Industrial Locomotives in Canada
| These lists show industrial
and short line locomotive rosters for locations in all provinces
except British Columbia which is well covered by the excellent work
of Mike Green. The information is shown on a historical basis
with the cut off date being 31 December 1990. The reason for this
date is that, after this time, the Canadian Trackside Guide, published
annually by the Bytown Railway Society, has good coverage of all
locomotives and the history from 1991 onwards can be traced through the
various editions of the guide. The rosters show locomotives known for the company at that location and there is some duplication because many locomotives had more than one owner and location. Some simplification has been carried out at some locations where several owners were involved at the same facility – this has eliminated some unnecessary duplication. Click here for notes outlining the salient features of each column. Click here for a listing of sources. The lists
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 Alberta
October 2009 (79k) Manitoba March 2007 (85k) New Brunswick March 2007 (43k) Newfoundland May 2008 (43k) |
Nova Scotia
October 2009 (188k) Ontario December 2009 (525k) Prince Edward Island July 2003 (56k) Quebec December 2008 (360k) Saskatchewan March 2007 (39k) |
Unknown Location
or Owner Index of Owners | It has quickly become evident that there are a
great deal of unknowns in the history of industrial and short line
locomotives in this country and I am faced with the dilemma whether I
should wait until it is complete as possible or
to put the information into the public domain in the hope that this
act will produce additional information. I have chosen the latter
course. Any additional information or help the reader can provide
will be gratefully received. |
Last updated December 2009
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