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The MLW M-420 was a diesel-electric locomotive manufactured between 1973 and 1977 in Montreal, Canada by the Montreal Locomotive Works. A total of 90 units were built for Canadian railways, including eight B units built for the British Columbia Railway; most of production went to Canadian National. [2]

BCR Train 570 storms north across the Lillooet sub-division near Tatton station with a mixed freight; BCOL C44-9WL #4642 has the lead on 6 June 2009. (Doug Lawson photo) Pacific …

Sticking with the RS-18 model for another Monday, we see a British Columbia Railway version for "MLW Monday", with BCOL #622 showing off it's pristine look. The Pacific Great Eastern Railway purchased 29 of the RS-18 units, with the first 8 units built with high noses, while the remainder was factory delivered with a low nose.

BCOL 644 Sept 1985 at Onward, BC. We were in "work service" cleaning up some junk along the right of way after a large MoW project, ties, ballast and rail replacement. 644 looking a little tattered and worn.

Reportedly BCOL 573 was built in 1954 by MLW as a model RS3, builders number 81172, PGE 573. It became BCOL 573 and in 1986 it was rebuilt and renumbered to BCOL S408 (Yard Slug). British Columbia Railway (BCOL) ALCo RS3 573 is switching a lumber mill in Squamish, BC, on Wednesday, August 7, 1985 .

726 retired in 1991 and sold back to GE. RCL 686 was wrecked 30 Jan 1994 at MP 104 of the Takla Sub then retired in 1995.

MLW units with 251 model prime movers. 5 C-630 and 24 M-630 were traded-in by BC Rail to GE in 1990-1991. One demonstrator unit GECX 5000 (ex BCOL 707) was sent around the USA and Mexico.

Pacific Great Eastern evolved steadily since the day the very first diesel-powered locomotive entered service on the British Columbia government-owned railway. The primarily north-south …