Now that CNR has taken over WC, they have gained 240 Wisconsin Central owned locomotives. I will list them off bellow, but of these how many are actually being used by the Candian National??? **I have eliminated units which I know to NOT be in service** SW1 - 1 SDL39 - 711, 713, 719 SW9 - 1231 (this means there are two units numbered 1231, does any one know why?) SW1200 - 1231-1233, 1235-1247 GP7Au - 1501-1508 SW1500 - 1550-1571 GP38-2 - 2001-2006 GP35m - 2051-2061 GP30 - 2251-2253 SD35Q - 2500 GP35 - 2551-2558 GP40 - 3000, 3002-3007, 3009-3012, 3014, 3017, 3018, 3021-3025 GP40u - 3026-3027 SD40 - 6000 SD40-2 - 6002-6006 SD45 - 6497, 6502, 6516, 6521, 6529, 6533, 6550, 6552, 6553, 6554, 6556, 6578, 6579, 6582-6584, 6586-6588, 6590, 6591, 6593-6605, 6607-6636, 6639-6642 F45 - 6650, 6651, 6653-6656 FP45 - 6652 SD45u - 7495, 7496, 7498-7502, 7504-7515, 7517-7520, 7522-7528, 7530-7532, 7551, 7554, 7581, 7585, 7589, 7592, 7606, 7637, 7638 Any help would be appreciated... Dane [ 11 January 2002: Message edited by: BC Rail King ]
Dave, First of all some minor corrections to your list: *The SDL39's are numbered in the 582-590 series, not the 700's as you list. *There is only one unit numbered 1231, it is an SW1200. WC never had any SW9's. *Correct number series for the SW1200's is 1230-1237 for a total of 8 units. *WC 3026 and 3027 are classified as GP40-2 not GP40u. *WC 2500 is classified as SD39-3 by WC, not SD35Q. To make matters simple, I will list the groups of units that have been retired since the CN takeover on 10-9-01. *SW1 1 has been purchased by a tourist road in northern Wisconsin. *All GP30 units (700-series, 2250-series) *All GP35 units (2550-series) except 2558 *All SW1200 units except 1230 (leased to Charter Steel) and 1237 (leased to a paper mill in the Wisconsin Rapids area) *All Algoma Central FP9A's and FP9B's. *All GP35m's (2050-series) except 2052 *All F45's with the exception of 6654 (6650-6651; 6653, 6655-6656) There have been patchy retirements of SD45's too numerous to get into here, I'd have to dig through my records. All of the SW1500's, GP40's, GP40-2's, GP38-2's, SD40-2's, the single SD40, SD39-3, the single FP45, and all of the rebuilt SD45's are in service. For a comprehensive WC roster (pre-CN) I suggest a look at my website, it can be found at: http://www.trainweb.org/wcnorthamerica/index.html Also a good idea to check out WCinfo@yahoogroups.com if you have an interest in current and historic WC operations. Hope this helped, George Widener CN WC Division Engineer Unofficial WC North American Operations Homepage
Forgot to add, if you have any other questions about the WC roster or current operations feel free to contact me directly. George Widener CN WC Division Engineer
Thanks for the info... I will send, if you ont mind the corrected info to the Bystow Railway Society to correct (thats where I got the orignal roster from) So, do you mind if I do, they are always happy to give full creit, theres always a long list after "MOTIVE POWER NOTES" of contributers... Dane
