EDMONTON TRANSIT SERVICE
LRT Specialty Equipment
Ballast Cars #2206-2207, 2401

#2401 Spot Ballast Car- Rebuilt from a flat car (CTG says 2103, I'm curious if it could be 2201), this car is used throughout the LRT to distribute ballast as needed.

(Sources: Personal observations, Edmonton's Electric Transit, Various Editions of the Canadian Trackside Guide)

Thumbnail Unit # Date Description
ets2401-2.jpg (143096 bytes) 2401 September 20, 2004 ETS #2401 being pulled by #2010 distributing ballast on the LRT line north of D.L. MacDonald.
ets2401.jpg (176922 bytes) 2401 September 20, 2004 ETS #2401 being pulled by #2010 distributing ballast on the LRT line north of D.L. MacDonald.
ets2401-09-24-06-belvedere.JPG (188327 bytes) 2401 September 24, 2006 ETS #2401 with #2010 on the northbound track just south of Belvedere working on a track project.
ets2401-09-24-06-belvedere-2.JPG (241875 bytes) 2401 September 24, 2006 ETS #2401 with #2010 on the northbound track just south of Belvedere working on a track project.
DSC04801.JPG (248552 bytes) 2401 September 12, 2008 ETS #2401 at the D.L. McDonald Transit Yards.
2401 June 12, 2009 ETS #2401 at DLM.
2401 June 12, 2012 ETS #2401 being used to dump ballast on the under construction Churchill Junction.
2401 June 12, 2012 ETS #2401 being used to dump ballast on the under construction Churchill Junction.
2401 November 4, 2016 ETS #2401 stored alongside Coliseum Station with the side dump cars while out of service took up their spaces at DLM.
2401 November 4, 2016 ETS #2401 stored alongside Coliseum Station with the side dump cars while out of service took up their spaces at DLM.
2206 January 6, 2019 ETS #2206 and 2207 dumping ballast on the southbound track in Churchill Station.
2206 January 6, 2019 ETS #2206 and 2207 dumping ballast on the southbound track in Churchill Station.
2206 January 6, 2019 ETS #2206 and 2207 dumping ballast on the southbound track in Churchill Station.
2206 January 6, 2019 ETS #2206 on the tail track at Century Park.
2207 January 6, 2019 ETS #2206 and 2207 dumping ballast on the southbound track in Churchill Station.
2207 January 6, 2019 ETS #2206 and 2207 dumping ballast on the southbound track in Churchill Station.

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