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Quebec North Shore and Labrador

Parent: Iron Ore Company of Canada

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Subsequent owners

GE Dash 9-44CW 4400 HP

404-414 (11 units)

409 and 408 enroute as T.I. (Trade Ins) to GECX on CN 403 led by 8919 at Rimouski, QC 7/06/2022

409 GE 51019 7/1998
408 GE 51018 7/1998

Wabtec/GE AC44C6M 4400 HP
Rebuilt BNSF Dash 9-44CW built 6-9/1998

430-448 (19 units)

QNSL 448 (former BNSF 4805) last unit in this consist that includes other new QNS&L
power is in fact the last of current order 19 units. Rimouski, QC 4/19/2022

QNSL 528 enroute at Brantford, ON 4/26/2020

QNSL 526 (ex BHP 4305) enroute at Big Lake, MN 3/15/2020
SD70ACe EMD 20038540-006 8/2005

5 units purchased 2020; 524-528 ex BHP 4311, 4310, 4305, 4304 and 4312.

BHP = Billiton iron ore in Australia.

QNSL 515 one of ten unit order 514-523 built in Mexico SD70ACe EMCC 20116688-002 12/2012

QNSL 203 and 204 part of 6 unit order of SD40's. Montreal Wharf August 21, 1969.

319 one of two additional upgraded units. Brantford, ON 6/11/2020

Last two upgraded SD40-3's 310 and 315 (below) homeward bound in CN 393 Brantford 4/20/2019

Last of six units (310-315) upgraded. Seven more SD40-2CLC remain on roster.

314 heading home via Brantford 3/15/2017.

312 homeward bound through Brantford 6/21/2015.

311 (ex 238) SD40-3 (311-315) rebuild returning home. GMD A2630 4/1972.
Previously rebuilt AMF 12/1994 SD40-2CLC
CNR Brantford 2/17/2016

151 and 174 at CPR St.Luc June 25, 1991 sold to Century Locomotive (D).
Note: Scroll to very bottom for photos of subsequent owners.

Locomotive (remote) Control Unit 5 converted from GP9 134, one of four plus one GP7 and three ore cars.

7195 one of five SD40-2's short term leased pending arrival of new order.
Ex HLCX 7195 nee BN 7195 SD40-2 GMD A3797 9/1979
Sept Isles 8/23/2012

Note: BN 7195 was built in London part of orders for 55 and 30 units. 7167-7235 and 8074-8089.
Note too it is trailing two GE B units!

9502 (ex CSXT 2071 nee C&O 3871) GP38 EMD 33702 12/1967 rebuilt 1800 hp AMF 11/1995
Sept Iles, Quebec Septembr 14, 1998

One of two sets of mother unit and slug plus a spare mother.

9501 (ex CSXT 2029, nee B&O 3829) GP38 EMD 33347 11/1967 rebuilt 1800 hp AMF 11/1995 and 9511
7/18/2001 Sept. Iles, Quebec Dave Eagen

9511 slug ex 155 GP9 GMD A934 4/1956 converted AMF 11/1995

218 brand new on GMD plant track. Part of a second order of SD40's 206-220 15 units. A2555 7/1971.
Built with large 4000 gallon fuel tanks compared to standard 3000 gallons.
Note 204-218 leased 12/1983 to CPR and bought 1/18/1985 becoming 5400-5414.

Diesel shop

IOC magazine article 1965

Subsequent owners

Bellequip and Precision National

Acquired QNS&L retired units for lease and rebuild.

HLCX_6226 acq. 1997 (ex 257) Tucson, AR. January 15, 2005

CWB 1002 acq. ?/2015 SD40-2 ex HLCX 6217 nee QNS&L 242 GMD A2850 3/1973 Bloom, February 28, 2016
Rebuild and painting at Metro East Industries, East St. Louis, IL.

Note: HLCX 6217 ex QNS&L 242.at Prescott, WI March 9,2006 Aaron Florin

MEC 3400 along with four others fresh out of shop enroute on CSX to Pan Am Railways (lettered MEC).
Jessop, Georgia 10/31/2015 Max Linder

SD40-2's 224, 247, 254, 258, 263 retired 1999 moved November 1999 to NREX same numbers.
Became PRLX same numbers. Now (10/2015) MEC 3400-3404 owned by GATX.

Note: Pan Am Railways, Inc. consists of Boston and Maine, Maine Central,
Portland Terminal Co. and Springfield Terminal Ralway.

Also note Pan Am Southern is owned 50/50 by Pan Am Rys. and Norfolk Southern.
It is operated by Springfield Terminal and mainly consists of former B&M
between Ayer, Massachusetts and Mechanicville, New York.

JLCX 303 nee QNS&L 231 one of 22 units rebuilt by AMF as SD40-2CLC.
One of five units (303, 304, 305, 306, 308) sold 2007 to J&L Consulting (D). All scrapped.
Aldershot, ON 4/14/2007 Bill Miller

WCOR_307 (ex QNSL 307 see below) Butler, PA 4/28/2007

WCOR 301 acq. 2/2010 (ex QNS&L 301 nee 226). GMD A2618 3/1972
One of four units 301, 302, 307, 309 sold and enroute Wellsboro & Corning
Hamilton, Ontario 3/05/2010

BPRR 3323 leads three ex Canadian units (see below) reassigned from WCOR another G&W shortline
surplus as a result of an unexpected drastic drop in frac sand business. 5/10/2017 Fenelton, PA

WCOR 302 (ex QNSL 302 nee 230) SD40-2 GMD A2622 4/1972
Rebuilt 1/1994 AMF SD40-2CLC GMD 16-645E3C

WCOR 301 acq. 2010 (ex QNSL 301 nee 226) SD40-2 GMD A2618 3/1972
R/B 1/1994 AMF SD40-2CLC

WCOR 6072 (ex GCFX 6072, WC/CN 6072, nee CN 5137) SD40 GMD A2396 2/1970
Rebuilt GEC Alsthom.

CP 5407 (ex QNSL 215) Bensenville, IL 3/28/1989 SD40 GMD A2552 6/1971
Note oversized fuel tank 4000 gallons.
Sold 10/1989 DM&E 6087 Later (3/2016) became CCGX 5309.

151_174 (also 149_165_176) sold 6/1991 Century Locomotive Parts (D). St.Luc June 25/1991

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147 157 stored at CPR John Street shop track part of 5 unit group (133, 147, 157, 167 and 169) sold c.1981 to
Metro Canada Ltd. Kingston, Ont. for Vancouver-Coquitlam commuter service. Toronto 11/28/1981.

Note: Project was still-born and 5 units resold AAM (D).
Further owners; CCGX 1000 (ex 157) NBSR 3700 (ex 133) NBSR 3701 (ex 167).

OHRY 151 hauling tourists at Newark Valley, NY 5/01/1993 GP9 GMD A930 4/1956

Sold 6/1991 to Century Locomotive, Montreal.
Re-sold Oswego and Harford 6/1993 by Canada Allied Diesel overhaul 2000 HP 16-645 and chop nose.

RLK 4205 (nee QNSL 151) acq. 1997 for Ottawa Valley and later transferred to Hamilton for their Southern Ontario.
RLK 4205 arrived Brantford off Hagersville Sub. 5/13/2006.

Note: 4205 scrapped 5/2008 Hamilton also 1752, 1756. Keith Wilson

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Quebec North Shore and Labrador

Parent: Iron Ore Company of Canada

Train Gallery

Subsequent owners

GE Dash 9-44CW 4400 HP

404-414 (11 units)

409 and 408 enroute as T.I. (Trade Ins) to GECX on CN 403 led by 8919 at Rimouski, QC 7/06/2022

409 GE 51019 7/1998
408 GE 51018 7/1998

Wabtec/GE AC44C6M 4400 HP
Rebuilt BNSF Dash 9-44CW built 6-9/1998

430-448 (19 units)

QNSL 448 (former BNSF 4805) last unit in this consist that includes other new QNS&L
power is in fact the last of current order 19 units. Rimouski, QC 4/19/2022

QNSL 528 enroute at Brantford, ON 4/26/2020

QNSL 526 (ex BHP 4305) enroute at Big Lake, MN 3/15/2020
SD70ACe EMD 20038540-006 8/2005

5 units purchased 2020; 524-528 ex BHP 4311, 4310, 4305, 4304 and 4312.

BHP = Billiton iron ore in Australia.

QNSL 515 one of ten unit order 514-523 built in Mexico SD70ACe EMCC 20116688-002 12/2012

QNSL 203 and 204 part of 6 unit order of SD40's. Montreal Wharf August 21, 1969.

319 one of two additional upgraded units. Brantford, ON 6/11/2020

Last two upgraded SD40-3's 310 and 315 (below) homeward bound in CN 393 Brantford 4/20/2019

Last of six units (310-315) upgraded. Seven more SD40-2CLC remain on roster.

314 heading home via Brantford 3/15/2017.

312 homeward bound through Brantford 6/21/2015.

311 (ex 238) SD40-3 (311-315) rebuild returning home. GMD A2630 4/1972.
Previously rebuilt AMF 12/1994 SD40-2CLC
CNR Brantford 2/17/2016

151 and 174 at CPR St.Luc June 25, 1991 sold to Century Locomotive (D).
Note: Scroll to very bottom for photos of subsequent owners.

Locomotive (remote) Control Unit 5 converted from GP9 134, one of four plus one GP7 and three ore cars.

7195 one of five SD40-2's short term leased pending arrival of new order.
Ex HLCX 7195 nee BN 7195 SD40-2 GMD A3797 9/1979
Sept Isles 8/23/2012

Note: BN 7195 was built in London part of orders for 55 and 30 units. 7167-7235 and 8074-8089.
Note too it is trailing two GE B units!

9502 (ex CSXT 2071 nee C&O 3871) GP38 EMD 33702 12/1967 rebuilt 1800 hp AMF 11/1995
Sept Iles, Quebec Septembr 14, 1998

One of two sets of mother unit and slug plus a spare mother.

9501 (ex CSXT 2029, nee B&O 3829) GP38 EMD 33347 11/1967 rebuilt 1800 hp AMF 11/1995 and 9511
7/18/2001 Sept. Iles, Quebec Dave Eagen

9511 slug ex 155 GP9 GMD A934 4/1956 converted AMF 11/1995

218 brand new on GMD plant track. Part of a second order of SD40's 206-220 15 units. A2555 7/1971.
Built with large 4000 gallon fuel tanks compared to standard 3000 gallons.
Note 204-218 leased 12/1983 to CPR and bought 1/18/1985 becoming 5400-5414.

Diesel shop

IOC magazine article 1965

Subsequent owners

Bellequip and Precision National

Acquired QNS&L retired units for lease and rebuild.

HLCX_6226 acq. 1997 (ex 257) Tucson, AR. January 15, 2005

CWB 1002 acq. ?/2015 SD40-2 ex HLCX 6217 nee QNS&L 242 GMD A2850 3/1973 Bloom, February 28, 2016
Rebuild and painting at Metro East Industries, East St. Louis, IL.

Note: HLCX 6217 ex QNS&L 242.at Prescott, WI March 9,2006 Aaron Florin

MEC 3400 along with four others fresh out of shop enroute on CSX to Pan Am Railways (lettered MEC).
Jessop, Georgia 10/31/2015 Max Linder

SD40-2's 224, 247, 254, 258, 263 retired 1999 moved November 1999 to NREX same numbers.
Became PRLX same numbers. Now (10/2015) MEC 3400-3404 owned by GATX.

Note: Pan Am Railways, Inc. consists of Boston and Maine, Maine Central,
Portland Terminal Co. and Springfield Terminal Ralway.

Also note Pan Am Southern is owned 50/50 by Pan Am Rys. and Norfolk Southern.
It is operated by Springfield Terminal and mainly consists of former B&M
between Ayer, Massachusetts and Mechanicville, New York.

JLCX 303 nee QNS&L 231 one of 22 units rebuilt by AMF as SD40-2CLC.
One of five units (303, 304, 305, 306, 308) sold 2007 to J&L Consulting (D). All scrapped.
Aldershot, ON 4/14/2007 Bill Miller

WCOR_307 (ex QNSL 307 see below) Butler, PA 4/28/2007

WCOR 301 acq. 2/2010 (ex QNS&L 301 nee 226). GMD A2618 3/1972
One of four units 301, 302, 307, 309 sold and enroute Wellsboro & Corning
Hamilton, Ontario 3/05/2010

BPRR 3323 leads three ex Canadian units (see below) reassigned from WCOR another G&W shortline
surplus as a result of an unexpected drastic drop in frac sand business. 5/10/2017 Fenelton, PA

WCOR 302 (ex QNSL 302 nee 230) SD40-2 GMD A2622 4/1972
Rebuilt 1/1994 AMF SD40-2CLC GMD 16-645E3C

WCOR 301 acq. 2010 (ex QNSL 301 nee 226) SD40-2 GMD A2618 3/1972
R/B 1/1994 AMF SD40-2CLC

WCOR 6072 (ex GCFX 6072, WC/CN 6072, nee CN 5137) SD40 GMD A2396 2/1970
Rebuilt GEC Alsthom.

CP 5407 (ex QNSL 215) Bensenville, IL 3/28/1989 SD40 GMD A2552 6/1971
Note oversized fuel tank 4000 gallons.
Sold 10/1989 DM&E 6087 Later (3/2016) became CCGX 5309.

151_174 (also 149_165_176) sold 6/1991 Century Locomotive Parts (D). St.Luc June 25/1991

147 157 stored at CPR John Street shop track part of 5 unit group (133, 147, 157, 167 and 169) sold c.1981 to
Metro Canada Ltd. Kingston, Ont. for Vancouver-Coquitlam commuter service. Toronto 11/28/1981.

Note: Project was still-born and 5 units resold AAM (D).
Further owners; CCGX 1000 (ex 157) NBSR 3700 (ex 133) NBSR 3701 (ex 167).

OHRY 151 hauling tourists at Newark Valley, NY 5/01/1993 GP9 GMD A930 4/1956

Sold 6/1991 to Century Locomotive, Montreal.
Re-sold Oswego and Harford 6/1993 by Canada Allied Diesel overhaul 2000 HP 16-645 and chop nose.

RLK 4205 (nee QNSL 151) acq. 1997 for Ottawa Valley and later transferred to Hamilton for their Southern Ontario.
RLK 4205 arrived Brantford off Hagersville Sub. 5/13/2006.

Note: 4205 scrapped 5/2008 Hamilton also 1752, 1756. Keith Wilson