| A note on the back of the photo by W.H.N. Rossiter identifies this as CNR Extra 6141 running east at 11:50AM. This beautiful 4-8-4 Confederation type (CN's name for the Northern style) was built by the Montreal Locomotive Works in March of 1929. Specs - serial #67770, class U-2-c, 73" drivers, impressive 250 psi boiler pressure, 25.5x30" cylinders, engine weight of 383,000 lb, tractive effort of 56,786 lb. The loco was scrapped 29 years latger in June of 1958. W.H. N. Rossiter photo |