Model Railroading > Bowser M636's

I just got an email announcement that the Bowser M636's are in.  They look good - better than the C636's did - at least initially. 

Funny thing is, i wonder if they realize that Minnesota Commercial 71 is actually a M630?  That poor unit has had been the subject of errors since leaving the CP.  It got a plaque that labeled it "The last M630 built",  It wasn't even the last one from the first order of 21!  CP would go on to receive a second order for 8, NdeM would get 20 and BCR rail 26.

NYSWSD70M Wrote:
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Funny thing is, i wonder if they realize that
> Minnesota Commercial 71 is actually a M630?  That
> poor unit has had been the subject of errors
> since leaving the CP.  It got a plaque that
> labeled it "The last M630 built",  It wasn't even
> the last one from the first order of 21!  CP
> would go on to receive a second order for 8, NdeM
> would get 20 and BCR rail 26.

Actually the Minnesota Commercial number 73 was the one with the plaque labeling it as the last M-630. The 71 is a M-636 that was rebuilt with a CAT engine. So Bowser is correct.

Alec

dh1205 Wrote:
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> NYSWSD70M Wrote:
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> Funny thing is, i wonder if they realize that
> > Minnesota Commercial 71 is actually a M630? 
> That
> > poor unit has had been the subject of errors
> > since leaving the CP.  It got a plaque that
> > labeled it "The last M630 built",  It wasn't
> even
> > the last one from the first order of 21!  CP
> > would go on to receive a second order for 8,
> NdeM
> > would get 20 and BCR rail 26.
>
> Actually the Minnesota Commercial number 73 was
> the one with the plaque labeling it as the last
> M-630. The 71 is a M-636 that was rebuilt with a
> CAT engine. So Bowser is correct.
>
> Alec

You are right.  I forgot they bought the 4711.  My mistake.

Actually the plaque on the 73 (4573) was not correct. The unit was not the last M-630 built. Following a renumbering of the CP M-630 fleet it was, for a time, the highest numbered CP M-630. That was its only distinction. The plaque was a foobie.

Ken Goslett

kgmontreal Wrote:
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> Actually the plaque on the 73 (4573) was not
> correct. The unit was not the last M-630 built.
> Following a renumbering of the CP M-630 fleet it
> was, for a time, the highest numbered CP M-630.
> That was its only distinction. The plaque was a
> foobie.
>
> Ken Goslett

Yeah I agree.  It wasn't even the last of the order, as stated.