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The Cowichan Valley No. 24 is an 0-4-0T built in 1906 by the Vulcan Iron Works for the Pittsburgh Eastern Co. as #11.

It was built as a yard goat for the Pittsburgh Eastern Co. then later the Renova Coal Co. and the Elk River Colliery where the locomotive is renumbered as #44.

In 1965, it was sold to the Cowichan Valley Forest Museum and renumbered as #24.

Today the locomotive is stored at the BC Forest Discovery Center.

Trivia[]

  • This locomotive is also known as "Susie"
  • In 1957, it was sold to Gerry Wellburn at Deerholme, BC.
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