Title: |
CP 2-10-4 #5903 - Canadian Pacific |
Description: |
This massive 2-10-4 "Selkirk" (CP's name for the Texas wheel configuration) was built by the Montreal Locomotive Works in August of 1929. The first group of Selkirks, #5900-5919, were delivered in 1929 for service between Calgary, Alb and Revelstoke, BC, over the Canadian Rockies. Specs - serial #67924, class T-1a, oil burner, 63" drivers, impressive 275 psi boiler pressure, 25.5x32" cylinders, engine weight of 452,500 lb, tractive effort of 77,204 lb. The massive locomotive was retired and scrappedin March of 1956. J. R. Quinn photo |
Photo Date: |
5/16/1954 Upload Date: 9/20/2020 4:07:08 PM |
Location: |
Calgary (Alyth), AB |
Author: |
Gary Everhart |
Categories: |
Roster,Yard,Steam |
Locomotives: |
CP 5903(2-10-2) |
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355 Comments: 2 |