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Southern Railway of British Columbia

Southern Railway of British Columbia - SRY

Routes:
New Westminster - Chilliwack, BC (63.8 miles)
Headquarters:
New Westminster, BC
Junctions with other railroads:
BNSF: Huntingdon & New Westminster, BC
CN: Chilliwack & New Westminster, BC
CP: New Westminster, BC
Radio Frequencies:
160.275, 160.545, 160.605
History:
Formed in 1897 as British Columbia Electric Railway to unite the separate interurban and street railway systems in Vancouver, Victoria and New Westminster.
Passenger service ended in 1950.
BCER taken over by provincial government and became British Columbia Hydro Railway in 1962.
Line sold to Itel Rail Corp in 1988 and became Southern Railway of British Columbia.
Line sold to Washington Corp. in 1994.
Ownership:
Washington Corp.
Roster:
Unit Bldr. Model B/N F/N B/D History Acq. Ret. Notes
110 EMD GP9 21237 5472-6 7/1956 ex-MRL 110; ex-MRL 1897; ex-BN 1897; nee NP 280 Sep-2004 - in service
119 EMD GP9 22743 5505-24 8/1957 ex-MRL 119; ex-MRL 1925; ex-BN 1925; nee NP 340 Sep-2004 - in service
122 EMD GP9 22747 5505-28 8/1957 ex-MRL 122; ex-BN 1929; nee NP 344 1999 - in service
124 EMD GP9 24025 5561-6 1/1958 ex-MRL 124; ex-BN 1935; nee NP 356 1999 - in service
129 EMD GP7u 9912 6080-2 6/1950 ex-MRL 129; ex-CNW 4376; nee SLSF GP7 512 1999 - in service
151 EMD MP15DC 75626-1 75626-1 11/1975 nee BCH 151 1975 - in service
152 EMD MP15DC 75626-2 75626-2 11/1975 nee BCH 152 1975 - in service
153 EMD MP15DC 75626-3 75626-3 11/1975 nee BCH 153 1975 - in service
381 EMD SD38AC 37816 5779-1 10/1971 nee BCH 381 1971 - in service
382 EMD SD38-2 71606-1 71606-1 12/1972 nee BCH 382 1972 - in service (leased to IMLR, 1999-2002)
383 EMD SD38-2 71606-2 71606-2 12/1972 nee BCH 383 1972 - in service (leased to IMLR, 1997-2002)
384 EMD SD38-2 74614-1 74614-1 8/1974 nee BCH 384 1974 - in service (leased to IMLR, 1997-2002)
900 GMD SW900RS A738 6/1955 ex-BCH 900; nee BCER 900 1955 - in service
901 GMD SW900RS A892 6/1956 ex-BCH 901; nee BCER 901 1956 - leased to Pioneer Grain (North Vancouver, BC)
902 GMD SW900RS A893 6/1956 ex-BCH 902; nee BCER 902 1956 - in service
903 GMD SW900RS A1165 8/1957 ex-BCH 903; nee BCER 903 1957 - in service
904 GMD SW900RS A1166 8/1957 ex-BCH 904; nee BCER 904 1957 - leased to Fraser Surrey Docks / IDC Distribution Services (Surrey, BC), 2003
905 GMD SW900RS A1476 3/1958 ex-BCH 905; nee BCER 905 1958 - in service
906 GMD SW900RS A1477 3/1958 ex-BCH 906; nee BCER 906 1958 - in service
907 GMD SW900RS A1478 3/1958 ex-BCH 907; nee BCER 907 1958 - in service
908 GMD SW900RS A1479 4/1958 ex-BCH 908; nee BCER 908 1958 - in service
909 GMD SW900RS A2059 6/1964 nee BCH 909 1964 - in service
910 GMD SW900RSm A2245 7/1967 nee BCH 910 1967 - in service
911 GMD SW900RSm A2334 3/1969 nee BCH 911 1967 - leased to Fraser Surrey Docks / IDC Distribution Services (Surrey, BC)
940 GE 70-ton 30371 9/1949 ex-BCH 940; nee BCER 940 1949 1983 to Weyerhaeuser (Springfield, OR), 1983; scrapped
941 GE 70-ton 30372 10/1949 ex-BCH 941; nee BCER 941 1949 1980 to Eurocan Pulp and Paper (Kitimat, BC) 941, 1980; to Eurocan Pulp and Paper (Kitimat, BC) 269; to West Coast Ry Assn (Squamish, BC), 1993
942 GE 70-ton 30373 10/1949 ex-BCH 942; nee BCER 942 1949 1983 to Weyerhaeuser (Springfield, OR), 1983
943 GE 70-ton 30386 3/1950 ex-BCH 943; nee BCER 943 1949 1977 to Eurocan Pulp and Paper (Kitimat, BC) 943, 1977; scrapped
960 Alco-GE Electric 51070/ 3809 1912 nee OE 22 1946 1970 to West Coast Ry Assn (Squamish, BC), 1993
961 Alco-GE Electric 51069/ 3808 1912 nee OE 21 1946 1970 to Edmonton Transit (Edmonton, AB) 2001, 1980
962 Alco-GE Electric 51071 / ? 1912 nee OE 23 1946 1959 scrapped, 1959
(963) Alco-GE Electric 51072 / ? 1912 nee OE 24 1947 n/a acquired for parts (never renumbered)

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Last updated: September 10, 2004



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