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The Salem and Hillsborough Railroad
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Hillsborough, New Brunswick
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| Equipment Type |
Diesel-electric engine |
| Operational |
Yes |
| Built by |
Montreal Locomotive Works (MLW) |
| Build date |
1958 |
| Serial number |
82268 |
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| Tare weight |
105 tonnes (116 tons) |
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History
8245 is a diesel switcher (for yard, not road use) built by Montreal Locomotive Works in 1958 for Canadian
National. It is a 1,000 HP switcher, model S-12 and CN class MS-10P. The S-12 was an S-4 in a new
Canadian car body and only eleven were built, all for CN. Locomotive 8245 was the last of the order.
The locomotive worked for much of its life in the Maritimes and especially in the Moncton area. It was
retired by CN in 1985 and stored in the Gordon Yards, Moncton. In 1989 it was traded to the S & H
in exchange for NW2 CN 7941, which was sent for scrapping.
It has a turbo-charged 6 cylinder 539 engine, which is the engine used in the MLW RS-1. It
weighs 105,454 kg (232,000 lbs.) and has a top speed of 60 kilometers/hour (40 miles/hour).
You can see video(s) of 8245 in action on
our video page.
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S & H 8245 in the yard at Hillsborough. Photo by Steve Boyko.
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S & H 8245 at Salem Station. Photo by Art Clowes.
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This page, maintained by Steve Boyko (email w e b s i t e @ s h r r . c a), was last
updated December 24, 2002.
All photos are the property of the Salem & Hillsborough Railway unless otherwise specified. You may copy
the photos for your own private non-profit use. Please contact us if you wish to use the photos for any
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