Comments on: Quebec North Shore and Labrador GP9 #167 was found near Toronto Union Station with a group of units in July of 1982. http://www.railpictures.ca The BEST Canadian photos on the Internet, eh? Mon, 31 Aug 2026 01:16:51 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1 By: MrDan http://www.railpictures.ca/?attachment_id=59494#comment-69338 MrDan Mon, 13 Jul 2026 09:54:52 +0000 http://www.railpictures.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/QNSL-167-Toronto-sharp-rotate.jpg#comment-69338 All these units were part of a group purchased by Metro Canada Ltd (part of Ontario crown corporation UTDC) for a planned Vancouver commuter operation, using rebuild Geeps and secondhand ex-GO single level cars to be refurbished by ONR. It never came to be as envisioned (although a commuter operation was started up as West Coast Express with new equipment), and the Geeps were all later sold to dealer Andrew Merrilees who dispersed them. All these units were part of a group purchased by Metro Canada Ltd (part of Ontario crown corporation UTDC) for a planned Vancouver commuter operation, using rebuild Geeps and secondhand ex-GO single level cars to be refurbished by ONR.

It never came to be as envisioned (although a commuter operation was started up as West Coast Express with new equipment), and the Geeps were all later sold to dealer Andrew Merrilees who dispersed them.

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