NB Southern Railway Roster – Traingeek

Number	Builder	Model	Notes	Number	Builder	Model	Notes
2317	EMD	GP38-2	PICTURE	2318	EMD	GP38-2	PICTURE
2319	EMD	GP38-2	PICTURE	2610	EMD	GP38-3	PICTURE
2612	EMD	GP38-3	PICTURE	3701	GMD	GP9	PICTURE
3702	EMD	SW1200	PICTURE	3703	EMD	SW1200	PICTURE
9801	EMD	GP38-3	PICTURE	9802	EMD	GP38-3	PICTURE
9803	EMD	GP38-3	PICTURE
GMTX 203	EMD	MP15DC	Leased	GMTX 204	EMD	MP15DC	Leased
GMTX 205	EMD	MP15DC	Leased	GMTX 205	EMD	MP15DC	Leased
GMTX 211	EMD	MP15DC	Leased	–
GMTX 2226	EMD	GP38-3	Leased	GMTX 2233	EMD	GP38-2	Leased
GMTX 2639	EMD	GP38-3	Leased	GMTX 2644	EMD	GP38-2	Leased
GMTX 2645	EMD	GP38-3	Leased	GMTX 2657	EMD	GP38-2	Leased
GMTX 2666	EMD	GP38-2	Leased	HLCX 906	EMD	GP38-3	Leased
HLCX 911	EMD	GP38-3	Leased	HLCX 913	EMD	GP38-3	Leased
HLCX 917	EMD	GP38-3	Leased	NBSR 6200	EMD	SD40-2	Leased
HLCX 6304	EMD	SD40-2	Leased	HLCX 6309	EMD	SD40-2	Leased
NBSR 6315	EMD	SD40-2	Leased	NBSR 6318	EMD	SD40-2	Leased
HLCX 6319	EMD	SD40-2	Leased	NBSR 6332	EMD	SD40-2	Leased
HLCX 6340	EMD	SD40-2	Leased	NBSR 8144	EMD	SD40-2	Leased
NBSR 001	GMD	HBU-4 Slug	Photos	NBSR 008	GMD	HBU-4 Slug	Photos

Number	Type	Notes
Cabooses and Maintenance of Way
79624	Caboose	In CN colours
79635	Caboose	PICTURE
422990	Caboose	PICTURE
434919	Caboose	PICTURE

Number	Builder	Type	Notes
Passenger Cars
Metis	–	Heavyweight	In CN colours

NB Southern 2318 leads a train through Vespra, NB, August 2008

Roster History

Date	Unit(s)	Action
May 1 2012	Leased unit GMTX 204	Arrive in Saint John, New Brunswick
April 2012	Leased units GMTX 2639 and GMTX 2645	Arrive in Saint John, New Brunswick
April 28 2012	Leased unit GMTX 203	Arrive in Saint John, New Brunswick
March 30 2012	Leased units HLCX 6315 and HLCX 8144	Arrive in Saint John, New Brunswick
January 11 2012	Leased unit HLCX 6200	Arrive in Saint John, New Brunswick
January 9 2012	Leased unit HLCX 6318	Arrive in Saint John, New Brunswick
July 27 2011	Leased units HLCX 913 and HLCX 917 (ex-UP 913 and 917)	Arrive in Saint John, New Brunswick
July 8 2011	Leased units HLCX 906 and HLCX 911 (ex-UP 906 and 911)	Arrive in Saint John, New Brunswick
June 2011	NBSR 9801 relettered as Maine Northern 9801	Maine
July 3 2009	NBSR slug 008 went on first main line trip	Saint John to McAdam
May 2008	Ex-CN slug 519 (becomes NBSR 008)	Arrived in Saint John
February 2007	NBSR 2610 and NBSR 2612 (ex-CIC 110 and 112)	Arrive in New Brunswick
Fall 2006	CIC 110 and 112	Purchased
Fall 2006	NBSR 3700	Retired, engine to NBSR 9803
Fall 2005	HLCX 3669	Off lease
November 2003	ex-SCR 226 (now NBSR 2317)	Purchased
October 2003	ex-SCR 216 and 225 (now NBSR 2318 and 2319)	Purchased
Late 2003	ex-CDAC 40, HATX 175, 176, 416 and 420, BAR 300, 301, 302, HLCX 3610, 3612, 3680	Off lease
Spring 2002	Caboose NBSR 79635	Acquired from CN
2001	GP9E 3735, 3744, 3757, 3760, 3764, 3787, and 3788	Returned
2001	ex-CDAC 40, HATX 175, 176, 416 and 420, ex-BAR 300, 301, 302, HLCX 3610, 3612, 3680	Leased
July 1998	Ex Southern Pacific GP35 6577 (remanufactured into GP38-3 9803)	Purchased
June 1998	Ex Southern Pacific GP35 6639 (remanufactured into GP38-3 9802)	Purchased
May 1998	Ex Southern Pacific GP35 6674 (remanufactured into GP38-3 9801)	Purchased
1998	GP9E NBSR 3795 to Great Western Railway, Colorado	Returned
1996	Ex Contrail SW1200’s 9372 and 9347 (renumbered to 3702 and 3703) from Merrilees	Purchased
1996	CP 8021 and 8024	Returned
December 1995	Ex Southern Pacific GP9E’s 3735, 3744, 3757 and 3795 via Omnitrax	Leased
Fall 1995	Ex Southern Pacific GP9E’s 3760, 3764, 3787 and 3788 via Omnitrax	Leased
Mid 1995	NBSR retains only RS-23’s 8021 and 8024 from CP	Returned
April? 1995	Ex QNS&L GP9’s 133 and 167 (renumbered to 3700 and 3701) from Merrilees	Purchased
April 1995	Ex C&NW GP7’s (4279, 4280, 4282, 4463) from RailLink	Leased
January 1995	NBSR leased 10 locomotives from CP (SW1200RSs 1273-1275, RS-18us 1813 and 1866, RS-23 8024, 8025, 8033, 8040, SW1200RS 8138)	Leased

Roster updated with information from Trackside Guides and personal observations. Some of the history may be incomplete.

NB Southern’s own locomotives are painted in an attractive green with yellow trim. The former leased locomotives were painted in a variety of colours, usually from the previous owner’s colour scheme.

Railfanning

Saint John provides several opportunities for railfanning the NB Southern. There is a bridge overlooking the eastern entrance to their yard; one can see the rolling stock and (in the distance) the engine house. You can also see trains exiting the western entrance. During the day, one can occasionally see a train running between NB Southern’s yard and CN’s Island Yard. McAdam also provides opportunities to view NB Southern action.