Ontario Southland Railway Overview
The Ontario Southland Railway Inc. is an independently held short line operator. The company was founded in 1992 to purchase 17 miles of track from Canadian Pacific, which travels from Tillsonburg to Ingersoll, Ontario. In 2009, a second line was added, as 32 miles of CP track from Woodstock to St. Thomas, Ontario were integrated into the system. Additionally, Ontario Southland operates the Guelph Junction Railway on behalf of the city of Guelph, Ontario, which is the owner of that railway. In 2015, Ontario Southland began leasing the ex-Canadian National Cayuga Subdivision between St. Thomas and Delhi, Ontario, which had been abandoned by its former shortline operator the St. Thomas and Eastern Railway in 2013.
OSR does all switching at the CAMI Automotive plant in Ingersoll, Ontario. Approximately 100 autoracks are switched in and out of the facility each day.
Ontario Southland Railway Customers
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| Customer
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Location
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Company Description
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Type of Railcar
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Notes
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| Ontario Refrigerated Services
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Ingersoll
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Cold Storage Warehouse
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Refrigerated Boxcars
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| GM CAMI Assembly
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Ingersoll
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Automobile Loading
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Autoracks
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| Sylvite Agri-Services
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Putnam
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Fertilizer and Grain Handling
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Covered Hoppers
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| Agrium
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Putnam
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Agricultural Products
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Covered Hoppers
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| Liquid Fertilizer Plant
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Putnam
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Fertilizer Supplier
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Tank Cars
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| NGL Supply
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Putnam
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Propane Supplier
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Tank Cars
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| Belmont Farm Supply
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Belmont
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Fertilizer Supplier
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Tank Cars
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Active shipper?
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| Messenger Freight Services
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St. Thomas
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Auto Parts
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Boxcars
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| Factor Gas
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St. Thomas
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Propane Supplier
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Tank Cars
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| IGPC Ethanol
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Aylmer
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Ethanol Plant
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Tank Cars/Covered Hoppers
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| Norfolk Co-Op
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Courtland
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Fertilizer Supplier
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Tank Cars/Covered Hoppers
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| Courtland Agromart
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Courtland
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Agricultural Products
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Covered Hoppers/Tank Cars
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| Growmark
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Delhi
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Fertilizer Supplier
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Tank Cars/Covered Hoppers
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Active shipper?
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| Univar Solutions
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Tillsonburg
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Chemical Distributor
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Tank Cars
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Formerly Future Transfer.
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| International Beams Ontario
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Tillsonburg
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Lumber Yard
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Centerbeam Flatcars
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| Adient Seating
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Tillsonburg
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Auto Parts
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Tank Cars
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| Wellmaster
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Tillsonburg
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Drilling Pipe
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Flatcars
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Active shipper?
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| Cedar Crest Wood Products
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Tillsonburg
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Lumber Yard
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Centerbeam Flatcars/Boxcars
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Active shipper?
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Ontario Southland Railway Locomotives
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| Number
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Model
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Year(s) Built
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History
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Notes
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| OSR 181
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RS18u
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1958
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Ex-CP 1861/CP 8777.
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Operational.
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| OSR 182
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RS18u
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1958
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Ex-QGRY 1801/CP 1801/CP 8764.
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Operational.
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| OSR 378
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GP7
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1951
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Ex-SOO 378.
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Operational.
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| OSR 383
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GP7
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1952
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Ex-SOO 383.
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Operational.
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| OSR 503
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RS23
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1959
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Ex-CP 8029.
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Operational. Secondary?
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| OSR 504
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RS23
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1960
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Ex-CP 8044.
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Operational. Secondary?
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| OSR 505
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RS23
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1959
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Ex-CP 8021.
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Operational. Secondary?
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| OSR 506
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RS23
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1959
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Ex-CP 8013.
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Operational.
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| OSR 1210
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SW1200RSu
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1958
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Ex-CP 1210/CP 8112.
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Operational.
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| OSR 1244
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SW1200RSm
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1960
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Ex-CP 1244/CP 8151.
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Operational.
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| OSR 1245
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SW1200RSm
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1960
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Ex-CP 1245/CP 8163.
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Operational.
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| OSR 1249
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SW1200RSm
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1960
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Ex-CP 1249/CP 8168.
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Operational.
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| OSR 1400
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FP9A
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1958
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Ex-RLK 1400/GEXR 1400/VIA 6303/CN 6539.
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Operational.
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| OSR 1401
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FP9A
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1957
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Ex-RLK 1401/GEXR 1401/CN 6523.
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Operational.
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OOS/Stored Ontario Southland Railway Locomotives
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| Number
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Model
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Year(s) Built
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History
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Notes
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| OSR 51
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NW2
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1947
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Ex-THB 51.
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Stored in Salford.
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| OSR 52
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SW9
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1951
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Ex-PSTR 5242/CO 5242.
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Parts source. Stored in Mount Elgin.
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| OSR 102
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GP9
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1963
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Ex-ETL 102/AC 172.
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Stored in Salford.
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| OSR 175
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GP9
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1956
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Ex-CO 6193.
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Stored in Salford.
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| OSR 180
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RS18u
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1958
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Ex-CP 1860/CP 8769.
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Parts source. Stored in Salford.
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| OSR 183
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RS18
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1968
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Ex-INCX 208-3
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Stored in Salford.
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| OSR 184
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RS18
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1968
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Ex-INCX 208-4
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Stored in Salford.
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| OSR 500
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S6
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1956
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Ex-VWL 29/SP 1073.
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Stored in Salford.
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| OSR 507
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RS23
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1960
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Ex-Spruce Falls 109/DEVCO 201/SL 201.
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Parts source. Stored in Salford.
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Ontario Southland Railway Rolling Stock
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| Number
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Type of Railcar
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Built
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History
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Notes
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| OSR 67
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Caboose
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19??
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Ex-PSTR 67/CO 903682.
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| OSR 434462
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Caboose
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1974
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Ex-CP 434462.
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