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Owner:
Vancouver Wharves Limited
Model:
Alco S6
Built As:
SP 1073 (S6)
Serial Number:
81819
Order No:
21042
Frame Number:
prime mover # 6907
Built:
11/1956
Notes:
ex-SP 1073
Other locos with this serial:
OSRX 500(S6)
OSR 500(S6)
VWL 29(S6)
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Title:
VW 29
Description:
NORTH VANCOUVER BC Aug 15 1981 -- Vancouver Wharves S6 29 awaits a crew and switching assignments. Alco built the unit (s/n 81819) in November 1956 and delivered it as Southern Pacific 1073, renumbered to SP 1240, acquired by Vancouver Wharves in 1980, retired in 1996 and became OSRX 500 in 1996. (Roster information from http://www.trainweb.org/rosters/BCindust.html and http://espee.railfan.net/sp_s06.html)
Photo Date:
8/15/1981
Upload Date:
9/7/2012 4:57:53 AM
Location:
North Vancouver, BC
Author:
Charles Stookey
Categories:
Roster
Locomotives:
VWL 29(S6)
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