New Brunswick Southern Railway Overview
The New Brunswick Southern Railway Company Limited (reporting mark NBSR) is a 131.7 mi (212.0 km) Canadian short line railway owned by the New Brunswick Railway Company Limited, a holding company that is part of "Irving Transportation Services", a division within the industrial conglomerate J.D. Irving Limited.
Together with its sister company Eastern Maine Railway (reporting mark EMRY), NBSR and EMRY form a continuous 189.5 mi (305.0 km) main line connecting Saint John, New Brunswick, with Brownville Junction, Maine. NBSR also operates an additional 41.7 mi (67.1 km) of branch lines in New Brunswick.
Today, most locomotives hauling trains that operate over NBSR and EMRY are owned and carry the reporting marks of NBSR. Some maintenance of way equipment that operates exclusively in the state of Maine is owned directly by EMRY.
A sister company Maine Northern Railway (reporting mark MNRY) operates a separate 258-mile (415 km) railway system connecting Millinocket, Maine, with Van Buren, Maine.
New Brunswick Southern Railway Locomotive Roster
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Number
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Model
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Built
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History
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Notes
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NBSR 906
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GP38-3
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1971
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Ex-HLCX 906/KCS 906/UP GP38-3 906/CSX 2171/SBD 6262/LN GP38AC 4041
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Paired with NBSR 003.
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NBSR 911
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GP38-3
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1967
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Ex-HLCX 911/KCS 911/UP GP38-3 911/CSX 9652/SBD 6276/CRR GP38 2005
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NBSR 913
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GP38-3
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1967
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Ex-HLCX 913/KCS 913/UP GP38-3 913/CSX 2028/BO GP38 3828
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Paired with NBSR 002.
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NBSR 917
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GP38-3
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1970
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Ex-HLCX 917/KCS 917/UP GP38-3 917/CSX GP38 6782/SBD 6782/SCL GP40 1628
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GMTX 958
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Slug
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1966
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Ex-NS 1342/NW GP40 1342
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Leased. Paired with GMTX 3050
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NBSR 2259
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Slug
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1963
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Ex-CSX Slug 2259/PAL 506/GMO GP30 506
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NBSR 2317
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GP38-2
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1979
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Ex-SCR 216/DEVCO 216
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Paired with NBSR 001.
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NBSR 2318
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GP38-2
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1979
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Ex-SCR 217.DEVCO 217
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NBSR 2319
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GP38-2
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1979
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Ex-SCR 219/DEVCO 219
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NBSR 2348
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Slug
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1970
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Ex-CSX 9716/CSX 6752/SBD 6752/SCL 1597
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Paired with NBSR 2501.
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NBSR 2501
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GP38-2
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1973
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Ex-CSX 2501/SBD 501/SCL 501
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Paired with NBSR 2348.
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GMTX 2601
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GP38-2
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1965
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Ex-LLPX GP38-2 2601/CSX 6234/SBD 6234/LN GP38 4013
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Leased.
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NBSR 2610
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GP38-2
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1971
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Ex-CIC 110/SP GP35R 6308/SP GP35 6655
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GMTX 2612
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GP38-2
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1964
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Ex-CIC 112/SP 6308/SP GP35R 6675/SP GP35 7768
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Leased.
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GMTX 2629
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GP38-2
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1967
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Ex-LLPX GP38-2 2264/ICG GP40R 33124/ICG 3062/IC GP40 3062
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Leased.
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GMTX 2633
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GP38-2
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1971
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Ex-LLPX GP38-2 2017/CR 7919/PC GP38 7919
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Leased.
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GMTX 2639
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GP38-2
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1967
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Ex-CSX 2012/BO GP38 3812
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Leased.
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GMTX 2644
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GP38-2
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1967
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Ex-CSX 2021/BO GP38 3821
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Leased.
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GMTX 2645
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GP38-2
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1967
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Ex-CSX 2019/BO GP38 3819
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Leased.
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GMTX 2649
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GP38-2
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1969
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Ex-CSX 3865/CO GP38 3865
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Leased.
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GMTX 2657
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GP38-2
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1971
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Ex-LLPX GP38-2 2041/CSX 1972/CR 7871/PC GP38 7871
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Leased.
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GMTX 2666
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GP38-2
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1971
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Ex-CSX 2167/SBD 6258/LN GP38AC 4037
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Leased.
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NBSR 3028
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GP40-2
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1978
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Ex-NS 3028/CR 3327
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GMTX 3050
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GP40N-2
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1969
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Ex-GATX 3002/BO GP40 3717
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Leased.
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GMTX 3051
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GP40N-2
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1969
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Ex-MEC 347/CR 3260/PC GP40 3260
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Leased.
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GMTX 3052
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GP40N-2
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1966
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Ex-CSX 6802/SBD 6802/LN GP40 3005
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Leased.
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GMTX 3055
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GP40N-2
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1969
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Ex-MEC 348/CR 3261/PC 3261/EMDX GP40 12
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Leased.
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NBSR 3095
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GP40-2
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1971
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Ex-NS GP40-2 3095/NS 2856/SOU GP38AC 2856
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NBSR 6304
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SD40-2
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1966
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Ex-HLCX 6304/TFM SD40-2 1515/UP SD40 3021
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NBSR 6315
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SD40-2
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1966
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Ex-HLCX SD40-2 6315/CP SD40 5522
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NBSR 6319
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SD40-2
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1971
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Ex-HLCX 6319/HLCX SD40-2 6202/QNSL SD40 219
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NBSR 6340
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SD40-2R
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1971
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Ex-HLCX 6340/GECX 7326/SP SD40R 7326/SP SD40 8448
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NBSR 6401
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SD70M-2
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2005
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Ex-PRLX 2779/NS 2779
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NBSR 6402
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SD70M-2
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2005
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Ex-PRLX 2755/NS 2755
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NBSR 6403
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SD70M-2
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2005
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Ex-PRLX 2715/NS 2715
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Lettered for EMRY.
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NBSR 6404
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SD70M-2
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2005
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Ex-PRLX 2659/NS 2659
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Lettered for EMRY.
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NBSR 6405
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SD70M-2
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2005
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Ex-PRLX 2666/NS 2666
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Lettered for MNR.
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NBSR 6406
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SD70M-2
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2006
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Ex-PRLX 2777/NS 2777
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Lettered for MNR.
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NBSR 6407
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SD70M-2
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2006
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Ex-PRLX 2764/NS 2764
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NBSR 6408
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SD70M-2
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2006
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Ex-PRLX 2873/NS 2763
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Lettered for EMRY.
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NBSR 6409
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SD70M-2
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2005
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Ex-PRLX 2653/NS 2653
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Lettered for MNRY.
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NBSR 6410
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SD70M-2
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200
|
Ex-
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NBSR 6411
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SD70M-2
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2005
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Ex-PRLX 2675/NS 2675
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Lettered for EMRY.
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NBSR 6412
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SD70M-2
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2006
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Ex-PRLX 2746/NS 2746
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NBSR 6413
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SD70M-2
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2006
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Ex-PRLX 2739/NS 2739
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NBSR 6414
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SD70M-2
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2006
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Ex-PRLX 2787/NS 2698
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NBSR 6415
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SD70M-2
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2006
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Ex-PRLX 2742/NS 2742
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NBSR 6416
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SD70M-2
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2006
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Ex-PRLX 2750/NS 2750
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NBSR 6417
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SD70M-2
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2006
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Ex-PRLX 2733/NS 2733
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NBSR 6418
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SD70M-2
|
2005
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Ex-PRLX 2682/ NS 2682
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NBSR 6441
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GP40-2
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1981
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Ex-CSX 6441/6325/BO 4427
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NBSR 6471
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GP40-2
|
1980
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Ex-PRLX 6471/CSX 6471/CSX 6375/LN 6609
|
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PRLX 6767
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SD60M
|
1992
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Ex-NS 6767
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Leased.
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PRLX 6773
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SD60M
|
1992
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Ex-NS 6773
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Leased.
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NBSR 6942
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GP40-2
|
1979
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Ex-PRLX 6942/CSX 6942/CSX 6269/WM 4371
|
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NBSR 8144
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SD40-2
|
1980
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Ex-HLCX 8144/BNSF 8144/BN 8144
|
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NBSR 8145
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SD40-2
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1966
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Ex-HLCX 6304/TFM SD40-2 1515/UP SD40 3021
|
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NBSR 001
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HBU-4
|
19
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Ex-CN GP9
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Paired with NBSR 2317
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NBSR 002
|
HBU-4
|
19
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Ex-CN GP9
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Paired with NBSR 913
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NBSR 003
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HBU-4
|
19
|
Ex-CN GP9
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Paired with NBSR 906
|
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New Brunswick Southern Railway Train Symbols
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Symbol
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Origin
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Destination
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Frequency
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Notes
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120
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Brownville Yard - Brownville Jct, ME (CPKC)
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Ponderosa Yard - West St. John, NB
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Daily
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CPKC 120. Intermodal/Manifest
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121
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Ponderosa Yard - West St. John, NB
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Brownville Yard - Brownville Jct, ME (CPKC)
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Daily
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CPKC 121. Intermodal/Manifest
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222
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Brownville Yard - Brownville Jct, ME (CPKC)
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Ponderosa Yard - West St. John, NB
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CPKC 222. Manifest.
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223
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Ponderosa Yard - West St. John, NB
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Brownville Yard - Brownville Jct, ME (CPKC)
|
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CPKC 223. Manifest.
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907
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Ponderosa Yard - West St. John, NB
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Brownville Yard - Brownville Jct, ME
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As needed
|
Manifest
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908
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Brownville Yard - Brownville Jct, ME
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Ponderosa Yard - West St. John, NB
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As needed
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Manifest
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