Gerdau Ameristeel

Gerdau is headquartered in Brazil

(formerly, CO-Steel Lasco, LASCO)

Gerdau Ameristeel # nil (no details) Whitby 10/03/2013

1251 acq. 1994 (ex CN 1251) SW1200RS GMD A1023 11/1956 Whitby 1999 Dave Woodall

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Lake Ontario Steel LASCO

LASCO 1 October 1987 Darrell Lupson

Re-engined, (note new twin stacks), repainted carbody not yet lettered and numbered. Likely #1.

LASCO 1, GE 70-tonner #30440 2/1950 ex PGE 556 acq. 1/1965. Bathurst St. Yard Toronto 3/29/1985 likely on the way to a contract shop where it would get re-engined with 600 hp Cummins diesel replacing original 600 hp Cooper-Bessemer.
Ron Lipsett/Jack Smith/Don Elliot Collections.

Ex LASCO 1, shown at St.Thomas, privately owned. Gord Strathdee

Became St.Thomas Central (SOLRS) No.10 Wally Pfefferle

2 re-engined (note stacks)

LASCO 2 with original prime mover. Circa 1971 Ron Lipsett

Andrew Merrilees (Dealer) Doug Hately
Middle unit: GE 70-tonner #30453 8/1950 ex Frisco 12 nee Okmulgee Northern 7, sold 12/1968 LASCO 2.

103 two views October 1987 Darrell Lupson

LASCO 3 (ex103) GE 70-ton #30015 6/1948 nee Southern 703 Re-engined at LASCO with 600 HP Cummins.

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SOU 703

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PECR 703 shown at the stillborn Prince Edward County tourist railway.
Trenton, ON. June 28, 1998. Gord Strathdee

Acquired 9/2004 by South Simcoe 703.

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LASCO 7 self-propelled crane loads and switches gons loaded with scrap to be melted.
October 1987 Darrell Lupson

 

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