Canadian Pacific No. 2808 with Canadian Pacific No. 2816.
Canadian Pacific No. 2808 was a class H-1a 4-6-4 "Hudson" built by the Montreal Locomotive Works in December 1929 for the Canadian Pacific Railroad.
It served with distinction while hauling passenger trains for 26 years before retirement in May 1957.
Soon afterwards it was retired from service and it did not survive the scrappers torch.
Trivia[]
- The 2808 hauled The Dominion from Fort William to Calgary a distance of 1,252 miles departing June 19, 1930 and arriving back on June 24. without change.
- It was the first batch, of the engines that were numbered #2800-2809, and were delivered in 1929 and classified as a H1a.
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