OSR 504
by Keith MacCauley
RS-23 OSR 504 was built by Montreal Locomotive Works (MLW) for the Canadian Pacific Railway in August of 1960 as CP 8044. Ontario Southland would acquire the venerable unit in March of 1997 and decorate it in their attractive maroon and cream scheme shortly thereafter. Further to toiling away for almost a quarter century on Ontario Southland, the pension eligible (age 65!) unit was set aside and stored, reportedly pending sale to Sartigan Railway. Similar to other OSR MLW brethren, eventually on her way to La Belle Province’. Somewhat unhappily, Ontario Southland has become an all EMD powered railway.
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