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Viewing Album: TIR 500
By:
Jim Appleman
Dates:
8/28/1980 - 8/28/1980
Album Info:
Information about TIR 500 is found in R. L. Kennedy's article "Thousand Islands Railway", http://www.trainweb.org/oldtimetrains/CNR/TIR.htm .
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Title:
TIR 500
Description:
Thousand Islands Railway 500, one-of-a-kind homebuilt diesel rebuilt by CN owned-Oshawa (electric) Railway from an electric locomotive. Trucks and traction motors from Oshawa 42 were utilized along with twin 125 HP Waukesha gas engines. Other parts were provided by Whitcomb, who assigned it their builders number 50006 12/30. This tiny 35 ton unit operated briefly on the Oshawa Railway before becoming Thousand Islands 500 in March 1931 where it operated on the tiny CN-owned railway. In 1947 it was re-engined with twin 142 HP Cummins diesels. It was retired in April 1963 and finally put on display in April 1966 in Gananoque where it ran most of its life. TIR 500 info by R. L. Kennedy.
Photo Date:
8/28/1980
Upload Date:
10/15/2013 9:34:35 AM
Location:
Gananoque, ON
Author:
Jim Appleman
Categories:
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Title:
TIR 500
Description:
Thousand Islands Railway 500, one-of-a-kind homebuilt diesel rebuilt by CN owned-Oshawa (electric) Railway from an electric locomotive. Trucks and traction motors from Oshawa 42 were utilized along with twin 125 HP Waukesha gas engines. Other parts were provided by Whitcomb, who assigned it their builders number 50006 12/30. This tiny 35 ton unit operated briefly on the Oshawa Railway before becoming Thousand Islands 500 in March 1931 where it operated on the tiny CN-owned railway. In 1947 it was re-engined with twin 142 HP Cummins diesels. It was retired in April 1963 and finally put on display in April 1966 in Gananoque where it ran most of its life. TIR 500 info by R. L. Kennedy.
Photo Date:
8/28/1980
Upload Date:
10/15/2013 9:34:44 AM
Location:
Gananoque, ON
Author:
Jim Appleman
Categories:
Roster
Locomotives:
Views:
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