NB East Coast Railway NBEC 1849

NBEC 1849 and 1819 in Miramichi, June 7 2005.
NBEC 1849 and 1819 in Miramichi, June 7 2005.

NBEC 1849 was an MLW RS-18 purchased from Canadian Pacific. It returned from to Canadian Allied Diesel in late 1999 after changeout of its main generator.

1849 was sold to the Gaspésie Railway Society and works on the Gaspé peninsula.

Ex NBEC 1849 at Nouvelle, Quebec, May 30 2009
Ex NBEC 1849 at Nouvelle, Quebec, May 30 2009

In 2013 it started a new career as the engine leading the l’Amiral excursion train on the Gaspé peninsula.

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