SQUAMISH BC August 14 1981 -- British Columbia Railway M-630 714 is awaiting an assignment. MLW built the 714 (s/n M6055-05) for the Pacific Great Eastern Railway as PGE …

Early April 1981, BCOL 714 leading southbound near Colebank siding on the BC Rail Prince George subdivision. Note the green flags and green class lights, indicating a following section operating on the same schedule. Judging by the time of day, most likely this would have been perhaps First 34.

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BCOL 714©Claude Prutton

Image / Slide Information :Item: 1 ea. original transparency / slideFilm and processing: Kodachrome / KodakImage / Subject: British Columbia Railway ALCO / MLW M630 #714 leads a BCOL manifestLocation: Pemberton, BC CADate: 1987Comments: Scenic action shot;Condition of item: Good; no significant defects observed upon casual inspectionNOTE ABOUT GRAIN: I have noticed that many of my images ...

BCOL 714 BCOL 714 heads southbound in the evening

Two M-630s, 714, and 715 leave North Vancouver en route to Prince George with the standard fare: empty bulkhead flats. BCR 756 (SD-40-2) and BC Rail 717 (M-630) lead a s/b through Whistler, BC. M630W 724 and M420B 687 are the mid-train helpers on this S/B at Whistler, BC. BC Rail 687 is in fresh RWB paint at North Vancouver yard.

The first BCOL locomotives to feature the North American safety cab were eight M630s (#723 to 730) that began arriving in late 1973 from Montreal Locomotive Works. The six-axle units wore …

Railpictures.ca - Doug Lawson Photo: A frosty morning early May 1985. BCOL 714 leading time table scheduled train #32, the PV symbol and approaching the north switch Crysdale siding. I was on a northbound freight in the siding waiting for this meet and on the ground doing a roll by inspection. It’s all memories now.

British Columbia Railway BCOL SD40-2 714 Lillooet BC Action 1987 Orig Kodachrome