What railroad is this engine from?

Helm Leasing.
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Jimmy I bet you were going to the store today when you saw the train,

 Hey Jimmy!!!

had to say hi!

Carlton,

Thank you for that information.

Uncle Bill,

You are right. Peggy, sent me to the store for some groceries. While I was at Indiana feed store this train came. I had my camera so I took this picture.

Engineer-Joe,

Hello to you too.

Jimmy good to see you posting  here. Say to Peggy for us.

The second unit, ahead of the blue one is a"Quebec, North Shore and Labrador."  Or it was at one time judging by the paint scheme.  Google will provide pictures.

Greg

Other railroads call the B&P "The Rainbow Coalition"

Dave

Greg Elems,

Thank you for helping me with the red and gray diesel.

Hello Jimmy:

QNS&L was also unique in that it was isolated from direct rail connection with the remainder of the Canadian and USA rail network. All railcars/locomotives had to be brought in by ship to Sept Illes, Que.

In a visit to QNSL in the early 1980's, I found that most if not all equipment was lettered for QNSL only. No interchanged cars from other carriers. Kind of like a toy train set that the 'train guy' only wanted/liked a certain RR.

Locos at that time were original 1950s era GP-9s and then 1960s SD-40s. All that is changed now.

There was a twice weekly passenger train that did the 200+ mile entire line, upwards of 25 cars (mostly freight) with heavyweight/smooth side passenger cars on rear that included at times a streamlined dome (from CofG/SOU) and an open end observation car for officials (I was able to ride that!). Otherwise the other trains were monster ore trains of up to 200 cars.

The rail wear on curves was so bad that rail needed to be changed at least every year!

It was a very interesting RR (and still is).

Walter M. Matuch

Good Morning Walter,

Thank you for some very interesting information.

Happy Thanksgiving to you and your family.

Jimmy