Comments on: IC 1504, IC 1506 and CN 4100 sit in Southern Yard in Welland waiting their lift to Port Robinson to hitch a ride on 422 to Mac Yard. From there they’ll head West for Sarnia and their new home at LDS.

By: Stephen C. Host

Stephen C. Host — Tue, 28 Jul 2026 14:07:06 +0000

1504 is at VIP Rail in Sarnia with slug 514 and is all black.

The SW14′s may be in service but they’re basically new locomotives – the B-C blocks were instantly replaced (b blocks and b-c blocks are considered garbage) and they also got rewired, new MG’s as needed, air conditioning, new windows cut for better visibility, more weight added (plate steel) as needed for better traction and of course one was modified for cow/calf operation

1859 continues to toil away for now. The same copper thieves got at 108 and she’s toast – unless they spend the money to repair it (mid 5 figures) – copper prices are at an all time high, thieves know it and the replacement cables have also tripled in price.. sadly.

So it appears it’s the thieves that are killing MLW’s at this point.

1859 is the only MLW in operation in Ontario right now since Waterloo Central’s were hit by the same cable thieves. Plan is to repair at least one though over at WCR.

I hope the cops find these bastards.

By: Matthew Whiteley

Matthew Whiteley — Tue, 28 Jul 2026 01:38:15 +0000

All three of these are now rebuilt and in service, 1506 and 4100 with GIO and 1504 leased to another LDS customer.

By: berknkp765

berknkp765 — Tue, 21 Feb 2023 02:49:21 +0000

The MLW 1859 is a survivor. Its been going to the scrap line for 20 years or more, but it just hangs around. Too sturdy and reliable to get rid of. The SW14′s will be a year or two in rebuilding. Parts are available but long wait times and lots of locos ahead of them. LDS has found a real niche in the marketplace.

By: rsmith

rsmith — Mon, 20 Feb 2023 22:11:05 +0000

Not if it means they’ll replace the MLW’s. Get your photos now!

By: BradKetchen

BradKetchen — Mon, 20 Feb 2023 13:13:01 +0000

Nice to see these SW14′s are going to be used in service. And even better if Gio/Trillium is running them.

By: bruce

bruce — Mon, 20 Feb 2023 05:43:17 +0000

Mike;has Trillium bought these units to use in the Niagara area.See you Thursday night at the meeting.

By: NiagaraMike11

NiagaraMike11 — Mon, 20 Feb 2023 02:25:14 +0000

Its my understanding that Trillium/Gio is having them rebuilt for their use.

By: terry.oshell

terry.oshell — Sun, 19 Feb 2023 22:19:16 +0000

Great catch, it was only a few weeks ago I saw them parked along the fence at the former Martech facility.

By: Marcus Stevens

Marcus Stevens — Sun, 19 Feb 2023 22:18:46 +0000

Good to hear they will be saved and not scrapped