DEVCO

Formerly; Sydney & Louisburg

Devco 216 GP38-2 GMD A3684 5/1979 Sydney, NS 3/28/2010

Devco 217 GP38-2 GMD A3685 5/1979 Sydney, NS 3/28/2010

Devco 219 GP38-2 GMD A3687 6/1979 Sydney, NS 3/28/2010

Devco Railway on frame and with full name Cape Breton Development Corporation.

One unit order (last ever), brand new! GMD A4347 7/1983

Brand new enroute to Cape Breton. Last of 4 unit (224-227) order. GMD A4281 7/1982
Note: Three orders of 4 GP38-2 units each (216-227) and a final order of one unit 228.
None equipped with dynamic braking. 216-219 built with 1000 KW power output for emergency mine use.

One of four unit first order (216-219) out of a total of 12 units. GMD A2686 6/1979
Note: These four units were specially equipped to supply
1000 KW at 575 volts, 3 phase 60 Hz to provide emergency power to the mine.

Devco 214 (acq. 3/1975) ex MLW 675 leaser nee Alco 640-2 demonstrator.
DL640 RS-27 2000 hp Alco 83557 12/1959 and MLW 3/1975
Glace Bay, Cape Breton. July 27, 1976 Bruce Curry

Note: one of two units inc. 215 ex MLW 676 nee Alco 640-3

Devco 20 acq. 1969 (ex Mc.Kinnon Ind. 10) Model 40 EMD #1134 8/1940
Doug Hately Collection Digital restoration courtesy of Walter Pfefferle

Preserved at Museum of Industry in Stellarton, Nova Scotia.

DR 60 ( ex S&L 60, nee PGE 553) 70-ton GE 30038 6/1949 Wendell Lemon Collection

Subsequent owners

DR 61 (ex C&NW 1202) acq. 11/1961 second S&L diesel. Alco S1 660 hp #69203 10/1940
Note the classifications lamps on both ends of unit. Very unusual, normally only on the nose.
Two views at Glace Bay, above September 7,1980 and below October 25,1980. Glenn Courtney

DR 61

Devco 203 acq. 10/1960 ex M&St.L 201 RS-1 Alco #71434 9/1944
First of several used 1000 HP road switchers that dieselized predecessor Sydney & Louisburg in 1960-61.

209 years later, a lot dirtier but still going, testament to the durability of the Alco 539 prime mover.
Sydney, NS. 10/15/1975 Clayton Langstaff

207 acq. 3/1961 (ex M&StL 202 nee 944) RS-1 ALCO 71436 10/1944
Subsequent owner 12/1981 Cargill Grain 3, Thunder Bay.

210 acq. 3/1961 (ex SOO/WC 2362) RS-1 ALCO 78242 8/1950

Sydney August 1, 1977

Subsequent owners

NBSR 2317 ex Devco 217 CPR St.Luc diesel shop.

NBSR 2318 ex Devco 216 Brownville Jct. ME 8/02/2011

NBSR 2319 ex Devco 219 Brownville Jct. ME 5/09/2021

LIRC 220 acq. 1996 (ex DEVCO 220) r/b EMD GP38-3 GMD GP38-2 A4063 4/1981

LIRC 221 and 220 crossing Muscatatuck River, Austin, IN 9/05/2001

LIRC 223 acq. 1996 (ex DEVCO 223) r/b GP38-3 EMD. GP38-2 GMD A4066 4/1981
8/28/2005 Columbus, IN

GMTX 2258 (nee Devco 224) GMD A4278 6/1982 Vernon, BC 9/09/2010.