Canadian National No. 7260 is an 0-6-0 steam locomotive built for the Canadian National Railway.
History[]
Built in 1906 by the Canadian Locomotive Company in Kingston, Ontario for the Intercolonial Railway of Canada, later a part of the CNR, that linked the Maritimes with Montreal it is the oldest steam locomotive.
On January 15, 1953, CNR sold the little, 7260 for $3,500 to the Intercolonial Coal Company to work at their colliery in Westville, Nova Scotia. It ran there until about 1962.
By then, it had become one of the last steam engines operating in Nova Scotia. Local entrepreneur Robert Tibbetts acquired the locomotive in 1964 from the Drummond Coal Company and placed it on display at his paint manufacturing company in Trenton. Tibbetts donated the locomotive to the Museum of Industry on September 14, 1991, where it it has remained until now.
Trivia[]
- The 33,000-pound tender is remarkable as its sloped back style made it easier for engine crews to see operating hand signals from on-the-ground employees.
- The steamer was one of the first fifteen switchers of the 0-6-0 wheel arrangement ordered by the Intercolonial.
- It previously served in Pictou, Truro, Bridgewater and probably elsewhere in the Maritimes.