Canadian National No. 6060 is a U-1-f class semi-streamlined 4-8-2 "Mountain" type steam locomotive built by the Montreal Locomotive Works in 1944 for the Canadian National Railway.
History[]
This locomotive was built in November 1944, and was one of 20 Mountains ordered from Canadian National. They were ordered during the Second World War, and was a step down in size from the much more prevalent Northerns. As a result of the step down in size the mountain type had less power but more speed and served well as a general purpose workhorse.
Half the class had been converted to oil-firing by October 1944. This resulted in the 18-ton coal/11,700-gallon tender being exchanged for a 5,000-gallon oil/11,000-gallon water tender. In later years several locomotives lost the distinctive cone-shaped smokebox door cover, giving it the nickname "Bullet Nose Betty's".
CNR 6060 operated high-speed passenger and freight in Canada, until 1960 when its class was retired in 1960 due to dieselization. CNR 6060 was then put on static display in Jasper, Alberta in 1962. Then in 1972, it was restored, replacing Canadian National 6218 and became CN's main excursion engine until the 1980's, when it was retired.
In 1985, Harry Home led efforts to restore CN #6060 and run it to Expo 86 in Vancouver after it was restored in Jasper, Alberta. It ran to Expo 86 along with Canadian Pacific 2860. After Expo 86, it was moved to the Alberta Railway Museum, where it was stored until 1998 when it was moved to Stettler so it can operate regularly in the service of Alberta Prairie Steam Tour. it was put in storage in 2012 at the Rocky Mountain Rail Society. It was announced in Mid-2020 that restoration for 6060 would start restoration after funds were raised and after Harry Home's death, help can be made to restore the 6060 by donating to its website 6060.org
Trivia[]
- 2 more members of its class is preserved. 6069 is on static display in Sarnia, Ontario. and 6077, at the Northern Ontario Railroad Museum in Capriol, Ontario.
- The U-1-f's were nicknamed "Bullet Nose Betty's" because of the cone-shape door.
- 6060's 5 Chime Whistle Is Heard In Hey Arnold! As The Haunted Train's Whistle.
