Rail America/Railink

Goderich Exeter

This was Ontario's first modern era shortline spinoff. Its pioneer effort resulted in a long delay getting into operation. Rail America bought April 3,1992 the CN branches Goderich Sub. from Stratford to Goderich 46 miles and Exeter Sub. Clinton to Centralia 24 miles. A major expansion of their operation took place November 15, 1998 with the lease of CN Guelph Sub. from Silver (near Georgetown) to London 90 miles (plus several spurs) and running rights into MacMillan Yard Toronto.

GEXR 700_GSWR_2127_GEXR_177_XXXX with a big cut of salt covered hoppers.
Goderich habour. 10/06/1999 Jason Noe/Joseph Testagrose Collection

GEXR 700 acq. 1998 ex IORY 52, C&O 5628, nee B&O 743 GP7 EMD 18690 10/1953
GSWR_2127 transfer 1997, ex AT&SF 2127. GP9 EMD 20444 5/1955
GEXR 177 (ex MMRR 177, IW 177 nee Cartier 51) GP9 GMD A1814 5/1960

Same units two days later. Long-abandoned CPR bridge in background.

GEXR 3821 squeezes between buildings to cross King Street West in Waterloo.
8/01/2002 Jason Noe/Joseph Testagrose Collection

GEXR 3821 GP38 EMD 33359 1/1967 acq. 1999 ex CORP 3821, ex CSXT 2041, nee B&O 3841

GEXR 3835 leads 901 and more units past Kitchener station. 9/05/2000
John Snook/Joseph Testagrose Collection

GEXR 3835 (ex NECR 9543, ex IC 9543 nee GM&O 724) GP38AC EMD 36082 3/1971

3843 acq. 12/1998 ex NCVA 3843/5142, ex CSX 2141, ex CS/SBD 6232, nee L&N 4011
GP38AC EMD 36324 6/1970
John Street West, Waterloo 5/15/2002 Jason Noe/Joseph Testagrose Collection

GEXR 3856_RLK_4096_CEFX_6537_(leased) plus three more units.
Stratford 9/28/2003 Jason Noe/Joseph Testagrose Collection

3856 transfer 4/1999 from NECR 9539, ex IC/ICG 9539, nee GM&O 720 GP38 EMD 35183 8/1969.
RLK 4096 transfer 2002 RLK_9306 Lakelands & Waterways, ex CN 9306, nee 4006
GP40 GMD A2169 6/1996
CEFX 6537 leased GP38-3 ex SP 6537 GP35 EMD 28479 2/1964

GEXR 177 (ex MMRR 177, IW 177 nee Cartier 51) GP9 GMD A1814 5/1960 John Soehner

GEXR 901 (ex CORP 6440, GSWR 6440, SCRF 6440, nee B&O 6440) GP9 EMD 20444 5/1955

GEXR 3835 (ex NECR 9543, ex IC 9543 nee GM&O 724) GP38AC EMD 36082 3/1971

3856 transfer 4/1999 from NECR 9539, ex IC/ICG 9539, nee GM&O 720 GP38 EMD 35183 8/1969.
Lettering on cab 1995 short line railroad of the year. This refers to New England Central another Rail America road.
Stratford July 2002 Jim Parker

L&W 4001 (ex CWR 3708 nee SP 3708) GP9-4 EMD 25631 8/1959

GEXR 4046 acq. 1998 (ex VSRR 512, UP 512 nee MKT 206) GP40 EMD 34089 8/1968.
Kitchener 3/23/2007 James Gardiner

Ontario L'Orignal
Rail America/Railink

This RailTex shortline began November 1, 1996 with 21 miles of former CN Vankleek Subdivision between Glen Robertson and Hawksbury, Ontario plus, a 4.4 mile spur from Hawksbury to L'Orignal to serve Ivaco Rolling Mills. Rail America acquired RailTex February 4, 2000 and later Quebec Railway Corp. acquired the line effective January 2001. Various lines of Quebec Ry. were acquired November 1, 2008 by CN which now operates the OC.

OLO 180 (nee Cartier 6) GP9 GMD A1819 5/1960 shown on Ottawa Valley still lettered for Ontario L'Orignal,
Note: While lettered OLOR the actual AAR reporting marks are OLO.
. North Bay, ON 4/11/2001 Richard Gorddard

Ottawa Valley
Rail America/Railink

This shortline was created by RaiLink (originally, Trans-Ontario Railway) led by shortline pioneer Tom Payne, through a 17 year lease starting October 30, 1996 of the CPR mainline between Smiths Falls and Sudbury consisting of Chalk River Sub. 115 miles from Smiths Falls to Chalk River and the North Bay Sub.a further 117 miles to North Bay and 69 miles of the Cartier Sub. to Romford (near Sudbury) with running rights 43 miles to Cartier. Also, a branch line Temiscaming Sub. from Mattawa to Temiscaming, Quebec 41 miles to serve the Tembec mills.

RLK 1703 ex TOR 4202 acq. 1996 ex SP 3192 GP9E EMD 19560 6/1954
North Bay 4/11/2001

RLK 4204 acquired 1996 one of six identical ex SP rebuilt GP9E units used at startup. ex SP 3193 EMD 19559 6/1954
Smiths Falls April 4, 1997 Bob Heathorn

RLK 1800 acq. 1998 (nee CNO&TP 6312) SD24 EMD 25661 1/1960 North Bay June 13/2010 Ed Freeman
Note: This is the only SD24 in Canada.

GEXR 4019 ex CORP 4019 nee N&W 1348 GP40 EMD 31888 4/1966 North Bay June 13, 2010 Ed Freeman

RLK 5006 acq. 1998 (ex CP 5006) GP35 GMD A2039 5/1964
RLK 2002 acq. 1997 (ex HATX 116 nee B&O 4813) GP38 EMD 36689 9/1970
North Bay June 13, 2010 Ed Freeman