Mechanical Locomotives News photo: Ontario Northland acquires locomotives

News photo: Ontario Northland acquires locomotives

By Stephen C. Host | February 16, 2022

| Last updated on August 6, 2025


Former Norfolk Southern locomotives bound for Canada

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Black locomotives with Norfolk Southern logo crossed out
Former Norfolk Southern locomotives bound for the Ontario Nortland are shown at Burlington, Ontario. Stephen C. Host

BURLINGTON, Ontario — The Ontario Northland Railway has acquired two locomotives currently en route to the Canadian railroad. A pair of former Norfolk Southern
 SD70M units, Nos. 2631 and 2642, sold to PRLX (Progress Rail Leasing), are shown in transit on Canadian National train A422 in Burlington, Ont., on Feb. 15, 2022. They are destined for Ontario Northland’s shop in North Bay, Ont. The 676 route-mile Ontario Northland runs between North Bay and Moosonee, Ontario.