Canadian National Railway

:CN redirects here, as it's the most common usage of the abbreviation in Canada; for more uses, see CN (disambiguation).

Locomotives

The CNR acquired its first 4-8-4 Confederation locomotives in 1927. Over the next 20 years, it ordered over 200 for passenger and heavy freight service. The CNR also used several 4-8-2 Mountain locomotives, almost exclusively for passenger service. No. 6060, a streamlined 4-8-2, was the last CN steam locomotive, running in excursion service in the 1970s. CNR also used several 2-8-2 Mikado locomotives.

Related Topics:
4-8-4 - 1927 - 4-8-2 - 2-8-2

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In 1929, the CNR made its first experiment with diesel-electric locomotives, acquiring two from Westinghouse, numbered 9000 and 9001. It was the first North American railway to use diesels in mainline service. These early units proved the feasibility of the diesel concept, but were not always reliable. No. 9000 served until 1939, and No. 9001 until 1947. The difficulties of the Great Depression precluded much further progress towards diesel locomotives. The CNR began its conversion to diesel locomotives after World War II, and had fully dieselized by 1960. Most of the CNR's first-generation diesel locomotives were made by General Motors Diesel and Montreal Locomotive Works.

Related Topics:
1929 - Diesel-electric locomotive - Westinghouse - Great Depression - 1960 - General Motors Diesel - Montreal Locomotive Works

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For passenger service the CNR acquired CLC CPA16-4 units, GMD FP7 and GMD FP9 diesels, as well as MLW FPA-2 and FPA-4 diesels. These locomotives made up most of the CNR's passenger fleet, although CN also owned some 60 Railliners (Budd Rail Diesel Cars), some dual-purpose diesel freight locomotives (freight locomotives equipped with passenger train apparatus, such as steam generators) as well as the locomotives for the Turbo trainsets. VIA acquired most of CN's passenger fleet when it took responsibility for CN's passenger services in 1978.

Related Topics:
CLC CPA16-4 - GMD FP7 - GMD FP9 - MLW FPA-2 - FPA-4 - Budd Rail Diesel Car - Turbo

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