Rail America/Railink

Goderich & Exeter

This was Ontario's first modern era shortline spinoff. Its pioneer effort resulted in a long delay getting into operation. Rail America bought April 3,1992 the CN branches Goderich Sub. from Stratford to Goderich 46 miles and Exeter Sub. Clinton
to Centralia 24 miles. A major expansion of their operation took place November 15, 1998 with the lease of CN Guelph Sub. from Silver (near Georgetown) to London 90 miles (plus several spurs) and running rights into MacMillan Yard Toronto.

GEXR 700_GSWR_2127_GEXR_177_XXXX with a big cut of salt covered hoppers.
Goderich habour. 10/06/1999 Jason Noe/Joseph Testagrose Collection

GEXR 700 acq. 1998 ex IORY 52, C&O 5628, nee B&O 743 GP7 EMD 18690 10/1953
GSWR_2127 transfer 1997, ex AT&SF 2127. GP9 EMD 20444 5/1955
GEXR 177 (ex MMRR 177, IW 177 nee Cartier 51) GP9 GMD A1814 5/1960

Same units two days later. Long-abandoned CPR bridge in background.

GEXR 3821 squeezes between buildings to cross King Street West in Waterloo.
8/01/2002 Jason Noe/Joseph Testagrose Collection

GEXR 3821 GP38 EMD 33359 1/1967 acq. 1999 ex CORP 3821, ex CSXT 2041, nee B&O 3841

GEXR 3835 leads 901 and more units past Kitchener station. 9/05/2000
John Snook/Joseph Testagrose Collection

GEXR 3835 (ex NECR 9543, ex IC 9543 nee GM&O 724) GP38AC EMD 36082 3/1971

3843 acq. 12/1998 ex NCVA 3843/5142, ex CSX 2141, ex CS/SBD 6232, nee L&N 4011
GP38AC EMD 36324 6/1970
John Street West, Waterloo 5/15/2002 Jason Noe/Joseph Testagrose Collection

GEXR 3856_RLK_4096_CEFX_6537_(leased) plus three more units.
Stratford 9/28/2003 Jason Noe/Joseph Testagrose Collection

3856 transfer 4/1999 from NECR 9539, ex IC/ICG 9539, nee GM&O 720 GP38 EMD 35183 8/1969.
RLK 4096 transfer 2002 RLK_9306 Lakelands & Waterways, ex CN 9306, nee 4006
GP40 GMD A2169 6/1996
CEFX 6537 leased GP38-3 ex SP 6537 GP35 EMD 28479 2/1964

GEXR 177 (ex MMRR 177, IW 177 nee Cartier 51) GP9 GMD A1814 5/1960 John Soehner

GEXR 901 (ex CORP 6440, GSWR 6440, SCRF 6440, nee B&O 6440) GP9 EMD 20444 5/1955

RLK 1401 acq. 1998 FP9Au (ex VIA 6312/6523 nee CN 6523) GMD FP9A A1195 3/1957.
Goderich January 5, 2000 Subsequent owner; 8/2012 OSR 1401.

GEXR 3835 (ex NECR 9543, ex IC 9543 nee GM&O 724) GP38AC EMD 36082 3/1971

3856 transfer 4/1999 from NECR 9539, ex IC/ICG 9539, nee GM&O 720 GP38 EMD 35183 8/1969.
Lettering on cab 1995 short line railroad of the year. This refers to New England Central another Rail America road.
Stratford July 2002 Jim Parker

L&W 4001 (ex CWR 3708 nee SP 3708) GP9-4 EMD 25631 8/1959

GEXR 4046 acq. 1998 (ex VSRR 512, UP 512 nee MKT 206) GP40 EMD 34089 8/1968.
Kitchener 3/23/2007 James Gardiner

GEXR 4161 slug for 3834 GP35m. acq.1996. (ex DGNO 4161, ex AUNW 4161 ex KCS 4161 nee 161 GP7)
EMD 17931 2/1953 Goderich 8/25/2002

Genesee & Wyoming Era

12/28/2012

Ontario L'Orignal

Rail America/Railink

This RailTex shortline began November 1, 1996 with 21 miles of former CN Vankleek Subdivision between Glen Robertson and Hawksbury, Ontario plus, a 4.4 mile spur from Hawksbury to L'Orignal to serve Ivaco Rolling Mills. Rail America acquired RailTex February 4, 2000 and later Quebec Railway Corp. acquired the line effective January 2001. Various lines of Quebec Ry. were acquired November 1, 2008 by CN which now operates the OC.

OLO 180 (nee Cartier 6) GP9 GMD A1819 5/1960 shown on Ottawa Valley still lettered for Ontario L'Orignal,
Note: While lettered OLOR the actual AAR reporting marks are OLO.
. North Bay, ON 4/11/2001 Richard Gorddard

Ottawa Valley

Rail America/Railink

This shortline was created by RaiLink (originally, Trans-Ontario Railway) led by shortline pioneer Tom Payne, through a 17 year lease starting October 30, 1996 of the CPR mainline between Smiths Falls and Sudbury consisting of Chalk River Sub. 115 miles from Smiths Falls to Chalk River and the North Bay Sub.a further 117 miles to North Bay and 69 miles of the Cartier Sub. to Romford (near Sudbury) with running rights 43 miles to Cartier. Also, a branch line Temiscaming Sub. from Mattawa to Temiscaming, Quebec 41 miles to serve the Tembec mills.

RLK 1703 ex TOR 4202 acq. 1996 ex SP 3192 GP9E EMD 19560 6/1954
North Bay 4/11/2001

RLK 4204 acquired 1996 one of six identical ex SP rebuilt GP9E units used at startup. ex SP 3193 EMD 19559 6/1954
Smiths Falls April 4, 1997 Bob Heathorn

RLK 1800 acq. 1998 (nee CNO&TP 6312) SD24 EMD 25661 1/1960 North Bay June 13/2010 Ed Freeman
Note: This is the only SD24 in Canada.

GEXR 4019 ex CORP 4019 nee N&W 1348 GP40 EMD 31888 4/1966 North Bay June 13, 2010 Ed Freeman

RLK 5006 acq. 1998 (ex CP 5006) GP35 GMD A2039 5/1964
RLK 2002 acq. 1997 (ex HATX 116 nee B&O 4813) GP38 EMD 36689 9/1970
North Bay June 13, 2010 Ed Freeman

Genesee & Wyoming Era

Southern Ontario

Operates CN Stuart Street yard and industrial trackage in Hamilton. Leased December 15, 1997
Also, CN Hagersville Sub. Brantford-Nanticoke 35 miles. Leased 21 years starting September 20, 1997.

Originally leased 1997 by RailLink which was acquired July 1999 by Rail America
and in turn RA was acquired December 28, 2012 by Genesee and Wyoming.

RLK 1808_1757_1756 all sitting in the weeds in front of the diesel shop.
Stuart Street Yard June 2007 Dan Dell'Unto

1808 (see below for history)
1757 9/2004 transfer Mackenzie Northern GP10 nee PRR 7092 EMD 21897 11/1956
1756 9/2004 transfer Mackenzie Northern GP7u nee DT&SL 49 EMD 16207 4/1952

RLK 1808_3873 at Stuart Street yard Hamilton. October 2007 Dan Dell'Unto
1808 transferred 3/2006 MN 1808 GP18 EMD 25451 1/1960 nee RI 1334.
3873 transferred 2/2006 Mackenzie Northern ex TOR 2000 nee MEC 258
GP38 EMD 32667 11/1966

SOR 1359 leading RLK 1755 out of Steelcare transload Parkdale Yard crossing Wilcox St. March 2008.
1359 acq. 4/1999 (ex CN 1359) SW1200RS GMD A1844 4/1960
1755 transferred 8/2004 MN GP10 ex CR 7519 nee PRR 7058 GP9 EMD 21863 10/1956

RLK 1755 SOR 1359 inside US Steel STELCO plant Hamilton. 3/2008

SOR 1201 sitting outside Stuart Street shop. March 2008
Transferred 1997 TOR 1335 (ex CN 1335) SW1200RS GMD A1572 11/1958
Retired xxxx Sold 2008 Lambton Diesel (D).

Hagersville Subdivision

SO 5005 RLK 4095 RMPX 9431 Nanticoke 2/21/2010

SO 5005 ex RailLink 5005, North Bay. Nee CP 5005 acq. 10/1998 GP35 GMD A2038 5/1964
RLK 4095 (Rail America acq. 5/2000 tsfr 2/2006 MN, ex RLK 4095, ex RLK 9304,
ex CN 9304 nee CN 4004 sold 6/1998 RaiLink)
GP40 GMD A2167 5/1966

RMPX 9431 RLK 4095 SO 5005 with Imperial Oil tank cars. Nanticoke 4/29/2010
Same set of power heading in opposite direction and two months later with no snow!

RMPX (Railcar, Ltd.) 9431 leased. Ex CN 9431 GP40-2L GMD A3009 5/1974

RLK 4205 arrived Brantford off Hagersville Sub. 5/13/2006.

This unique unit has a long and interesting history.
Built as QNS&L 151 part of a 20 unit order (150-169) GP9 GMD A930 4/1956.
Sold 6/1991 to Century Locomotive (D), Montreal.
Re-sold 6/1993 Owego and Harford 151 by Canada Allied Diesel overhaul 2000 HP 16-645 and chop nose.
OHRY 151 hauling tourists at Newark Valley, NY 5/01/1993
Sold 1997 to RaiLink (Ottawa Valley) later RLK 4205 transferred to Southern Ontario.
Eventually it was scrapped in 2008 as shown below 5/15/2008 in Hamilton.

Genesee &Wyoming Era