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Type:

  Pacific 4-6-2

Class:

  K.3.B

Date Built:

  1911, by Montreal Locomotive Co.
Length:   71.5 ft including Coal Car
Weight, Engine and Tender 
(Coal Car):
  379,000 lb (in working order)
Tender (Coal Car):   Coal:  10 tons
Water:  6,700 gal
Maximum Tractive Effort:   33,630 lb
Boiler Pressure:   195 lb per sq inch
Haulage Rating:   34%
Main Driving Wheels:   73" diameter
Cylinder Dimensions:   23" diameter
28" stroke
Agreed Purchase Price:   $4562 plus 3% tax
Repainting Cost:   $200
Freight Charges to Windsor:   $875
Used Hand Car Offered at:   $10
Cost to Build 77 ft x 12 ft concrete base:   $2,500
$1.00 Shares sold to public to raise funds.
CNR agreed to donate the engine to the City of Windsor while the fund drive paid for the shipping and mounting of the engine and tender.
Dedication Day:   Tuesday, May 7, 1963

Updated: 16 Nov 2006
 

 

 

 


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