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A northbound work train led by GP9 5138 and a singular railcar crosses Route 138, the only public railroad crossing on the railway. I do not know what is the purpose of the car trailing behind the locomotive, although it seems it was rebuilt from an old 52' bulkhead flatcar. Moments earlier, a specialy built ambulance equiped with steel wheels and fully functionnal lightbars had just came down the line towards Havre-Saint-Pierre, i wish i had thought of taking a picture of that thing! Although if you want to check it out for yourself, you can search for ''Ambulance ferroviaire'' on Google Images, where you should be able to find a picture of it taken from Demers Ambulances website.
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Caption: A northbound work train led by GP9 5138 and a singular railcar crosses Route 138, the only public railroad crossing on the railway. I do not know what is the purpose of the car trailing behind the locomotive, although it seems it was rebuilt from an old 52' bulkhead flatcar. Moments earlier, a specialy built ambulance equiped with steel wheels and fully functionnal lightbars had just came down the line towards Havre-Saint-Pierre, i wish i had thought of taking a picture of that thing! Although if you want to check it out for yourself, you can search for ''Ambulance ferroviaire'' on Google Images, where you should be able to find a picture of it taken from Demers Ambulances website.

Photographer:
Ian Malenfant-Picard [66] (more) (contact)
Date: 06/10/2026 (search)
Railway: Riviere Romaine Railway/QIT (search)
Reporting Marks: QIT 5138 (search)
Train Symbol: QIT 5138 North (search)
Subdivision/SNS: Romaine River Railway (search)
City/Town: Havre-Saint-Pierre (search)
Province: Quebec (search)
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6 Comments
  1. awmooney
    August 3, 2026 at 11:06 am

    Holy Sheeeeeeeit !!!! Now THATS getting into the boonies of our land.

  2. Stephen C. Host
    August 4, 2026 at 9:59 am

    This is excellent. An under represented railway – always great to see more shots posted here.

  3. Stephen C. Host
    August 4, 2026 at 9:59 am

    Also what’s with the renumbering of the locomotive on the cab?

  4. Noe
    August 4, 2026 at 10:29 am

    Great photo Ian.

    Not many photos of this railway out there.

  5. Paul O'Shell
    August 4, 2026 at 11:35 pm

    Nice shot Ian.
    QIT is a great place to visit. They have some very unique power, rolling stock, and MoW Work Equipment.
    Hope you have some more pics to share from your time in Havre-Saint-Pierre and Sept-Iles. :-)

  6. Ian Malenfant-Picard
    August 5, 2026 at 12:58 pm

    Thank you all for your compliments!
    @Stephen I’m not sure why they were renumbered with 2 extra digits, it seems like it happened when they got the 2 GP10s.
    @Paul It sure is, i just wish they had more spots to observe them from! Would have been nice to railfan them back when Route 138 ran parallel to the railway.
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