New Brunswick East Coast Railway (NBEC) Roster

NBEC 6900 leading train 402 in Belledune 2008/05/26The New Brunswick East Coast Railway (NBEC) rostered three different kinds of locomotives:

  • ex-CP MLW RS-18
  • ex-CP MLW C-424
  • ex-CN EMD SD40
NumberBuilderModelPrev OwnerNotesNumberBuilderModelPrev OwnerNotes
NBEC 1809MLWRS-18CPFor partsNBEC 1813MLWRS-18CP
NBEC 1814MLWRS-18CPNBEC 1816MLWRS-18CP
NBEC 1818MLWRS-18CPNBEC 1819MLWRS-18CP
NBEC 1821MLWRS-18CPNBEC 1830MLWRS-18CP
NBEC 1834MLWRS-18CPNBEC 1835MLWRS-18CP
NBEC 1840MLWRS-18CPNBEC 1841MLWRS-18CP
NBEC 1845MLWRS-18CPNBEC 1849MLWRS-18CP
NBEC 1851MLWRS-18CPNBEC 1853MLWRS-18CP
NBEC 1854MLWRS-18CPNBEC 1855MLWRS-18CP
NBEC 1856MLWRS-18CPNBEC 1857MLWRS-18CPBlack
NBEC 1858MLWRS-18CPNBEC 1859MLWRS-18CP
NBEC 1864MLWRS-18CPBecame 3000NBEC 1866MLWRS-18CP
NBEC 1867MLWRS-18CPNBEC 1868MLWRS-18CP
CFQC 3000MLWRS18-3aCPWas 1864SFEX 4202MLWC-424CP
SFEX 4203MLWC-424CPSFEX 4204MLWC-424CP
NBEC 4210MLWC-424CPNBEC 4214MLWC-424CP
NBEC 4219MLWC-424CPNBEC 4235MLWC-424CP
NBEC 6900GMDSD40CNNBEC 6901GMDSD40CN
CFMG 6902GMDSD40CNCFMG 6903GMDSD40CN
NBEC 6904GMDSD40CNNBEC 6905GMDSD40CN
CFMG 6906GMDSD40CNCFMG 6907GMDSD40CN
CFMG 6908GMDSD40CNCFMG 6909GMDSD40CN
CFMG 6910GMDSD40CN

Most of the locomotives were decorated in CP Red with the “CP” overpainted with “NBEC”.NBEC 1834, 4219, and 4235 still had the CP multimark.

The SD40s, NBEC 1857, CFQC 3000 and SFEX 4204 were painted in an attractive scheme of black with a horizontal yellow or white stripe and detailing in white.

CFMG 6902, 6903, 6906, 6907, 6908, 6909 and 6910 technically belonged to the CFMG (Chemin de Fer de Matapedia et Golf) but were often seen on NBEC lines. The Quebec Railway Corporation owned both the NBEC and the CFMG, as well as the CBC, OCRR and CFC.

Roster History

DateUnit(s)Action
April 21 2005The future SFEX 4202Delivered to IRSI for rebuilding
January 2005NBEC 4230Sold to Ed Bowers
December 2004SFEX 4203 (ex CP 1103)Delivered to ERS/NBEC/CFMG
2004OCR 4204Transferred from OCRR
2004CP 1102 (ex-C424 CP 4213) and 1103 (ex-C424 CP 4206)Purchased
May 2004NBEC 1864 released from IRSI as SFEX/CFQC 3000Rebuilt
end of April 2004HLCX 6221 and 6228 (SD40-2)Returned
February 24 2004NBEC 1851Returned from lease to OCR
February 2004NBEC 4235 (C-424)Retired
January 2004HLCX 6221 and 6228 (SD40-2)Leased
November 2003NBEC 1834 and 1851Leased to OCR
late March to early April 2003LLPX (ex-UP) 2816, 2817 (SD40T-2)Leased
March 2003GSCX 7366Returned
December 2002GSCX 7366 and 7367 (SD40-2)Leased
14 June 20021858 (with engine block problem)Retired
24 April 2002GSCX 7366 and 7367Returned
8 December 2001NBEC 4214Made its first run (ex QGRY)
November 2001GSCX 7366 and 7367 (SD40-2)Leased
July 31 2001NBEC 4238 (C-424)Sent to the OCRR for parts
July 31 2001NBEC 4243 (C-424)Stored on CFC with 1853 and 1841
27 April 2001NBEC 1829 (RS-18)Removed from the roster and sent to the OCRR
????LLPX 2219, 2220, 2223 and 2225 (GP38-2)Leased in the past.
April 2001LLPX 2239 and 2240 (GP38-2), and LLPX 2901 and 2902 (GP39)Returned
December 2000LLPX 2239 and 2240 (GP38-2), and LLPX 2901 and 2902 (GP39)Leased
2000?CN 5392 (SD40-2)Returned
1998CN 5392 (SD40-2)Leased
19983300 (U33B, ex-Conrail/Penn Central 2895)Leased from Merilees
19983515 (ex-CN), 3536 (ex-BBD 7000)Leased from CANAC
1998CN 3500, 3501, 3504, 3505, 3512, 3514, 3515, 3532, 3540, 3545, 3547, 3548, 3551, 3555, 3560, 3568 (M420W); 5020, 5093, 5096, 5213 (SD40);
5339 (SD40-2); 5388, 5391, 5392, 5395, 6016 (SD40u)
Leased from CN at times through the year