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WCRX
6593 - MLW (Alco) S-3 Switcher |
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Waterloo Station, Waterloo,
Ontario, January 9th, 2013, Photo by Carson Wiebe |
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Number |
Type |
Description |
Built |
Previous Owners |
Date Acquired |
Acquired From |
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WCRX
6593 |
Diesel-Electric |
105 Ton
Diesel-Electric Locomotive
Alco S-3
Class : DS-6a
Serial No. 82179
660 hp Switcher |
August 1957
ALCO -
Montreal Locomotive Works (MLW)
MLW Order 4016
Number of MLW S-3's built - 163
156th unit of 163 |
Canadian
Pacific
CP 6593
Sold 10/1986
National Research Council
CSTX 6593
Sold 2012 |
2012 |
National Research Council |
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From Crown Assets Disposal sales website |
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Loading Pictures,
July 2012 (Ottawa, Ontario) |
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Shipping Information |
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Unloading Pictures,
May, 2012 (Kitchener Yard, Kitchener, Ontario) |
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Acknowledgements |
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Production Roster -
by
Alphabetical Listing -
by
Serial Numbers
76000 -
77000 -
79000 -
80000 -
81000 -
82000 Listings |
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Older Pictures |
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Repair Work Pictures 2012 |
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New Number Boards for 6593 and an old
broken one |
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During the cleaning we discovered that
the prime mover had been replaced by Canadian Pacific prior to
it's sale to National Research Council. The prime mover from
CP 6608, an Alco (MLW) S-10, SN 82415
was installed. He is the lettering on the front end of the prime
mover. |
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Photo by Carson Wiebe |
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Photo by Carson Wiebe |
