Central Western Railway

Route:: Stettler - Donalda - Viewpoint - Ballast Pit, AB (20 miles); Payne Jct - Stettler - Big Valley - Rumsey - Morrin - Dinosaur Jct, AB (2 miles & 8.9 miles); West Stettler - Botha - Coronation - Consort - Compeer, AB (11.1 miles)
Headquarters:: Stettler, AB
Junctions with other railroads:: APXX: Stettler, AB; CN: Dinosaur Jct, AB; CP: West Stettler, AB
Radio frequencies:: 160.590
History:: Acquired Ballast Pit - Morrin line from CN on October 11, 1986.; Acquired Stettler - Compeer line from CP in 1992.; Service discontinued and track lifted between Consort and Compeer in 1996.; Service discontinued between Donalda and Ballast Pit on August 5, 1997.; Service discontinued between Viewpoint and Ballast Pit and between Big Valley and Morrin on August 5, 1997.; Stettler - Big Valley line sold to Alberta Prairie Railway Excursions (APXX) in 1998.; Control assumed by RailAmerica following RA's takeover of RaiLink in July 1999.; Acquired by CN on January 19, 2006.
Ownership:: RailAmerica
Roster:

Unit	Bldr.	Model	B/N	F/N	B/D	History	Acq.	Ret.	Notes
1118	GMD	GMD1m	A1438		9/1958	ex Canadian Railserv 1118; ex CN 1118; nee CN GMD1 1018	1997	2006	disposition unknown
RLK 1753	EMD	GP9m	19602	5350-4	6/1954	ex CWRL 2100; ex Difco Inc 978; ex CC 1878; ex CC 978; ex MILW 978; ex MILW 273; nee MILW 2439	1998	1999	to CSCD 1753, 1999; to ????
3708	EMD	GP9	25631	5608-1	1959	ex SP 3708; nee SP 5872	1992	1998	to LWR 4001, 1998
4301	EMD	GP7u	14577	5120-5	9/1951	ex MKCX 4301; ex WVRC 4101; ex PLE 1529; nee PLE 5680	1986	1998	to RLGN 4301, 1998; to Canadian Railserv 4301, 2000
4302	EMD	GP7u	14576	5120-4	9/1951	ex MKCX 4302; ex WVRC 4102; ex PLE 1530; nee PLE 5679	1986	1998	to RLGN 4302, 1998; scrapped
(7434)	GMD	GP9	A1079		4/1957	ex CR 7434; ex PC 7434; nee NYC 6034	1985	n/a	to Novacor (Joffre, AB) 7434, 1985
7438	GMD	GP9	A1083		4/1957	ex CR 7438; ex PC 7438; nee NYC 6038	1985	2006	to APXX 7438

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Last updated: June 11, 2023