Dominion Atlantic Railway Diesel Locomotive No. 8137

The original builder's plate obtained in 1984 from No. 8137 before it's conversion to No. 1246 SW1200 RSu.

Built by General Motors Electro-Motive Division as SW1200RS, Serial No. A 1737, No. 8137 in April of 1959. 8137 was the last SW1200RS painted in its original livery on the DAR. It was repainted in the action red livery and overhauled in Montreal in the summer of 1977.^[1] Rebuilt by CP as SW1200RSu No. 1246 in 1984. Converted to slug No. 1021 in 1996. Retired 11/2012.^[2]

Operational Appearances

1961-08-19-0758 - Train No. 14

Gallery

The Kentville Roundhouse with diesels No. 8135, No. 8132, No. 8137, No. 8133, No. 8140, No. 8134, the DAR Track Crane No. 3 and the Canada Foods Plant smokestack, June 12, 1960.
CPR8133 & CPR8137 leave Halifax Ocean Terminals westbound in January 1973.
No 8137 and No. 8139 with eastbound freight at Rockingham in June 1973.
No. 8137 leading and No. 8139 eastbound at Rockingham in June 1973.
CP SW1200RS No. 8137 with RS23 and H24 Trainmaster at Cote St. Luc in Montreal in May 1974.
CP No. 8137 arriving with mixed train M22 at Truro in June 1974.
CP No. 8137 arriving with coach No. 1303 and caboose from M22 Truro in June 1974.
No 8137 shunting the M22 at Truro in June 1974.
Engine 8137 with 8134 & 8132 on siding in Kentville - 21st May 1976.
Close up shot of rear of Engine 8137 - 25th May 1976.
No.8137 and No. 8139 & unknown sister inside Kentville Car Shop in June 1976.
No. 8137 at Windsor on July 6, 1976.
CPR SW1200RS's No. 8133 and No. 8137 at Windsor, May 27, 1977.
No. 8137 & No. 8132 roll by the work train in the Kentville Railyard in Kentville on August 17, 1977.
No. 8132 & No. 8137 leading Halifax to Kentville freight at Kentville on August 17, 1977.
No.8137 at Kentville. Unknown exact date but before August 1977.
No. 8137 at Windsor on May 23, 1978.
No.8137 at CN's Rockingham (Halifax) yard in 1979.
No.8137 at Windsor, 1979.
8137 with gypsum train at Mantua, late 1970s.
8137 with gypsum train at Windsor, late 1970s.
8137 resting at Windsor, late 1970s.