British Columbia Logging Railways, Lumber and Paper Industries.

Steam Era

British Columbia Forest Products Ltd. 9, 650hp 80-ton Whitcomb #60634 11/44 Crofton V.I. pulp mill
Acq. 1961, Ex Naval Supply Depot 9, nee USN 65-00342 US Naval Supply Center, Oakland, California.
R.Jowers/Joseph Testagrose Collection

Canadian Forest Products Ltd. (CANFOR) 300 ex 95 (acq. 10/55) GE 45 ton OCC #13166 10/41
This unique Off Centre Cab unit was powered by a 340 HP Cooper-Bessemer diesel engine.
Used on Vancouver Island at CANFOR's extensive non-common carrier (logging) railway.
Shown here at Vancouver equipment dealer. March 1960 David M. More

Built for the US Govt. as QMC 4547 later, US Army 7428. Sold to Port of Olympia 5, Washington.
Sold 2/61 Jefferson Lake Sulphur 300, Fort St. John, BC. Disposal unknown.

Catalyst Paper Corp. 1501 (acq.1996 ex SP 2598) SW1500 1500hp EMD #4608-8 10/71
New Westminster December 22,1998 Mark Forseille
Note: Previously Norkse Canada, Fletcher Challenge Canada Ltd., BC Forest Products. Crofton, VI.

 

Crestbrook Forest Industries Ltd. 14 acq. 9/23/68 ex CP 14 DTC-2 CLC #2992 3/58
July 21, 1973 Canal Flats Bill Hooper

Crown Zellerbach Canada Ltd. (Comox Logging & Railway) 4097 (ex D&H 4097)
acq. 5/73 through United Railway Supply (D)
Alco RS-3 Vancouver Island 7/14/77 Matt Herson/Joseph Testagrose Collection

Comox Logging & Ry (Crown Forest Industries) 8427 acq. 9/80 ex CPR 8427 RS-3 MLW 80992 3/54
Preserved 1986 by Ladysmith Historical Society, acq. 1994 by Western Vancouver Island Industrial Heritage Society,
lettered for Alberni Pacific at Alberni Valley Museum, Port Alberni, VI Wayne Merlo

Former Howe Sound Pulp & Paper 950-01, (ex CN 7935) Port Mellon.
SW900 900 hp GMD A1187 11/57 New Westminster. Sept. 11, 2002 Mark Forseille
Shown at Southern Railway of British Columbia shop it became (2005) SRY 001 slug.

MacMillan Bloedel 76-11 (ex 11-76) Port Alberni, acq. 10/75 GE 45-ton #17722 11/42
Built for US Army 7089 Ozark Ordnance Plant AK, 1975 to US Navy 65-00568 Jacksonville, FL
Preserved 1987, currently at Alberni Valley Museum, Port Alberni, VI

CANFOR 103 still painted for Northwood Pulp & Timber Ltd. Fraser Flats (10km S/E P.Geo.) Acquired 10/89
SW1200 EMD #20080 12/54 Prince George August 17/1998 Mark Forseille

Western Forest Products 302 (formerly, Canadian Forest Products 302) SW1200RS GMD A830 3/56
One of only three GMD SW1200RS units equipped with dynamic braking. Re-engined 1998 with Caterpillar 3512

Western Forest Products Inc. 303 still painted for CANFOR SW1200RS with DB GMD A1715 4/59

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