White Pass & Yukon Route Class DL-535E

The White Pass & Yukon Route Class DL-535E is a series of narrow gauge diesel locomotives that were custom-built by the Montreal Locomotive Works of Montreal, Quebec in Canada between 1969 and 1971 for the White Pass & Yukon Route (WP&Y) in Skagway, Alaska. Units 101-107 were built in May 1969 while units 108-110 were built in December 1971. They are powered by an American Locomotive Company (ALCO) model 6-251D prime mover. In July 1982, the WP&Y would order an additional four units, those being units 111-114, built by the Bombardier Company, complete with a wide cab instead of the traditional standard cab at the time, but these units were ultimately never delivered to them and eventually placed in storage.
In 1992, Nos. 102 and 105 were both severely damaged and burned beyond repair in a roundhouse fire in Skagway, Alaska and later scrapped as a result. Later that year, Nos. 101, 103, 104, 106, and 107 were sold to Sociedad Colombiana de Transport Ferroviaro in South America until later being sold back to the WP&Y in 1999 for tourist excursion service. As of 2020, the WP&Y is currently in the process of slowly replacing their old diesel fleet with brand-new E3000CC-DC type diesels built by National Railway Equipment of Mount Vernon, Illinois.
In April 2020, Nos. 101, 103, 106, and 107 were sold again to the Durango & Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad (D&SNG) in Durango, Colorado, with Nos. 101 and 107 both arriving at the D&SNG in August and September of that year respectively and Nos. 103 and 106 both arriving at the D&SNG in September 2021. This was due to the late delivery of D&SNG MP2000NG type diesels Nos. 1201 and 1202, which were both custom-built by the now-defunct Motive Power & Equipment Solutions, Inc. (MP&ES) of Greenville, South Carolina sometime between 2018 and 2020, having both been rebuilt from two former Tri-Rail EMD F40PHL-2 type diesels.
From 1982 to 1991, Nos. 111, 112, 113, and 114 were stored at Soulanges Industries, Les Cedres, Quebec. Nos. 111, 112, and 113 were eventually sold in 1991 to the United States Gypsum Corporation in Plaster City, California while No. 114 was eventually sold to the WP&Y in 1995 for tourist excursion service. Unfortunately, in 1992, No. 113 was destroyed in an accident and later scrapped as a result. As of 2020, No. 114 remains at the WP&Y where it is currently stored out of service, having last operated sometime in the late 2010s. On November 11, 2023, the Cumbres & Toltec Scenic Railroad (C&TS) announced in a commission meeting that they would acquire No. 114 for $120,000.
As of today, Nos. 104, 108, 109, and 110 are still at the WP&Y and will continue to operate until they too are eventually retired from service on the WP&Y. Nos. 101, 103, 106, and 107 continue to operate in both work train service and tourist excursion service at the D&SNG. Nos. 111 and 112 both continue to operate in revenue service at the U.S. Gypsum. No. 114 will eventually be moved to its new home at the C&TS between Chama, New Mexico and Antonito, Colorado sometime in 2024 where it will then continue to operate in both work train service and occasional tourist excursion service, mainly as a backup locomotive for their operable narrow gauge steam locomotives.
==Stock list==
Photograph	Locomotive	Serial No.	Builder 	Build Date 	Operator 	Status 	Notes
 	101 	6023-01 	Montreal Locomotive Works	May 1969 	Durango & Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad	Operational 	
 	102 	6023-02 	Montreal Locomotive Works	May 1969 	White Pass & Yukon Route 	Scrapped in 1992 	Damaged and Burned Beyond Repair in A Roundhouse Fire in Skagway, AK
 	103 	6023-03 	Montreal Locomotive Works	May 1969 	Durango & Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad	Operational 	
 	104 	6023-04 	Montreal Locomotive Works	May 1969 	White Pass & Yukon Route 	Stored Out of Service	
 	105 	6023-05 	Montreal Locomotive Works	May 1969 	White Pass & Yukon Route 	Scrapped in 1992 	Damaged and Burned Beyond Repair in A Roundhouse Fire in Skagway, AK
 	106 	6023-06 	Montreal Locomotive Works	May 1969 	Durango & Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad	Operational 	
 	107 	6023-07 	Montreal Locomotive Works	May 1969 	Durango & Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad	Operational 	
 	108 	6054-01 	Montreal Locomotive Works	December 1971	White Pass & Yukon Route 	Stored Out of Service	
 	109 	6054-02 	Montreal Locomotive Works	December 1971	White Pass & Yukon Route 	Stored Out of Service	
 	110 	6054-03 	Montreal Locomotive Works	December 1971	White Pass & Yukon Route 	Stored Out of Service	
 	111 	6123-01 	Bombardier 	July 1982 	United States Gypsum Corporation 	Operational 	
 	112 	6123-02 	Bombardier 	July 1982 	United States Gypsum Corporation 	Operational 	
 	113 	6123-03 	Bombardier 	July 1982 	United States Gypsum Corporation 	Scrapped in 1992 	Damaged Beyond Repair in An Accident
 	114 	6123-04 	Bombardier 	July 1982 	White Pass & Yukon Route 	Stored Out of Service	Acquired By the Cumbres & Toltec Scenic Railroad On November 11, 2023
==Gallery==
*Images
==References==
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_White_Pass_and_Yukon_Route_locomotives_and_cars
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