LRT Specialty Equipment
Flat Cars #2101-2103, 2201, 3855
Flat cars #2101-2103 were built for use on the LRT extension under Jasper Ave to
Corona Station, to be used on conjunction with locomotive 2001. 2101 is a 32'
long example, whereas 2102 and 2103 were 40' long. 2201 was a depressed center
flat car and used to transport TBM equipment into and out of the tunnels. By the
2000's, only 2101 and suspected 2102 remained. 2101 was rebuilt and in 2011
received a removable hydraulic ramp, built by Oxford Industrial Machines #3874.
2102 was just a frame and eventually scrapped. Indications are that 2201 was
rebuilt as the spot ballast car #2401.
3855 1986 National Steel Car "Lo-Railer".
This very versatile car joined the LRT fleet in 1986. It is often paired with
3850 and has often been configured for catenary maintenance in the past, carrying an aerial
lift and homebuilt pantograph rig. One end of the car has flip out ramps for
loading equipment and has been used to transport equipment into the tunnels, in
particular, all of the equipment for the construction of the Churchill junction,
as well as parts in and out for escalator replacements. The car seems to have
originally been purchased as part of some equipment for tunnel washing. The car
does not carry a fleet number, and the number actually conflicts with the
reported number of another car in the fleet, so, the number is assumed correct
based upon
a 2003 handout from the 25th Anniversary of LRT event.
(Sources: Personal observations, Edmonton's Electric Transit, Various Editions of the Canadian Trackside Guide)
| Thumbnail | Unit # | Date | Description |
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2101 | June 12, 2009 | 2101 outside at DLM. |
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2101 | June 29, 2011 | Stored outside at DLM with 3874 mounted. |
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2101 | June 29, 2011 | Stored outside at DLM with 3874 mounted. |
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2101 | May 13, 2012 | ETS #2101 in Churchill Station being used in the escalator replacement project. |
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2101 | September 27, 2012 | 2101 outside at DLM with 3874 removed. |
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2101 | November 9, 2016 | 2101 with 3874 mounted on E track next to Coliseum Stations. |
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2101 | November 9, 2016 | 2101 with 3874 mounted on E track next to Coliseum Stations. |
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2102 | July 20, 1999 | ETS #2102 sitting in the DLM Yard. |
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2102? | June 12, 2009 | Suspected #2102 at DLM. |
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2102? | June 12, 2009 | Suspected #2102 at DLM. |
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2102? | November 2, 2010 | Suspected #2102 down at Cromdale. This is nearly the end of the line was for this car. It would spend the winter down at Cromdale, and then in 2011 it was moved closed to 66 St and cut up for scrap. |
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2201 | #2201 inside of Churchill Station loaded with TBM parts for the Jasper Ave SLRT extension to Corona. | |
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#2201 loaded with TBM parts for the Jasper Ave SLRT extension to Corona. | ||
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3855 | April 26, 2003 | ETS #3855 fitted for catenary maintenance inside of DLM during the 25th Anniversary of LRT events. |
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3855 | April 26, 2003 | ETS #3855 fitted for catenary maintenance inside of DLM during the 25th Anniversary of LRT events. |
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3855 | June 12, 2009 | ETS #3855 in the catenary inspection set up with the pantograph platform and Simon Aerials lift #3863. Seen in the RoW buildling. |
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3855 | September 15, 2010 | ETS #3855 with the pantograph rig attached in Churchill Station in support of catenary upgrades to support 4 and 5 car SD160 trains. |
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3855 | April 29, 2012 | ETS #3855 loaded with equipment needed for the construction of the Churchill Junction, seen on E Track at Cromdale. |
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3855 | April 29, 2012 | ETS #3855 loaded with equipment needed for the construction of the Churchill Junction, seen on E Track at Cromdale. |
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3855 | May 15, 2012 | ETS #3855 loaded with parts for the Churchill Junction, on E Track at Cromdale. |
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3855 | May 15, 2012 | ETS #3855 loaded with parts for the Churchill Junction, on E Track at Cromdale. |
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3855 | May 15, 2012 | ETS #3855 loaded with parts for the Churchill Junction, on E Track at Cromdale. |
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3855 | September 8, 2012 | 3855 in Churchill Station waiting to be loaded with escalator parts as the old escalators are being replaced. |
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3855 | September 8, 2012 | 3855 passing through Stadium, loaded with part of the Churchill escalator with 3850 providing motive power. |
This page last updated on June 13, 2021