Rail Link

The Washington Companies

Southern Railway of British Columbia

Acquired 1994 from Itel Rail Corp.

Formerly British Columbia Hydro and Power Authority,
originally British Columbia Electric Ry.

New Westminster, BC

Facilities: Diesel shop

All photographs Mark Forseille unless otherwise credited.

SRY Rail Link 001 slug converted 2005 from 7935 (below). GP9 122 is mother. Assigned to New Westminster yard.
Note: Two ex ICG GP10's were also acquired for conversion (on hold) to 002 and 003.
Later, these two units were traded to a dealer (for scrap) for a slug (below) that was quickly repainted.

Two views of slug 002 finished and in service with 106 as mother unit eastbound at Mile 9.2
of CP Westminster Subdivision heading into New Westminster. 11/17/2011 Andy Cassidy

Note the green emblem "Zero emission locomotive"

SRY 002 (ex CN 226 rebuilt 11/1986 from GP9 4275) acq. 12/2010. January 9, 2011

Former Howe Sound Pulp & Paper 950-01, ( ex CN 7935 ) Port Mellon.
SW900 900 hp GMD A1187 11/1957 New Westminster. Sept. 11, 2002

SRY 106 transfer 2008 MRL 106 ex BN 1931 nee NP 352. GP9 EMD 24021 1/1958 New Westminster Dec. 2/2009
One of 9 GP9's and 1 GP7u transferred from Montana Rail Link. As of July 2010 four GP9's were still not serviceable.

110 ex MRL 110 ex BN 1897 nee NP 280 EMD 21237 7/1956
Note the roof mounted air reservoirs typical for steam generator equipped units.
Leased to Island Corridor Foundation for former Esquimalt & Nanaimo.
Wellcox ( Nanaimo V.I. ) August 15, 2009 John Leeming

121 control cab booster (slug) (ex MRL 121, 1927, ex BN 1927, nee NP340) GP9 EMD 22745 8/1957
with mother 135 (ex MRL 135, MRL 1903, BN 1903 nee NP 318) GP9 EMD 22721 8/1957.
Note the green Zero Emission Locomotive logo.

122 is mother unit to supply power to slug 001. GP9 EMD 22747 8/57 ex MRL 122 ex BN 1929 nee NP 344. Mar.31/07

129 ex MRL 129, ex CNW 4376 nee SLSF 512 GP7 EMD 9912 6/1950 New Westminster October 5/2007

152 ex BCH 152 one of three MP15DC 1500 hp EMD 75626-2 11/1975 Huntingdon Oct. 10/2009

153 another of the three MP15DC order built by EMD account this model not built by GMD due to small order.
New Westminster February 4, 2010

381 ex BCH a single unit order SD38AC 2000 hp built EMD 37816 10/1971 New Westminster August 12, 2009

Only unit of this model in Canada. Follow up orders were for two (12/72) and then one SD38-2 units. All were built by EMD.
NAR was the only other railway to order SD38's (four SD38-2) and they too were built by EMD.

384 last new diesel delivered. SD38-2 EMD 74614-1 8/1974 September 25, 2006

900 ex BCE 900 SW900RS 900 hp m.u. GMD A738 6/1955 Huntingdon October 10, 2009

Note: Twelve of these BCE units were the only ones of this model built by GMD.

902 at the New Westminster shop. GMD A893 6/1956 July 16, 2009

907 GMD A1478 4/1958 Annacis Island August 2, 2009

909 GMD A2059 6/1964 Huntingdon October 10, 2009

911 SW900RS 1000 hp GMD A2334 3/1969 New Westminster February 4, 1910

Note: 910 and 911 were built with 1000 hp prime mover.

1201 (ex CN 1116) GMD-1 1200 hp GMD A1436 9/1958

1204 (ex CN 1170) GMD A1885 4/1960

1202 (ex CN 1153) acq. 2005 GMD1 1200 hp A1750 10/1959 New Westminster 3/31/2007

1203 acq. 2005 (ex CN 1169) GMD1 A1884 4/1960 New Westminster 10/30/2007

1205 one of five GMD1's (1201-05) acquired 2005 (ex CN 1072 ex NAR 311 nee CN 1072) GMD A1887 4/1960
New Westminster 12/23/2005

Original orders:

381
382 383
384

900
901 902
903 904
905 906 907 908
909
910
911

Facilities: Diesel shop