CN MLW M420W Nos. 3500 – 3579

Trucks: B-B

Engine: 12-251-C3, 2,000 hp

Gear ratio: 65:18

Maximum speed: 65 mph

Operating weight (lbs.): 248,000

Tractive effort (lbs.): 50,000

Length: 61′ – 0″

Were renumbered from 2500 series after weight was reduced by reducing fuel capacity from 2,500 gallons to 1,200 gallons and sand capacity from 56 cubic feet to 18 cubic feet. As part of the conversion snow plow pilots were added to the rear and bay windows were installed on the cab windows.

Road no.ClassBuild dateBuilder’s no.Former road no. Renumbering dateRetiredNotes / disposition
3500MR-20aJun 73M6071-012500Nov 25 97To CANAC, to Kelowna Pacific No. 3500, to Lake States Railway No. 3500 (KP Knighthawk grey paint) Jun 2004, stored by Mar 2011, Scrapped by LSRC c. Nov 2011
3501MR-20aMay 73M6071-022501Nov 25 97To St. Lawrence & Atlantic (Quebec), to Hudson’s Bay Railway 2003
3502MR-20aMay 73M6071-032502Feb 5 98To Ottawa Valley Railink Feb 20 98, to Southern Ontario Railway, to Hudson Bay Railway
3503MR-20aJun 73M6071-042503Jun 25 97Scrapped Mont Joli QC 1997
3504MR-20aJun 73M6071-052504Dec 11 97To CANAC, to Kelowna Pacific, to Lake States Railway No. 3504 (painted blue) Jun 2004, Scrapped by LSRC c. Nov 2011
3505MR-20aJun 73M6071-062505Mar 28 98To St. Lawrence & Atlantic (Quebec) No. 3505, to Hudson Bay Railway 2003, scrapped The Pas, MB 2008
3506MR-20aJun 73M6071-072506Aug 19 96Scrapped Mont Joli QC 1997
3507MR-20aJun 73M6071-082507Jun 5 96Scrapped Mont Joli QC 1997
3508MR-20aJun 73M6071-092508Feb 16 98To Ottawa Valley Railink Feb 20 98, to Southern Ontario Railway, to Hudson Bay Railway, scrapped The Pas MB 2008
3509MR-20aJun 73M6071-102509Feb 16 98To Ottawa Valley Railink Feb 20 98, to Southern Ontario Railway, to Hudson Bay Railway, scrapped The Pas MB 2008
3510MR-20aJun 73M6071-112510Jan 23 89To Tennken Railroad (Dyersville TN) 1998, to West Tennessee Railroad
3512MR-20aJul 73M6071-132512Mar 28 98To St. Lawrence & Atlantic (Quebec) No. 3512, to Hudson’s Bay Railway 2003
3513MR-20aJul 73M6071-142513Aug 27 96Scrapped Mont Joli QC 1997
3514MR-20aJul 73M6071-152514Mar 9 98To National Railway Equipment (Dixmoor IL) 1998, to Great Western Railway Apr 2001
3515MR-20aJul 73M6071-162515Nov 25 97To CANAC, to Kelowna Pacific Railway, to Lake States Railway May 2004 (patched CN paint)
3516MR-20aJul 73M6071-172516Feb 13 98To St. Lawrence & Atlantic (Quebec) No. 3516, to Hudson’s Bay Railway 2003
3517MR-20aAug 73M6071-182517Feb 13 98To St. Lawrence & Atlantic (Quebec) No. 3519 1998, to New Hampshire Central, to Southern Railway of New Jersey No. 803
3518MR-20aAug 73M6071-192518Nov 25 97To CANAC, to Southern Manitoba, to Victoria & Southern Railway (Attica KS) 2003
3519MR-20aAug 73M6071-202519Feb 13 98To St. Lawrence & Atlantic (Quebec) No. 3517 1998, to New Hampshire Central, to Southern Railway of New Jersey No. 803
3520MR-20aAug 73M6071-212520Dec 13 96Scrapped Mont Joli QC 1997
3521MR-20aOct 73M6071-222521Nov 20 96Equipped with Pacesetter for Westray Mine (Plymouth NS) service 1992, Scrapped Mont Joli QC 1997
3522MR-20aSep 73M6071-232522Mar 1 98Equipped with Pacesetter for Westray Mine (Plymouth NS) service 1992, To National Railway Equipment (Dixmoor IL) 1998, to Great Western Railway 2000
3523MR-20aSep 73M6071-242523Nov 28 96Equipped with Pacesetter for Westray Mine (Plymouth NS) service 1992, Scrapped Mont Joli QC 1997
3524MR-20aSep 73M6071-252524Nov 4 96Equipped with Pacesetter for Westray Mine (Plymouth NS) service 1992, Wrecked
3525MR-20aSep 73M6071-262525Jun 13 96Equipped with Pacesetter for Westray Mine (Plymouth NS) service 1992, Scrapped Mont Joli QC 1997
3527MR-20aSep 73M6071-282527Oct 29 96Scrapped Mont Joli QC 1997
3528MR-20aSep 73M6071-292528Oct 24 97To National Railway Equipment (Dixmoor IL) 1998
3529MR-20aSep 73M6071-302529Jun 5 96Scrapped Mont Joli QC 1997
3530MR-20bApr 74M6081-013530Sep 28 98To Hudson Bay Railway 1998
3531MR-20bApr 74M6081-023531Feb 5 98To National Railway Equipment (Dixmoor IL) 1998
3532MR-20bApr 74M6081-033532Sep 21 98To Carlton Trail Railway 1998
3533MR-20bApr 74M6081-043533Sep 21 98To Hudson Bay Railway 1998
3534MR-20bApr 74M6081-053534Aug 19 91Fire damage (Deersdale NB) Feb 23 90
3536MR-20bApr 74M6081-073536Jan 10 97To Kelowna Pacific Railway for parts
3537MR-20bApr 74M6081-083537May 23 95
3538MR-20bApr 74M6081-093538Sep 21 98To Hudson Bay Railway 1998
3539MR-20bApr 74M6081-103539Sep 21 98To Hudson Bay Railway 1998
3540MR-20bApr 74M6081-113540Sep 21 98To Carlton Trail Railway, scrapped early 2003
3541MR-20bApr 74M6081-123541Sep 21 98To Carlton Trail Railway
3542MR-20bApr 74M6081-133542Oct 28 98To Hudson Bay Railway 1998
3543MR-20bMay 74M6081-143543Sep 21 98To Hudson Bay Railway
3544MR-20bMay 74M6081-153544Sep 21 98To Hudson Bay Railway
3545MR-20bMay 74M6081-163545Sep 28 98To Hudson Bay Railway
3546MR-20bMay 74M6081-173546Sep 21 98To National Railway Equipment (Dixmoor IL)
3547MR-20bMay 74M6081-183547Sep 21 98To Hudson Bay Railway, scrapped at The Pas MB 2008
3548MR-20bMay 74M6081-193548Sep 21 98To Hudson Bay Railway
3549MR-20bMay 74M6081-203549Sep 21 98To Carlton Trail Railway
3550MR-20bMay 74M6081-213550Sep 21 98To Hudson Bay Railway
3551MR-20bMay 74M6081-223551Sep 21 98To Hudson Bay Railway
3553MR-20bJun 74M6081-243553Sep 21 98To Ohio Central Railroad, to Arkansas & Missouri Railroad Jun 2005
3554MR-20bJun 74M6081-253554Sep 21 98To Ohio Central Railroad, to Arkansas & Missouri Railroad Jun 2005
3555MR-20bJun 74M6081-263555Sep 21 98To Hudson Bay Railway
3556MR-20bJun 74M6081-273556Sep 21 98To Hudson Bay Railway
3557MR-20bJun 74M6081-283557Sep 21 98To Hudson Bay Railway
3558MR-20bJun 74M6081-293558Sep 21 98To Hudson Bay Railway
3559MR-20bJun 74M6081-303559Sep 21 98 To Hudson Bay Railway, scrapped at The Pas MB 2008
3560MR-20cNov 76M6092-013560Feb 27 98To Tennken Railroad (Dyersville TN) 1998, to West Tennessee Railway, to Ontario Midland Dec 2021
3561MR-20cNov 76M6092-023561Oct 8 96Scrapped Mont Joli QC 1997
3562MR-20cNov 76M6092-033562Feb 5 98To St. Lawrence & Atlantic (Quebec) No. 3562 1998, to Maine Eastern, Scrapped at Morristown & Erie Railroad, Morristown NJ Mar 2014
3563MR-20cNov 76M6092-043563Nov 28 97To CANAC, to Kelowna Pacific, Railway, to Lake States Railroad May 2004 (LSRC blue), to Great Western Railway No. 2004 2008
3564MR-20cNov 76M6092-053564Nov 12 96Scrapped Mont Joli QC 1997
3566MR-20cDec 76M6092-073566Jan 26 98To National Railway Equipment (Dixmoor IL) 1998
3567MR-20cDec 76M6092-083567Feb 27 98To Ohio Central 1998, to Arkansas & Missouri Railroad No. 74 Jun 2005
3568MR-20cDec 76M6092-093568Feb 27 98To St. Thomas & Eastern No. 3568 1998, to Oil Creek & Titusville 2003
3569MR-20cDec 76M6092-103569Feb 13 98To St. Lawrence & Atlantic (Quebec) No. 3569 1998, to Exporail (Delson QC) 2003
3570MR-20cDec 76M6092-113570Aug 19 96To CANAC, to Kelowna Pacific
3571MR-20cDec 76M6092-123571Aug 8 97To CANAC, to Kelowna Pacific, to Lake States Railway May 2004 (LSRC blue), to Great Western Railway No. 2003 2008
3572MR-20cDec 76M6092-133572Feb 5 98To National Railway Equipment (Dixmoor IL) 1998
3573MR-20cDec 76M6092-143573Feb 26 98To St. Lawrence & Atlantic (Quebec) No. 3573 1998, to Pook Valley Leasing No. 44 2003
3574MR-20cDec 76M6092-153574Feb 5 98To National Railway Equipment (Dixmoor IL) 1998, to Minnesota Commercial Railroad No. 35
3575MR-20cJan 77M6092-163575Mar 18 98To St. Thomas & Eastern No. 3575 1998, to Lake States Railroad May 2004
3576MR-20cJan 77M6092-173576Aug 29 97To Tennken Railroad (Dyersville TN) 1998, to West Tennessee Railroad,No. 3576
3577MR-20cFeb 77M6092-183577Feb 26 98To Lake States Railroad No. Jul 798 (painted blue) Jul 98, stored by Mar 2011, Scrapped by LSRC c. Nov 2011
3578MR-20cFeb 77M6092-193578Feb 13 98To St. Lawrence & Atlantic (Quebec) No. 3578 1998, to Southern Railway of New Jersey No. 416 2003
3579MR-20cFeb 77M6092-203579Feb 13 98To St. Lawrence & Atlantic (Quebec) No. 3579 1998, to Southern Railway of New Jersey No. 418 2003