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Canadian Railroads > MLW S-12's alive in the Maritimes, 1970'sDate: 03/21/20 14:24 MLW S-12's alive in the Maritimes, 1970's Author: eminence_grise MLW built the S-12 switchers in 1958 with Alco 539 engines, a very old design that had been superseded by both the 244 and 251 engine.
The explanation I heard was that they were to be assigned to John Street shops in Moncton NB, which was also home to a fleet a MLW RSC-17 light road switchers which also had 539 engines, so the switchers could share spare parts with that fleet. In the 1950's, a new freight yard was built at Moncton, Gordon yard and the first image shows an S-12 and crew at this yard in 1970. The second shot shows an S-12 handling a short gypsum train in the cut at Halifax in 1970. The third shows an S-12 in the uptown yard in Moncton in 1975. Note the CN mechanical reefers under repair in the background Date: 03/21/20 15:57 Re: MLW S-12's alive in the Maritimes, 1970's Author: briancdn Great photos, that 2nd shot is a great location for photos!
Brian N. Date: 03/21/20 16:24 Re: MLW S-12's alive in the Maritimes, 1970's Author: PHall Wasn't the 539 engine much more reliable then the 244?
Date: 03/25/20 07:53 Re: MLW S-12's alive in the Maritimes, 1970's Author: chrisk_yyz Thanks for the photos. Moncton in the 70s was an amazing place for railfanning - lots of activity and a variety of locations.
Date: 03/25/20 08:41 Re: MLW S-12's alive in the Maritimes, 1970's Author: eminence_grise PHall Wrote:
------------------------------------------------------- > Wasn't the 539 engine much more reliable then the > 244?. I have heard so |