producer car-loading facilities in Easton, Laporte, Lucky Lake, Beechy and Dinsmore.

West Central Road and Rail 601 acq. 12/2011 (ex Mobil Grain 601, nee M&ET 601) 70-ton GE 30031 2/1949.
Big Sky Rail, Beechy, SK Still in emaculate M&ET paint scheme!

Former CN 79226 van greets visitors to Lucky Lake a tourist area.

MGLX 3147 acq. 8/2011 (ex KCS 3147/6606 nee SD40 CN 5147) GMD A2406 3/1970

West Central Road and Rail 602 acq. 12/2011 (ex Mobil Grain 602, nee M&ET 602) 70-ton GE 31278 1/1952.

MGLX 3143, 3138, 3130 3147 enroute to Mobil. Neenah, WI. 8/06/2011

MGLX 6934 leads 3143 and another unit. Two views.

MGLX 6934 acq. 6/2010 (ex WC 6934, ex GCFX 6064 nee SD40 CN 5112) GMD A2371 10/1969.
MGLX 3143 acq. 8/2011 (ex KCS 3143:2 ex KCS 6601 nee SD40 CN 5214) GMD A2531 9/1971.

 

MGLX 6901 acq. 6/2010 (ex WC 6901, ex GCFX 6031, nee SD40-2 CN5176 ) SD40-3 GMD A2493 4/1971
Aylesbury 10/30/2017

MGLX 6935 (acq. 6/2010) SD40-3 ex WC 6935, ex GCFX 6065, nee CN 5199 SD40.
GMD A2516 8/1971 r/b SD40-3 AMF 2/1998 GEC Alsthom GCFX 6065 Connell Leasing.
Aylesbury September 26, 2015 Colin Arnot

605 608 and MGLX 3130 acq. 8/2011 SD40-3 ex KCS 3130/6607 nee CN SD40 5091 DD-GM A2350 5/1969

Aylesbury Mile 62.2 Craig Sub. August 19, 2013 Steve Arnot

MGLX 3138 acq. 8/2011 (ex KCS 3138:2nd, ex 3128/6600 nee CN 5088) DD-GM A2347 5/1969
Delisle, SK May 22/2021

Former M & E T 604 at the former Sask Pool elevator in Chamberlain, August 17, 2014

This is what it is all about. Grain.


The Government of Saskatchewan sold off its fleet of covered hopper cars in 2017.

Big Sky acquired 663 of the 898 remaining cars. Reporting marks MGLX.

Also, Great Western acquired 150 cars and Great Sandhills acquired 85 cars.

MGLX 10086

MGLX 10088

MGLX 397082

SKNX 397247

Last Mountain 5493 (and 5491 below) acq. 2/2015 still in the controversial CP Rail System dual flag logo.
4/19/2015 Aylesbury, SK Donovan Nickel

5493 SD40M-2 EMD/MK ex D&RGW 5333 SD45 acq. by CP 4/1995

5491 SD40M-2 EMD/MK ex UP 3022 SD40 acq. by CP 3/1995

Mobil Grain 3138 SD40-3 sits among three ex M&ET 70-tonners, 608 and 605, 604. (see below)
Aylesbury April 2015 Donovan Nickel

3138 acq. 8/2011 GMD A2347 5/1969 Built as SD40 CN 5088 sold 5/1998 KCS 6600/3128/3138.

Modesto & Empire Traction in Modesto, California was long a stronghold of GE 70-tonners.
Mobil Grain acquired (8/2011) most of their fleet (7 units) when growing traffic required heavier power.
Soon replaced by heavier SD's with 70-tonners used to switch elevators at
Aylesbury, Bethune and Craik, Saskatchewan.

608 GE 32302 3/1955 nee McCloud River Lumber 1.

605 GE 28511 2/1947 nee Southwestern Portland Cement 5.
604 GE 30390 1/1950 nee North Louisiana & Gulf 102.

 

 

 

 



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