About WCRX 1001
Model: S13
Serial Number: 82548
Builder: Montreal Locomotive Works
Date Built: January 1959
Lineage: Pacific Great Eastern 1001 / BC Rail 1001 / BC Rail 501 / Greater Winnipeg Water District 501 / Ontario Southland 501 / WCRX 501 / WCRX 1001
Notes:
- Delivered to Pacific Great Eastern in January 1959
- PGE renamed BC Rail [date], BCOL 1001 renumbered 501 in 1987
- Sold to Greater Winnipeg Water District October 1989, resold to Ontario Southland 1994
- Sold to SOLRS/Waterloo Central Railway 2018. OSRX 501 and 502 interchanged to WCR by GEXR at
- Kitchener June 16, 2018. Hand-off directly to 6593
- Repainted in Waterloo Central’s CP-inspired Tuscan and grey winter 2020 and renumbered to original PGE road number
