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Quebec Railway Corporation Inc.

Charlevoix

Gaspesie

Matapedia

New Brunswick East Coast

Ontario L’Orignal


Eastern Rail Services (SFEX)

Leases units to QRC railways.

3000 RS-18-3a
4202, 4203, 4204 C-424


Ottawa Central

Began December 13, 1998

Former CN Beachburg Sub. Federal (and Walkley yard Ottawa) to Pembroke 89.2 miles.
Also, former CN Walkley Line from Wass to Hawthorne 5.8 miles and .
CN Smiths Falls Sub. Federal to Richmond Mile 13
Running rights on VIA Rail former CN Alexandria Sub. Coteau to Hawthorne. 72.7 miles.

Re-acquired by CN November 1, 2008.


Ottawa Central units acquired 10/16/1998:
Ex CP 1815, 1824, 1828, 1838, 1842, 1865, 4204

OCRR 1815 (ex CP 1815) RS-18 rebuilt Angus 4/1983 nee 8742. MLW 81617 4/1957
Walkley Yard, Ottawa October 7, 2006

OCRR_1824_1865_18xx exercising running rights on VIA trackage through Coteau, QC February 2007 Eric Clegg

OCRR 1828_1865 westbound crossing the Rideau River approaching control point Federal beginning of line.

CN has just delivered OC power (1838_1815_1865_1828 ) to Walkely Yard in Ottawa.
Two more RS-18's to come 1824_1842. All power acquired are ex CP units.

OCRR 1828 (ex CP 1828) rebuilt Angus nee 8793 MLW 82474 7/1958.

Subsequent owner; GRYR 1828. 7/2009; DGVR 1828 x,2012; CFS (Sartigan) 1828 9/2012.

1834_1846 still in CP Rail Action Red paint scheme.Walkley July 31, 2005 Doug Rickaby

1838_1815 with a short train eastbound at Foresters Falls, ON

OCRR 1842 in Walkley Yard, Ottawa. October 08, 2006 Doug Rickaby
(Ex CP 1842 rebuilt Angus 12/1987 with frame and carbody parts ex CN 3634. Nee CP 8758.

1842 trails eastbound through VIA Fallowfield (Ottawa) station with 1824 on other end powering train 537. 10/14/2008
Note: Operating on running rights over VIA (formerly, CNR) Smiths Falls Sub. to reach Richmond M.12.7 from
Federal Mile 0.0 (Junction with OC Beachburg Subdivision Mile 0.0 to Pembroke M. 86.6).

Ottawa Central 1846 bears OC Rail lettering replacing CP Rail. Trailing units 1828 and 1824 repainted. Coteau, QC
August 05/2006 Above photographs by Ms Petitclerc/Collection of Roger Boisvert

Train 529 with 1859 and 1828 Corktown Road. Ottawa 6/16/2008

Acquired 4/2008 ex NBEC 1859 ex CP 1859 nee 8786.

Re-sold 12/2008 TRRY 1859.

1865 Ottawa 8/11/2001

Basic black doesn't look that bad. CP 4204 only C-424 acquired. MLW 84842 3/1965

Note: 2004 to SFEX (Eastern Rail Services) 4204.
Resold: See subsequent owners below.

 


Subsequent owners

TRRY 1859 switching the former Robin Hood Flour elevator on the former NS&T at Humberstone, ON.

GRYR 1865_1828 Grenada, MS 8/05/2009

SFEX 4204 Resold 12/2011 RRPX 4204. M&E Morristown, NJ 3/23/2013
Resold c. 7/2015 WNYP 4204

Resold c. 2018 DL 4204

 

 

 

 



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