Canadian Pacific 2860
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Canadian Pacific 2860 is a class H1e 4-6-4 Royal Hudson steam locomotive built in June 1940. It was retired in 1956 after being damaged in a derailment outside of Vancouver. Then, in 1957, it had been returned to the workshop being repainted for repairs. In May 1959, It was withdrawn from service and was scrapped for five years. It was sold to the Vancouver Railway Museum Association in 1964. There was no way find a place to display the locomotive and it remained in storage at the Drake Street shops in Vancouver. Once again the locomotive was saved from scrap, and was sold to Joe W. Hussey in 1970. On November 23, 1973 Hussey has sold the locomotive to the British Columbia Railway government and was moved into the CPR Drake Street Roundhouse for restoration by Robert E. Swanson's Railway Appliance Research Ltd. Then It was restored to operating condition in June 20, 1974 and hauled excursion services between North Vancouver and Squamish.[1] On May 1986 It was able to participate in the Steam Expo 1986, held as part of Expo 86. It did more excursion runs from 1996 to 1999 until it was withdrawn from service after pulling a Christmas Train in December 1999. On September 28, 2006, it was restored to run again. Then on December 9 2010, the engine took its last run, and it was retired again.[2] As of 2024 it is on static display at the Railway Museum of British Columbia.[3][4][5]
References[edit]
- ↑ Lazarus, Eve (2022-03-19). "The Royal Hudson goes South". Eve Lazarus. Retrieved 2023-04-12.
- ↑ "A railway runs through it". Pique Newsmagazine. Retrieved 2023-04-12.
- ↑ "Royal Hudson back on tracks". Pique Newsmagazine. 30 June 2006. Retrieved 2022-10-16.
- ↑ "Canadian Pacific Railway Royal Hudson 2860 - Railway Museum of British Columbia". www.wcra.org. Retrieved 2023-04-12.
- ↑ Iconic Canadian Steam - CPR Hudson Class. Elevation Media. Retrieved 2023-04-12.
External links[edit]
- "Canadian Pacific Railway Royal Hudson 2860 - Railway Museum of British Columbia". West Coast Railway Association. Retrieved 2023-04-12.
Further reading[edit]
- Brown, James A.; Lavallée, Omer (August 1969). "Hudson Royalty". Trains. Vol. 29 no. 10. Kalmbach Publishing. pp. 22–36. Retrieved May 10, 2024.
- Boyd, Jim (September 1988). "BC Royal". Railfan & Railroad. Vol. 7 no. 9. Carstens Publications. pp. 42–48.
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