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Canadian Pacific No. 3716 is a class N2-b 2-8-0 "Consolidation" type steam locomotive built by the Montreal Locomotive Works in 1912 for the Canadian Pacific Railway.

It worked for many years in the Kootenays and put in many miles in the Crowsnest area of southern British Columbia and Alberta in the early-mid 1900s. Once it was time to retire the #3716 was sent to the City of Port Coquitlam in 1966, being saved from the scrapper's torch.

At this time the #3176 was in need of some repairs and was restored in 1975 at CPR's Drake Street shops.

Today it's at the Kettle Valley Railway Society where it operates today, and the iconic #3716 is enjoyed by visitors from around the world.

Trivia[]

  • It was also a movie star having been in many movies and commercials over the years including "The Grey Fox", a movie about Bill Miner, and "The Journey of Natty Gann", a Walt Disney Production.
  • This engine was originally built as a coal-burning locomotive, however, it was rebuilt in 1929 and converted from coal to oil.
  • This engine has used a back for the "Royal Hudson" #2860 until its operating career with BC Rail came to an end in April 2001.

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