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Alberni Pacific 8427

Alberni Pacific 8427, a 1954 1600 HP Alco RS-3 120 ton  locomotive

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The train does run here – Port Of Halifax

A pair of rather grimy Canadian National locomotives at the Fairview Cove Container Terminal on Bedford Basin. CN 4760 and CN 4806 are END GP 38-2W locomotives.

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Cowichan Valley Railway No. 25

Cowichan Valley Railway No. 25 at the BC Forest Discovery Centre No.25 was used during the construction of the Great Northern Railway (now CNR) grade through the Fraser Canyon, and later to transport fill for the construction of North Vancouver … Continue reading

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BC Forest Discovery Centre

Cowichan Valley Railway #25 on the trestle over the Somenos Marsh

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SVI 110

Southern Railway of Vancouver Island (SVI) EMD GP9 locomotive 110 in Nanaimo Frame Number: 5472-6 Built: July 1956, General Motors Electro-Motive Division AAR wheel arr.: B-B Gauge: 4 ft 8 1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge Trucks: EMD Bloomberg B … Continue reading

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Alberni Pacific

Alberni Pacific 8427, a 1600 HP Alco RS-3 120 ton  locomotive

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Port Alberni – Alberni Pacific

Alberni Pacific 8427, a 1954 Alco RS-3 120 ton 1600 HP diesel locomotive at the station in Port Alberni.

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