Gulf Pulp and Paper Company

Nine mile non-common carrier railway between Clarke City where a mill was located to a dock at Pointe Noire,Quebec.
Operation closed and line abandoned 1968.

Ancient looking 38 (acq.8/38 ex Dominion Construction 2187) Davenport 2187 4/31
still at work in Clarke City, Quebec July 17, 1961 Forester A. Kemp

Note: Engine is coal fired. Diamond stack is to catch sparks around the mill.

A used GE 70-tonner was acquired late in 1963 ending steam.

38 was originally preserved in 1969 by Yvon Bordeleau in Quebec City.
It was acquired 10/85 by Horst Muller for display at his Christian Bell Porcelain in Mount Forest, ON.
Later, it went to a still-born tourist railroad in the Finger Lakes area of New York.
In 2002 it went to Catawisa Railroad, a caboose lodge in Catawisa, Pennsylvania.

Note: Sister engine 48 (ex DCC 2185) was displayed at the QN&SL station in Sept Iles, Que.
along with QNS&L 702 4-6-2 (ex ONR 702). It was moved to Clarke City in 1998 for their centennial display.

38 at work with combine in the early 1960's. Note footboards instead of pilot. David H. Page

GP&P 38 with both of the ancient (Circa 1870) ex Intercolonial small combines. August 1961 David H. Page

Little 2 1/2 year old Sandra stands next to "big" wheelsets. In the background behind the old truss-rod flat cars
is one of the combines now painted yellow and a yellow speeder. 1968. David H. Page

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