CANADIAN FREIGHT CARS

A resource page for the Canadian Freight Car Enthusiast

Ultimately I hope to provide and maintain fairly detailed freight car rosters for all Canadian railways. For more on how to read the tables, see How to read the tables

Canadian Private Owners

Increasingly, railway cars are being owned by private companies — either shippers acquiring their own cars, or lease companies supplying cars to shippers. Defining a Canadian private car can be rather difficult, especially in more recent years, as owners are known to move across the border from time to time. My definition is that the owner must:

ABWX

Asea Brown Boveri, Inc. (1992-2003)

ACAX

Allied Chemical, a Division of Allied Canada, Inc. (1982-1987)
Allied Canada, Ltd. (1987-1988)
Allied Chemicals Canada, Inc. (1988-1993)
Allied Chemical Co. (Allied Corp.) (1993-1999)
AlliedSignal Inc. (1999-2000)
Honeywell International, Inc. (2000-present)

ACHX

Atlas Chemical Co. Ltd. (1950-1956)

ACPX

Amoco Canada Petroleum Co. Ltd. (1981-1992)
CGTX (1993-1997)

ACPX

Amoco Oil Co. (1998-2002)
BP Products North America Inc. (2003)
Union Tank Car Company (2003-present)

AGCX

Alberta Gas Chemicals (1978-1990)
Procor (1990-present)

AGEX

A.G. Pipe Lines (1981-1998)
Nova Chemicals Ltd. (1999-2000)

AGHX

Agrium U.S. Inc. (1996-4/2021)
Wells Fargo Rail Corporation (7/2017-present)

ALBX

The Government of Alberta (by 7/2020, unlisted)

ALCX

Aluminum Co. of Canada, Ltd. (1931-1985)
Alcan Smelters and Chemicals Ltd. (1992-present)

ALCX

The Government of Alberta (by 7/2020, unlisted)

ALNX

The Alberta Government (1981-present)

ALOX

Alberta Linseed Oil Co., Ltd. (1936-1965)

ALPX

The Alberta Government (1981-present)

ALSX

Albis Canada, Inc. (1989-1997)

AMUX

Atkinson, Marcou Ltd. (1928-1934)

AOUX

Alberta & Orient Glycol Co. Ltd. (2021-present)

APWX

American Pacific Whaling Co. (1918-1920)

ASCX

The Algoma Steel Corp., Ltd. (1985-1987)

ASLX

Algoma Steamships Ltd. (1979-1984)

ATSX

Atlantic Sugar Refineries Co., Ltd. (1956-1971)

BAOX

British American Oil Co., Ltd. (1912-1960)
Canadian General Transit Co. (1960)

BBRX

Bombardier Inc. (1999-present)

BCCX

Border Chemical Co., Ltd. (1965-present)

BCLX

British Chemical Co., Ltd. (1917-1918)

BFIX

Brown Forest Industries Ltd. (1969-1981)

BHX

Brandram-Henderson, Ltd. (1918-1936)

BMMX

Imperial Oil Ltd. (1927-1951)
Transit Co. Ltd. (1951-1973)

BSHX

B.A.-Shawinigan Ltd. (1956-1962)

CAEX

Canadian Arsenals Ltd., Explosives Division (1950-1965)

CANX

Canadian Industries Ltd. (De Salaberry Works, Explosives and Ammunition Divison) (1966-1978)

CAPX

Calgary Power Ltd. (1981)
Transalta Utilities (1981-2002)

CATX

Canadian Tank Car Co. (1932)
Canadian General Transit Co., Ltd. (1932)

CAX

Commercial Alcohols Ltd. (1927)

CBX

Canadian Breweries Ltd. (1947-1954)

CCGX

Cando Contracting Ltd. (1997-1999)

CCHX

Columbian Carbon (Canada) Ltd. (1966-1971)
Cities Service Chemicals, Ltd. (1971-1981)
Columbian Chemicals Canada Ltd. (1983-2003)

CCPX

Canadian Chemical Producers' Association (1992-2001)

CCRX

Consumers' Co-operative Refineries Ltd. (1937-1970)

CCSX

Columbia Cellulose Co. Ltd. (1956-1959)

CEL

Canadian Explosives Ltd. (1919-1921)

CEWX

Canadian Enterprise Gas Products Ltd. (1982-2011)

CGBX

Canadian General Transit (1957-1982)
Procor Ltd. (1982-1996)
Dow Chemical Canada, Inc. (1997-present)

CGEX

Canadian General Electric (1967-1987)

CGLX

Canadian General Transit Co., Ltd. (1957-1980)
CGTX Inc. (1981-2002)
GATX Rail Canada Corp. (2002-present)

CGMX

CGTX Inc. (1982-2002)
GATX Rail Canada Corp. (2002-present)

CGRX

Canadian General Transit Co., Ltd. (1961-1962)

CGTX

Canadian General Transit Co., Ltd. (1932-1980)
CGTX Inc. (1981-2002)
GATX Rail Canada Corp. (2002-present)

CGX

Consumers' Gas Co. of Toronto (1898-1928)

CHRX

Canadian Hidrogas Resources Ltd. (1969-1982)

CILX

Canadian Industries Ltd. (1929-1956)
Union Tank Car Co. (1956-1957)

CIRX

Consbec Inc. (1997-present)

CITX

PLM Railcar Management Services Canada Ltd. (1987-1991)
PLM International, Inc. (1991-2005)
The CIT Group/Capital Finance, Inc. (2006-present)

CKRX

Canadian Kodiak Refineries Ltd. (1960-1963)

CLBX

Can-Lease Produce Transportation Ltd. (1972-1974)

CLOX

The Canada Linseed Oil Mills, Ltd. (1938-1965)

CLTX

Cominco Ltd. (1967-1968)

CMAX

Commercial Alcohols Ltd. (1927-1929)

CMSX

Consolidated Mining and Smelting Co. of Canada, Ltd. (1935-1966)
Cominco Ltd. (1966-1968)
Union Tank Car (1968-1970)

CNHX

Ontario Hydro (1975-2001)
Ontario Power Generation (2001-present)

CNOX

Canadian Oil Companies, Ltd. (1933-1962)
Shell Canada Ltd. (1964-1987)

CNPX

Canadian International Paper Co. (1937-1941)

CNWX

The Canadian Wheat Board (1973-2016)
G3 Canada Ltd. (2017-present)

COBX

Imperial Oil Ltd. (1938-1951)
Transit Co. Ltd. (1951-1953)
Products Tank Line of Canada, Ltd. (1953-1959)

COPX

Canadianoxy Industrial Chemicals Limited Partnership (1997-2009)
Canexus Chemicals Canada Limited Partnership (2010-2016)
Canexus Corporation (2016-present)

CPHX

Ontario Hydro (1975-2001)
Ontario Power Generation (2001-present)

CPLX

Currie Products Ltd. (1935-1968)

CPLX

CanPac Leasing Ltd. (1973-1978)
Roylease Ltd. (1978-1981)

CPWX

The Canadian Wheat Board (1973-2016)
G3 Canada Ltd. (2017-present)

CSGX

Imperial Oil Ltd. (1927-1951)
Transit Co. Ltd. (1951-1953)
Products Tank Line of Canada, Ltd. (1953-1958)

CSLX

Ciment St-Laurent (2007-2009)
Holcim (Canada) Inc. (2010-present)

CSTX

Canada Starch Co., Ltd. (1919-1995)

CSXX

Canadian Salt Co., Ltd. (1922-1929)
Canadian Industries Ltd. (1929-1930)

CTEX

Canterra Energy, Ltd. (1984-1991)
PLM International, Inc. (1991-2005)
The CIT Group/Capital Finance, Inc. (2006-present)

CTLX

Canadian Petroleum Tank Lines (1933-1948)

CVOX

Co-Op Vegetable Oils Ltd. (1958-1970)

CWIX

Canada West Indies Molasses Co., Ltd. (1936)

CYCX

Cyanamid of Canada Ltd. (1958-1981)

DALX

Dominion Alkali & Chemical Co., Ltd. (1949-1953)

DCFX

PLM Railcar Management Services Canada Ltd. (1989-1991)
PLM International, Inc. (1991-2005)
The CIT Group/Capital Finance, Inc. (2006-present)

DCLX

Procor Ltd. (1977-1996)
Dow Chemical Canada, Inc. (1997-present)

DCTX

PLM Railcar Management Services Canada Ltd. (1987-1991)
PLM International, Inc. (1991-2005)
The CIT Group/Capital Finance, Inc. (2006-2018)

DILX

Defence Industries Ltd. (1940-1946)

DLOX

Dominion Linseed Oil Co., Ltd. (1935-1953)

DLPX

Degussa Canada Ltd. (1999-2017)
Evonik Canada Inc. (2017-present)

DLX

Dyson's Ltd. (1948-1962)
Catelli Food Products, Ltd. (1962-1964)

DMLX

General Electric Rail Services Corp. (Dominion Malting Ltd). (2000-2016)
Wells Fargo Rail Corporation (2016-present)

DMSX

Consolidated Mining and Smelting Co. of Canada, Ltd. (1941-1946)

DOCX

Du Pont of Canada Ltd. (1965-1979)
Du Pont Canada Inc. (1980-2009)
Invista (Canada) Co. (2010-present)

DRSX

Canadian Arsenals Ltd. (1946)
North American Cyanamid Ltd. (1947)

DSLX

The Dominion Sugar Co., Ltd. (1925-1931)
Canada & Dominion Sugar Co., Ltd. (1931-1961)

DTCX

Dominion Tar & Chemical Co., Ltd. (1920-1965)
Domtar Ltd. (1965-1973)

DVLX

Sulcom, Inc. (2004-2019)
H.J. Baker Logistics LLC (2019-present)

DVTX

Sulcom, Inc. (2003-present)

ECCX

Ethyl Corporation of Canada, Ltd. (1956-1979)
Ethyl Canada Inc. (1982-2004)

ECLX

Erco Worldwide (USA) Inc. (2006-present)

ECMX

Erco Worldwide (USA) Inc. (2018-present)

EFCX

The Canadian Wheat Board (2013-2016)
G3 Canada Ltd. (2017-present)

EHSX

Essex Hybrid Seed Co. Ltd. (2003)

ERX

Excelsior Refineries Ltd. (1950-1960)
Canadian Kodiak Refineries Ltd. (1960-1961)

EURX

Eurocan Pulp & Paper (1981-1999)

EVOX

Evonik Canada Inc. (2013-present)

FAXX

B.R.S. Cartage, Inc. (2006-present)

FFIX

Procor Ltd. (1973-1993)

FKRX

Flintkote Roads, Ltd. (1930-1931)
Colas Roads, Ltd. (1931-1944)
Flintkote Co. of Canada, Ltd. (1947-1971)

FMYX

F.M. Yorke & Son, Ltd. (1951-1977)

FOKX

British American Oil Co., Ltd. (1928-1960)
Canadian General Transit Co. (1960)

FOLX

Frontenac Oil Refineries, Ltd. (1926-1930)
McColl-Frontenac Oil Co., Ltd. (1931-1932)

FPLX

Frontenac Pipe Line Co. (1942-1946)

FWLX

Foster Wheeler Ltd. (1992-2005)

Grasselli

Grasselli Chemical Co. Ltd. (1913-1929)
Canadian Industries Ltd. (1929-1930)

GCLX

General Chemical Canada Ltd. (1988-1991)

GPLCX

Giant Powder Co. of Canada, Ltd. (1922)

GRRX

Good Rich Refining Co., Ltd. (1943-1946)
Trinidad Leaseholds (Good Rich) Oil Co., Ltd. (1947)
Trinidad Leaseholds (Canada) Ltd. (1948)

GSOX

Gold Standard Oils Ltd. (1945-1950)

GSPX

Gaspesia Sulphite Co., Ltd. (1948-1950)

GWHX

Stephens Energy Ltd. (1981-1990)

HACX

The Harris Abattoir Co., Ltd. (1918-1931)
Canada Packers Ltd. (1934-1971)

HCLX

Hercules Canada Ltd. (1979-1983)
Himont Canada Inc. (1984-1996)
Montell Canada Inc. (1996-2008)

HCX

Hallet and Carey Ltd. (1953)

HEPX

Hydro-Electric Power Commission of Ontario (1950-1975)
Ontario Hydro (1975-present)

HGLX

Home Gas Ltd. (1948)

HJMX

Sterling Fuels (1952-1970)

HOMX

Home Oil Co. Ltd. (1986-1996)
PLM International Inc. (1997-2005)
The CIT Group/Capital Finance, Inc. (2006-present)

HRDX

Hydrocarbons Inc. (1974-1975)
M-P Petroleum Ltd. (1975-1978)

HWRX

Hi-Way Refineries, Ltd. (1946-1953)

HWSX

Hiram Walker & Sons, Ltd. (1935-1977)

IACX

Canadian Industrial Alcohol Co. Ltd. (1928-1932)

ICCX

International Catalyst Corp. (2001-2018)
Catalyst & Chemical Containers, Inc. (2018-present)

IISX

I.I. Selig & Sons Ltd. (1968-1970)

INCX

Inco Ltd. (1990-2005)

IOX

Imperial Oil Ltd. (1920-1951)
Transit Co. Ltd. (1951-1953)
Products Tank Line of Canada, Ltd. (1953-1957)
Transit Co. Ltd. (1957-1975)

ITDX

Sulcom, Inc. (1997-2019)
H.J. Baker Logistics LLC (2019-present)

JALX

Jos. A. Likely, Ltd. (1948-1953)

JJJX

JJ Rail Car Leasing Ltd. (1995-2005)
Legend Marketing Ltd. (2005-2011)
Southwest Rail Industries, Inc. (2012-present)

JRDX

J. & R. Dumas Inc. (2005?-present)

KAPX

K.A. Powell (Canada) Ltd. (1953-1958)

KCIX

Arco Chemical Co. (1994-1997)
Nova Chemicals Inc. (1997-2000)

KCMX

Kidd Creek Mines, Ltd. (1982-1986)
Saskterra Fertilizers (1986-1990)
PLM International, Inc. (1991-1992)

KCPX

Kemira Chemicals Canada Inc. (1999-present)

KCWX

Kimberly-Clark of Canada Ltd. (1977-1993)

KDCX

Kodak Canada, Inc. (1990-1995)
Eastman Chemical Canada, Inc. (1995-2003)
Eastman Chemical Co., Inc. (2004-present)

KSPX

K+S Potash Canada (2016?-present)

KVPX

The KVP Co. (1947-1967)
Brown Forest Industries Ltd. (1967-1968)

LAFX

Lafarge North America Inc. (2005-present)

LBLX

Lever Brothers Ltd. (1935-1950)

LCCX

Liquid Carbonic Canadian Corp., Ltd. (1969-1971)
Liquid Carbonic Canada Ltd./Ltee (1972-1981)
Liquid Carbonic Inc. (1981-1988)
Liquid Carbonic Canada Ltd. (-1992)

LRIX

Lake Superior Eastern Rail Industries (1997)

LUSX

Luscar Ltd. (1999-2003)

MBLX

McColl Brothers Ltd. (1929)
McColl-Frontenac Oil Co., Ltd. (1930-1932)

MFFX

M4 Holdings Ltd. (1985-1991)

MFLX

McColl-Frontenac Oil Co., Ltd. (1929-1955)

MGLX

Mobil Grain Ltd. (2008-present)

MLTX

Maple Leaf Tank Car Co. (1933-1936)

MNX

Mond Nickel Co., Ltd. (1926-1929)
Canadian Industries Ltd. (1929-1930)

Mooney

Mooney Refrigerator Car Line (1910-1915)

MOX

Champlain Oil Sales, Ltd. (1936)

MPTX

Procor Ltd. (1973-1983)

MWCX

Marshall Wells Co., Ltd. (1936-1937)

NBEX

North West Termainl, Ltd. (2017?-present)

NCCX

North American Car (Canada) Ltd. (1965-1975)

NCFX

North American Car (Canada) Ltd. (1963-1975)
North American Car Corporation (1981-1983)
General Electric Railcar Services Corp. (1984-2000)
General Electric Rail Services Corp. (2000-present)

NCHX

North American Car (Canada) Ltd. (1963-1975)
North American Car Corporation (1981-1983)
General Electric Railcar Services Corp. (1984-2000)
General Electric Rail Services Corp. (2000-2016)
Wells Fargo Rail Corporation (2016-present)

NCIX

Novacor Chemicals Inc. (1996-1997)
Nova Chemicals Inc. (1997-present)

NCLX

North American Cyanamid Ltd. (1947-1958)

NCLX

Nova Chemicals Ltd. (1997-present)

NCRX

North American Car (Canada) Ltd. (1966-1975)
North American Car Corporation (1981-1983)
General Electric Railcar Services Corp. (1984-2000)
General Electric Rail Services Corp. (2000-present)

NCTX

North American Car (Canada) Ltd. (1963-1975)
North American Car Corporation (1976-1983)
General Electric Railcar Services Corp. (1984-1987)
PLM Railcar Management Services Canada Ltd. (1988-1991)
PLM International, Inc. (1991-2018)
The CIT Group/Equipment Finance, Inc. (2018-2019)

NCX

Naugatuck Chemicals, Division of Dominion Rubber Co. Ltd. (1952-1967)
Uniroyal (1966) Ltd. (1967-1971)

NGCX

National Gypsum (Canada) Ltd. (2003-present)

NLX

The Nichols Chemical Co. Ltd. (1921-1963)
Allied Chemical Canada, Ltd. (1963-1982)
Allied Chemical, a Division of Allied Chemical Canada, Inc. (1982-1984)

NMLX

National Metal Corp. Ltd. (1993)

NSCX

National Steel Car Ltd. (1962-present)

NSLX

National Silicates Ltd. (1936-1978)

NSOX

North Star Oil Ltd. (1928-1961)
North Star Oil Division of Shell Oil Co. of Canada, Ltd. (1962-1963)
Shell Canada Ltd. (1965-1973)

NWTX

North West Timber Ltd. (1997)

PALX

Prince Albert Refineries (Royalite Oil Co., Ltd.) (1953-1961)

PATX

Pacific Tank Line (1932-1940)

PCLX

Polymer Corp. Ltd. (1946-1968)

PCSX

PLM International, Inc. (1991-2005)
The CIT Group/Capital Finance, Inc. (2006-present)

PHIT&LC

Page-Hersey Iron, Tube & Lead Co. (1919-1922)

PIVX

Pivotal Enterprises Corp. (2002-2007)
The Andrews Companies, LLC (2007-present)

PLIX

Polysar Inc. (1988-1992)
Polymont Plastics Corp. (1992-2003)

PMLX

Prairie Malt Ltd. (1997-2016)
Cargill, Inc. (2016-present)

PROX

Procor Ltd. (1974-present)

PRPX

Imperial Oil Ltd. (1928-1951)
Transit Co. Ltd. (1951-1953)
Products Tank Line of Canada, Ltd. (1953-1958)

PTEX

North American Car (Canada) Ltd. (1975)
North American Car Corporation (1981-1983)
General Electric Railcar Services Corp. (1984-2000)
General Electric Rail Services Corp. (2000-2016)
Wells Fargo Rail Corporation (2016-present)

PVCX

Sulcom, Inc. (2009-2019)
H.J. Baker Logistics LLC (2019-present)

QOPX

General Electric Railcar Services Corp. (1988-2000)
General Electric Rail Services Corp. (2000-present)

RCTX

Railwest Canada, Ltd. (2001-2009)

RFWX

Robert Fer et Metaux Inc. (2008-present)

ROLX

Robson Leather Co., Ltd. (1960-1970)

RORX

Radio Oil Refineries Ltd. (1936-1953)

RRCX

Regent Refining (Canada) Ltd. (1956-1958)

RROX

RROX Rail Ltd. (?-present)

RTTX

Rapid Transit Tank Car Lines (1921-1926)

RVLX

Reinhart Vinegars Ltd. (1962-1976)

RWTX

Railwest U.S., Inc. (1998-2010)
Railcar Leasing Solutions Ltd.(2010-present)

SBLX

Standard Brands Ltd. (1947-1950)

SCAX

Shell Oil Co. of Canada, Ltd. (1938-1956)
Products Tank Line of Canada, Ltd. (Union Tank Line) (1956-1957)
Shell Canada Ltd. (1967-1981)

SCBX

Shell Oil Co. of British Columbia, Ltd. (1930-1950)

SCCX

Shell Co. of Canada, Ltd. (1921-1923)

SCDX

Swift Canadian Co. Ltd. (1924-1952)

SCIX

Skeena Cellulose Inc. (1987-1994)
General Electric Railcar Services Corp. (1994-2000)
General Electric Rail Services Corp. (2000-present)

SCLX

Standard Chemical Co., Ltd. (1926-1951)

SCLX

Standard Chemical, Ltd. (1957-1975)
Stanchem Division, PPG Industries Canada Ltd. (1976-1984)
PPG Canada, Inc., Industrial Chemicals (1984-1996)
CanadianOxy Industrial Chemicals Limited Partnership (1997-2016)
Canexus Corporation (2016-present)

SESX

B.C. Hydro (1989-1994)

SHLX

Procor Ltd. (1998-present)

SITX

Sherritt International Corp. (1997-2006)

SKNX

The Saskatchewan Grain Car Corporation (1981-present)

SKPX

The Saskatchewan Grain Car Corporation (1981-present)

SLAX

St. Lawrence Starch Co. Ltd. (1936-1987)

SMLX

St. Maurice Chemicals Ltd. (1945)

SPCX

Saskatchewan Power Corporation (1978-1982)

SJTX

Stella Jones Inc. (2008-present)

SUJX

Sulcom, Inc. (2008-2019)
H.J. Baker Logistics LLC (2019-present)

SULX

Sultran Ltd. (1981-present)

SULX

Sulcom, Inc. (2008-present)

SUPX

Imperial Oil Ltd. (1928-1951)
Transit Co. Ltd. (1951-1953)
Products Tank Line of Canada, Ltd. (1953-1960)

SWCX

The Sherwin-Williams Co. of Canada, Ltd. (1935-1964)

SWCX

Swift Chemical Co. (1974-1975)
Swift Agricultural Chemicals Corp. (1975-1979)
Estech General Chemicals Corp. (1980-1981)
Estech Inc. (1981-1985)

SWPX

Shawinigan Chemicals Ltd. (1928-1969)
Gulf Oil Canada Ltd., Shawinigan Chemicals Division (1969)
Gulf Oil Canada Ltd. (1970-1972)

TBAX

Toronto Pipe Line Co. (1947-1959)
Canadian General Transit Co. (1960-1961)

TCHX

Toronto Chemical Co., Ltd. (1916-1919)

TCLX

Transit Co. Ltd. (1920-1953)
Products Tank Line of Canada, Ltd. (1953-1960)

TCOX

Lafarge North America Inc. (2005-present)

TETX

Transelectrix Technology Inc. (1988-1990)
Asea Brown Boveri Inc. (1990-1992)

TGBX

T.G. Bright & Co., Ltd. (1934-1951)

THCX

Toronto Chemical Co., Ltd. (1918-1919)

TLCX

Trinidad Leaseholds (Canada) Ltd. (1948-1956)

TORX

Toronto Elevators Ltd. (1954-1962)
Maple Leaf Mills Ltd. (1962-1977)

TSCX

The Steel Co. of Canada, Ltd. (1935-1969)

UCCX

Union Carbide Canada Ltd. (1969-1984)

UNCX

Union Carbide Canada Ltd. Plastics & Chemicals (1981-1987)
General Electric Railcar Services (1987-1992)
CGTX (1992-2002)
GATX Rail Canada Corp. (2002-present)

UNPX

Procor Ltd. (1971-present)

UNVX

Univar Canada, Ltd. (2008-present)

UOKX

Union Oil Co. of Canada, Ltd. (1925-1943)
The British American Oil Co., Ltd. (1946-1949)

VTLX

Victoria Tank Line (1918-1922)

WCFX

Western Co-operative Fertilizers (U.S.) Inc. (1985-1992)
Western Cars (U.S.) Inc. (1992)
General Electric Railcar Services (1993-2000)
General Electric Rail Services (2000-2016)
Wells Fargo Rail Corporation (2016-present)

WCIX

Western Chemicals Industries Ltd. (1945-1957)

WCLX

West Coast Reduction Ltd. (2005-present)

WCX

Western Chemicals Ltd. (1954-1959)

WESX

B.C. Timber Ltd. (1984)
Westar Timber Ltd. (1984-1988)

WLX

Wilsil Ltd. (1935-1940)

WPRX

Wainwright Producers & Refiners Ltd. (1956-1962)
Union Tank Car Co. (1962)

WYCX

Weyerhaeuser Canada Ltd. (1971-2004)

YSMX

Panama Gypsum Co. (1962-1975)
Canadian Gypsum Co. (1977-1991)