NB Southern Railway NBSR 9803

NB Southern 9803 near Strescon in Saint John, NB, September 2011
NB Southern 9803 near Strescon in Saint John, NB, September 2011

NBSR 9803 was built as GP35 #7465 for the Southern Pacific in May 1964. It was acquired as SP 6577 and rebuilt to GP38-3 specifications by CLN Industries.

9803 threw a couple of pistons in late July 2006 and was laid up for a while. It received the engine from NBSR 3700 in late September 2006, and was not operational again until early May 2007.

NB Southern 9803 and an excursion train near Welsford, NB, June 2007
NB Southern 9803 and an excursion train near Welsford, NB, June 2007
9803 takes the transfer freight over the Reversing Falls bridge in Saint John on February 9, 2006.
9803 takes the transfer freight over the Reversing Falls bridge in Saint John on February 9, 2006.
NBSR 9803 in Saint John, February 2009
NBSR 9803 in Saint John, February 2009

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