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Canadian Forest Products (CANFOR) - Englewood Logging Division

Canadian Forest Products (CANFOR) - Englewood Logging Division

Route:
Beaver Cove - Nimpkish - Woss - Vernon Reload, BC (56 miles)
Headquarters:
Woss, BC
Junctions with other railroads:
none
Radio frequencies:
160.650, 165.540
History:
Construction of the line began in 1917 by the Nimpkish Timber Company.
Nimpkish Timber Company renamed Wood & English Logging in 1924.
Beaver Cove Lumber & Pulp Company purchased in 1926 to form Canadian Forest Products.
Acquired by Western Forest Products (and renamed Englewood Railway of Western Forest Products) in 2006.
Ownership:
Canadian Forest Products (CANFOR)
Roster:



The Esquimalt & Nanaimo Railway
Donald F. MacLachlan

Sawlogs on Steel Rails
George A. McKnight

Vancouver Island Railroads
Robert D. Turner

Unit Bldr. Model B/D B/N F/N History Acq. Ret. Notes
300 GE 45-ton 1941 13166 ex-Port of Olympia 5 (WA); ex-US Army 7428; nee QMC 4547 1955 1960 to (D) Reliance Machinery 300, 1960
301 GMD SW1200RS 1956 A829 acquired new 1956 - in service; r/b with CAT 3512 engine
302 GMD SW1200RS 1956 A830 acquired new 1956 - in service; r/b with CAT 3512 engine
303 GMD SW1200RS 1959 A1715 acquired new 1959 - in service
304 EMD SW1200u 9/1954 19663 4277-3 ex-Canadian Forest Products 4804; ex-Georgia Pacific 1203; nee Coos Bay Lumber 1203 1972 - in service; r/b with CAT 3512 engine

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