Canadian Pacific Railway Steam Locomotives

Canadian Pacific Railway Steam Locomotives

(Library and Archives Canada Photo, MIKAN No. 186551)

Canadian Pacific Railway Locomotive No. 5924 poster. I remember taking the train from McAdam, New Brunswick, to Ontario in the early 1950s, when my RCAF father was stationed there.

The first locomotive to be constructed in Canada was built by the James Good family (1853) of Toronto. Named Toronto, the locomotive had a set of 4 driving wheels and 4 small front wheels for better travel through curves. This wheel configuration, 4-4-0, was referred to as the American type and was the predominant style of locomotive during the 1850-90 period. By 1887 the Canadian Pacific Railway owned nearly 400 of these locomotives.

(Daniel Photo)

Canadian Pacific Railway Locomotive No. 29, Class A1e, Sep 1887, 4-4-0, outside the Canadian Pacific headquarters, Calgary, Alberta.

*(Library and Archives Canada Photo, MIKAN No. 3224564)

Canadian Pacific Railway 4-4-0 Locomotive No. 227, ca 1890.

(Library and Archives Canada Photo, MIKAN No. 3641685)

Canadian Pacific Railway locomotive No. 283 was a 4-4-0 locomotive built by the Hinkley Locomotive Works in 1883. The engine did not receive a class designation like most of the railway's locomotives received, and little is known about its service life, though it can be assumed that the engine was in general passenger and freight service throughout its career. The engine is notable for having pulled the funeral train of former Canadian Prime Minister John A. Macdonald from Ottawa to Kingston, Ontario on June 10, 1891. It was scrapped in 1897. (Wikipedia)

(Library and Archives Canada Photo, MIKAN No. 3226839)

Canadian Pacific Railway locomotive No. 292, 4-4-0.

(Library and Archives Canada Photo, MIKAN No. 3402582)

Canadian Pacific Railway Locomotive No. 313. This was a Heavy Grade Engine used in assisting trains to ascend to the summit of the Rockies.  The picture is from a time when the link and pin coupler on the front of the engine was in use. These were outlawed in the early 1890's. (Larry Walton)

(Library and Archives Canada Photo, MIKAN No. 3203940)

Canadian Pacific Railway 4-4-0 Locomotive No. 349, before 1899.

(Library and Archives Canada Photo, MIKAN No. 3191726)

Canadian Pacific Railway Locomotive No. 374 , 4-4-0, May 1886, with Fireman G. Taylor and Engineer P. Righter.  23 May 1887.

Engine No. 374 is the Canadian Pacific Railway locomotive that pulled the first transcontinental passenger train to arrive in Vancouver, arriving on 23 May 1887. This was a year after sister Engine No. 371 brought the first train to cross Canada into Port Moody, roughly 20 miles (32 km) to the east. (Wikipedia)

(Thomas Quine Photo)

Canadian Pacific Railway Locomotive No. 374 at the Drake Street Roundhouse in Yaletown, Vancouver, BC.

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Canadian Pacific Railway Locomotive No. 374, in Vancouver, British Columbia.

(Library and Archives Canada Photo, MIKAN No. 4203779)

Canadian Pacific Railway 2-6-0 Locomotive No. 410, 1890.

(Library and Archives Canada Photo, MIKAN No. 4203780)

Canadian Pacific Railway 2-6-0 Locomotive No. 415, ca 1890.

(Locomotive Wiki Photo)

Canadian Pacific Railway Locomotive No. 453, 4-6-0, Jan 1912, privately owned, Goshen, Virginia.

(Marc G Valliere Photo)

Canadian Pacific Railway Locomotive No. 492, 4-6-0, built at CPs Angus Shops in Montreal in 1914. It is now kept indoors at the Canadian Railway Museum at Delson-St. Constant, Quebec.

(Library and Archives Canada Photo, MIKAN No. 3224555)

Canadian Pacific Railway Locomotive No. 590.

(Library and Archives Canada Photo, MIKAN No. 3224556)

Canadian Pacific Railway Locomotive No. 594.

(Library and Archives Canada Photo, MIKAN No. 3550444)

Canadian Pacific Railway Locomotive No. 604.

(Dennis G. Jarvis Photo)

Canadian Pacific Railway Locomotive Class D10g, No. 926, 4-6-0, built by the Canadian Pacific Railway Angus Shops in Montreal in September, 1911.

(Wikipedia Photo)

Canadian Pacific Railway Locomotive No. 972. Class D-10h, 4-6-0. The Main Line Steam Foundation hosted an excursion over the Lehigh Valley Railroad between Bethlehem, Pennsylvania to South Plainfield, New Jersey, and Canadian Pacific No. 972 and Flordia East Coast No. 148 were both used to pull the train. The foundation planned to operate a second excursion with the two steam locomotives over the Jersey Central mainline, on December 6, but because 972 was down for repairs, the consist had to be reduced, and No. 148 pulled the train solo. This made the 25 October 1975 doubleheader a one-time thing.

(Hugh Llewelyn Photo)

Canadian Pacific Railway Class “D10h” 4-6-0, Locomotive No. 1098 built 1913 at Steamtown, Bellows Falls, Vermont. 74 “D10h”'s were built or rebuilt from earlier D10 classes 1912-13 and withdrawn by 1966.

(Library and Archives Canada Photo, MIKAN No. 3224550)

Canadian Pacific Railway Locomotive No. 1102, c1910-1920.

(Library and Archives Canada Photo, MIKAN No. 3224563)

Canadian Pacific Railway Locomotive No. 1104, 1906.

(Library and Archives Canada Photo, MIKAN No. 3224550)

Canadian Pacific Railway Locomotive No. 1113, c1910-1920.

(Photo courtesy of CMST, DaMongMan)

Canadian Pacific Railway Locomotive No. 1201.

Canadian Pacific 1201 is a 4-6-2 Pacific steam locomotive. Built by the Canadian Pacific Railway's Angus shops in Montreal, Quebec, in June 1944, No. 1201 was used to pull passenger trains across Ontario and Quebec. After the Canadian Pacific removed the locomotive from service, the railway put the No. 1201 in storage at the Angus shops yard, and it was donated to the Canada Science and Technology Museum six years later. In 1973, No. 1201 was removed from the museum to be restored to operating condition. Subsequently, No. 1201 pulled a variety of excursion trains and participated in a variety of special events, such as the Canadian Pacific centennial of 1985 and the 1986 Steam Exposition. No. 1201 made its final run in the fall of 1990 and was returned Canada Science and Technology Museum for storage. As of 2023, No. 1201 is stored out of service at the Canada Science and Technology Museum in Ottawa. It is the oldest survivor of the Canadian Pacific's G5 class locomotives, and the last remaining locomotive of two prototypes of the class to be preserved. (Wikipedia)

(Roger Puta Photo)

Canadian Pacific Railway Locomotive No. 1201, in the Steam Expo Parade of Canadian and U.S. steam locomotives at the 1986 World Exposition on Transportation and Communication (Expo 86), a World's Fair held in Vancouver, British Columbia.

Canadian Pacific Railway Locomotive No. 1238 is a preserved G5c class 4-6-2 "Pacific" type steam locomotive built by the Montreal Locomotive Works in June 1946. It was purchased by George Hart, who used it for excursion service in the 1960s. It was later sold to Jack Showalter, who operated it on his Allegany Central Railroad from the 1970s to the mid-1990s. In late December 2023, No. 1238 was purchased by the Waterloo Central Railway, and they have plans to restore the locomotive to operating condition. (Wikipedia)

(Hugh LLewelyn Photo)

Canadian Pacific Railway Locomotive No. 1246 pulling a passenger train at Steamtown USA in Bellows Falls, Vermont, August 1970.

Canadian Pacific 1246 is a preserved G5c class 4-6-2 "Pacific" type steam locomotive built by the Montreal Locomotive Works. In 1965, it became one of three G5 locomotives to be purchased by Steamtown, U.S.A. for excursion service. After operating in Scranton for a few years in the 1980s, No. 1246 was sold at an October 1988 auction to the Railroad Museum of New England with plans to restore and operate it, and it was initially put on static display. As of 2025, No. 1246 is stored at the Railroad Museum of New England. (Wikipedia)

(Library and Archives Canada Photo, MIKAN No. 3550462)

Canadian Pacific Railway Locomotive No. 1258, c1930.

(Hugh LLewelyn Photo)

Canadian Pacific "G5c" Class 4-6-2 No.1246 "F. Nelson Blount" blasts out of Bellows Falls at Steamtown, Bellows Falls, Vermont 8/70. The "G5"'s were the last North American Pacifics to be built in 1944-48 and withdrawn 1959-64. They were intended for mixed traffic duties over secondary lines - rather like the GWR "Manors"! The CPR Workshops built 2 G5a's 1944; MLW built 30 G5b's 1945-46 and the CLC built 40 G5c's 1946-47 and 30 "G5d's" in 1948. Many had all welded boilers. The G5 was simply an updated version of the G2's built 1906-14.

(Wikpedia, Photographer unknown)

Former Canadian Pacific G5 locomotives No. 1278 and No. 1246 both lead an excursion on the Vermont Railway in Manchester.

Canadian Pacific 1278 is a preserved G5d class 4-6-2 "Pacific" type steam locomotive built by the Canadian Locomotive Company for the Canadian Pacific Railway. After being retired from revenue service, the locomotive was purchased in 1965 by F. Nelson Blount for excursion trains at his Steamtown, U.S.A. collection. The locomotive was sold to Gettysburg Railroad in 1987, and it pulled excursion trains between Gettysburg and Biglerville, but it was subject to very poor maintenance by inexperienced crews. The locomotive was retired from excursion service in 1995, after suffering a firebox explosion in June. As of 2025, the locomotive is on static display at the Age of Steam Roundhouse in Sugarcreek, Ohio. (Wikipedia)

(Wikpedia, Photographer unknown)

Canadian Pacific steam locomotive No. 1278 is shown on static display at Steamtown, U.S.A. in Bellows Falls, Vermont. This was Steamtown's final year in Bellows Falls, before it would move its entire collection to Scranton, Pennsylvania, in 1984.

(Roger Puta Photo)

Canadian Pacific Railway Locomotive No. 1286 is a preserved G5d class 4-6-2 "Pacific" type steam locomotive built in 1948 by the Canadian Locomotive Company. It was sold to George Hart, who used it to pull excursion trains in the 1960s. It was eventually sold again to Jack Showalter, who operated it on his Allegany Central Railroad from the early 1970s to the late 1990s. As of 2025, No. 1286 is stored under private ownership at the Prairie Dog Central Railway. (Wikipedia)

(NOYB No. 1)

Canadian Pacific Railway Locomotive No. 1293 is a preserved class "G5d" 4-6-2 "Pacific" type steam locomotive built in June 1948 by the Canadian Locomotive Company for the Canadian Pacific Railway. Built for passenger service, No. 1293 served an eight-year career until being replaced by diesel locomotives where it was then retired in 1959. Purchased in 1964 by F. Nelson Blount for use at his Steamtown site in Bellows Falls, Vermont, No. 1293 was easily restored to operation for hauling fan trips for the general public. 1293 was later sold to the Ohio Central Railroad in 1996 for tourist train service. As of 2025, the locomotive is out on display at the Age of Steam Roundhouse in Sugarcreek, Ohio, awaiting its 1,472-day inspection and overhaul. (Wikipedia)

(Library and Archives Canada Photo, MIKAN No. 3607664)

Canadian Pacific Railway Locomotive No. 2018.

(Library and Archives Canada Photo, MIKAN No. 3550448)

Canadian Pacific Railway Locomotive No. 2221.

(Library and Archives Canada Photo, MIKAN No. 3550497)

Canadian Pacific Railway Locomotive No. 2221.

(Library and Archives Canada Photo, MIKAN No. 3550493)

Canadian Pacific Railway Locomotive No. 2221.

(Library and Archives Canada Photo, MIKAN No. 3402657)

Canadian Pacific Railway Locomotive No. 2227, crossing a bridge.

(Library and Archives Canada Photo, MIKAN No. 3224562)

Canadian Pacific Railway Locomotive No. 2227, 1911.

(Library and Archives Canada Photo, MIKAN No. 3550504)

Canadian Pacific Railway Locomotive No. 2302, c1930.

(Library and Archives Canada Photo, MIKAN No. 3550478)

Canadian Pacific Railway Locomotive No. 2303, c1930.

(Library and Archives Canada Photo, MIKAN No. 3550467)

Canadian Pacific Railway Locomotive No. 2313, c1930.

(Library and Archives Canada Photo, MIKAN No. 3550484)

Canadian Pacific Railway Locomotive No. 2315, c1930.

(Library and Archives Canada Photo, MIKAN No. 3550471)

Canadian Pacific Railway Locomotive No. 2315, c1930.

(Library and Archives Canada Photo, MIKAN No. 3550437)

Canadian Pacific Railway Locomotive No. 2316, "Pacific".

(Library and Archives Canada Photo, MIKAN No. 3550494)

Canadian Pacific Railway Locomotive No. 2316, "Pacific".

(Hugh Llewelyn Photo)

Canadian Pacific Railway locomotive, No. 2317 on static display at Steamtown U.S.A. in Bellows Falls, Vermont, August 1970.

(Todd Van Hoosier Photo)

Canadian Pacific Railway Locomotive No. 2317, G-3-c series 4-6-2 “Pacific”-type steam passenger service locomotive built at the Montreal Locomotive Works in June, 1923.  In service with the CPR for 36 years before being retired in 1959, the road operated a total of 173 of these steam locomotives of which only two survive.  It is part of the Steamtown National Historic Site collection in Scranton, Pennsylvania.

(Library and Archives Canada Photo, MIKAN No. 3550476)

Canadian Pacific Railway locomotive, No. 2318, c1930.

(Library and Archives Canada Photo, MIKAN No. 3224551)

Canadian Pacific Railway Locomotive No. 2321, “Santa”.

(Library and Archives Canada Photo, MIKAN No. 3550455)

Canadian Pacific Railway Locomotive No. 2333.

(Library and Archives Canada Photo, MIKAN No. 3550442)

Canadian Pacific Railway Locomotive No. 2334).

(Hugh Llewelyn Photo)

Canadian Pacific Railway Class “G3d” 4-6-2 Locomotive No. 2341 built by MLW 1924 at the Canadian Railway Museum, Montreal.  173 were built 1919-48 by MLW, CLC and the CP's own shops; withdrawn 1941-60.

(Stephen Salloum Photo)

Canadian Pacific Railway Class “G3d” 4-6-2 Locomotive No. 2341.

(Library and Archives Canada Photo, MIKAN No. 3550452)

Canadian Pacific Railway Locomotive No. 2599), c1930.

(Library and Archives Canada Photo, MIKAN No. 3550480)

Canadian Pacific Railway Locomotive No. 2609, c1930.

(Library and Archives Canada Photo, MIKAN No. 3550481)

Canadian Pacific Railway Locomotive No. 2609, c1930.

(Library and Archives Canada Photo, MIKAN No. 3224553)

Canadian Pacific Railway Locomotive No. 2638, ca 1920-1930, Calgary, Alberta.

(Library and Archives Canada Photo, MIKAN No. 3550499)

Canadian Pacific Railway Locomotive No. 2802, c1930.

(Library and Archives Canada Photo, MIKAN No. 3550524)

Canadian Pacific Railway Locomotive No. 2803, c1930.

(Ranorshine Photo)

Canadian Pacific Railway Locomotive No. 2816, “Empress” at a stop in Sturtevant, Wisconsin.

Canadian Pacific 2816, also known as the "Empress", is a preserved H1b class 4-6-4 "Hudson" type steam locomotive built by the Montreal Locomotive Works (MLW) in December 1930 for the Canadian Pacific Railway (CP). It is the only non-streamlined H1 Hudson to be preserved. The locomotive was primarily used in pulling passenger trains in revenue service for thirty years, before it was retired in May 1960. In 1963, it was sold to F. Nelson Blount, who added it to his Steamtown, U.S.A. collection in Bellows Falls, Vermont. After becoming surplus in the collection by the National Park Service, No. 2816 was reacquired by the CP in 1998, and crews from BC Rail were hired to extensively restore it to operating condition. In 2001, the Empress returned to service, and it was used by the CP in occasional excursion service as part of their steam excursion program. In late 2012, the CP steam program was discontinued, and No. 2816 remained stored at the CP's headquarters in Calgary, Alberta. Following the CP's merger with the Kansas City Southern (KCS) to become the new Canadian Pacific Kansas City (CPKC) in 2023, No. 2816 returned to service again in 2024, embarking on a continental tour from 24 April to 10 July. (Wikipedia)

(David Wilson Photo)

Canadian Pacific Railway Locomotive No. 2816 at the Railroading Heritage of Midwest America in Silvis, Illinois.

(Ben Franske Photo)

Milwaukee Road Engine No. 261 behind Canadian Pacific Railway Locomotive No. 2816 in a rare steam doubleheader excursion at service stop in Red Wing, Minnesota in 2007.

(Jerry Huddleston Photo)

Canadian Pacific Railway Locomotive No. 2816 double heading with Milwaukee Road 261 while traveling on the CP's River Subdivision at Maple Springs, Minnesota, on 15 Sep 2007. In this view from an excellent location in Maple Springs, the Steam Doubleheader rolls down the CP River Sub main between the Mississippi River and US 61.

(Library and Archives Canada Photo, MIKAN No. 3550501)

Canadian Pacific Railway Locomotive No. 2825.

(Library and Archives Canada Photo, MIKAN No. 3550459)

Canadian Pacific Railway Locomotive No. 2825.

(Library and Archives Canada Photo, MIKAN No. 3550436)

Canadian Pacific Railway Locomotive No. 2827.

(Library and Archives Canada Photo, MIKAN No. 3550500)

Canadian Pacific Railway Locomotive No. 2827.

(Library and Archives Canada Photo, MIKAN No. 3550474)

Canadian Pacific Railway Locomotive No. 2828.

(Francie Photo)

Canadian Pacific Railway Locomotive No. 2850, H1d class "Royal" Hudson, Montreal Locomotive Works 69100 of 1938, at the Canadian Railway Museum. It pulled the Royal Train westbound across Canada in 1939 and received royal designation from King George VI.

Canadian Pacific Railway painting, Whyte Museum.

In 1939, King George VI and Queen Elizabeth visited Canada, arriving at Wolfe's Cove, Quebec, on 17 May 1939. This was the first time that a reigning monarch had visited Canada. The King and Queen took a tour of the country by rail. The CPR and the Canadian National Railways (CNR) shared the honours of transporting the royal train across the country, with the CPR undertaking the westbound journey, from Quebec City to Vancouver.The steam locomotive that the CPR used to pull the train was numbered 2850, a 4-6-4 built by Montreal Locomotive Works. Specially painted in silver and blue, the locomotive ran 3,224 mi (5,189 km) across Canada, through 25 changes of crew, without engine failure. The King, being a railfan, rode in the cab when possible. The King was so impressed with the performance of 2850 and its class, that after the tour, the King gave the CPR permission to use the term "Royal Hudson" for the semi-streamlined locomotives of the class (numbered 2820–2859, 2860-2864 were built one year later as Royal Hudsons) and to display royal crowns on the running board skirts. This was the only time a locomotive outside of the United Kingdom was given royal status by the reigning monarch. (Wikipedia)

(Library and Archives Canada Photo, MIKAN No. 3550498)

Canadian Pacific Railway Locomotive No. 2859.

(Slammer111 Photo)

Royal Hudson train No. 2860, at the Railway Museum, Squamish, BC.

(RuthAS Photo)

Royal Hudson 4-6-4 No. 2860 at North Vancouver station before departure to Squamish in 1996.

The Royal Hudsons are a series of semi-streamlined 4-6-4 "Hudson" type steam locomotives formerly owned and operated by the Canadian Pacific Railway (CPR) and built by Montreal Locomotive Works (MLW). The engines were built in 1937. In 1939, King George VI allowed the CPR to use the term after Royal Hudson number 2850 transported the royal train across Canada with no need of replacement. These locomotives were in service between 1937 and 1960. Four of them have been preserved. No. 2839 was used to power excursions for the Southern Railway Steam Program between 1979 and 1980. No. 2860 was used for excursion service in British Columbia between 1974 and 1999, then again between 2006 and 2010. (Wikipedia)

(Konrad Summers Photo)

Royal Hudson No. 2839 is on display at the Nethercutt Collection in Sylmar, California, with a 1912 Pullman Private Car.

(Konrad

(Rev Edward Brain Photo)

Canadian Pacific Railway Locomotive No. 2816 in Squamish BC, 1 Aug 1995.

(Library and Archives Canada Photo, MIKAN No. 3391192)

Canadian Pacific Railway Locomotive No. 2901, c1926. This Mountain type locomotive ran from Ottawa to Chalk River, Ontario.

(Bartschi Hans-Peter Photo)

Canadian National Railway Locomotive No. 2928. Canadian Railway Museum.

(Gary Everhart Photo)

Canadian Pacific Railway Class “F1a” or “Jubilee” 4-4-4 Locomotive No. 2929, built by CLC (No. 1943) in 1936.  5 “F1a's” and 5 “F2a's” were built in 1936 and 1938 respectively for high speed lightweight (200–500 tons) expresses between Montreal and Quebec City.  They were the last North American steam locos built specifically to win passengers back to the railway.  They were withdrawn 1957-61.  A very rare wheel arrangement indeed, but beautiful engines. At Steamtown, Bellows Falls.

(Philip M. Goldstein Photo)

Canadian Pacific Railway Class “F1a” or “Jubilee” 4-4-4 Locomotive No. 2929.

(RRPictures Archive Photo)

Canadian Pacific Railway Class “F1a” or “Jubilee” 4-4-4 Locomotive No. 2929.

(Library and Archives Canada Photo, MIKAN No. 3553685)

Canadian Pacific Railway Locomotive No. 3001.

(Library and Archives Canada Photo, MIKAN No. 3550490)

Canadian Pacific Railway Locomotive No. 3003. "Jubilee".

(Library and Archives Canada Photo, MIKAN No. 3550453)

Canadian Pacific Railway Locomotive No. 3003. "Jubilee".

(Library and Archives Canada Photo, MIKAN No. 3550464)

Canadian Pacific Railway Locomotive No. 3100.

(Library and Archives Canada Photo, MIKAN No. 3550483)

Canadian Pacific Railway Locomotive No. 3100.

(Library and Archives Canada Photo, MIKAN No. 3550523)

Canadian Pacific Railway Locomotive No. 3100.

(Library and Archives Canada Photo, MIKAN No. 3550526)

Canadian Pacific Railway Locomotive No. 3101.

(Nthep Photo)

Canadian Pacific Railway N-2-a, b, and c class locomotives were a class of 199 2-8-0 or Consolidation type locomotives built by Montreal Locomotive Works in 1912–1914. They were numbered 3600–3799 by CP and were used almost everywhere around the system.

(Library and Archives Canada Photo, MIKAN No. 3608124)

Canadian Pacific Railway Locomotive No. 3811, Field, British Columbia.

(Library and Archives Canada Photo, MIKAN No. 3224552)

Canadian Pacific Railway Locomotive No. 3876, c1920-1930.

(Library and Archives Canada Photo, MIKAN No. 3550472)

Canadian Pacific Railway Locomotive No. 5055.

(Bud Laws Photo)

Canadian Pacific Railway Locomotive No. 5185, Fredericton, New Brunswick 1 November 1950.

(Library and Archives Canada Photo, MIKAN No. 3550506)

Canadian Pacific Railway Locomotive No. 5185.

(Library and Archives Canada Photo, MIKAN No. 3550454)

Canadian Pacific Railway Locomotive No. 5283, c1930.

(Library and Archives Canada Photo, MIKAN No. 3550528)

Canadian Pacific Railway Locomotive No. 5577, c1930.

(Tony Hisgett Photo)

Canadian Pacific Railway T1c Class 2-10-4 Locomotive No. 5931 of the Selkirk type used for passenger and freight services, on display in Calgary, Alberta.

Canadian Pacific Railway lovomotive No. 7000 is a diesel-electric locomotive ordered through Stone Franklin of Canada Ltd of Montreal and built by National Steel Car in Hamilton, Ontario, in 1937. One example was built for the Canadian Pacific Railway, a custom built one-of-a-kind unit using British Empire components to avoid heavy customs duties. It is preserved at the Canadian Railway Museum. (Wikipedia)

(Library and Archives Canada Photo, MIKAN No. 3626155)

Canadian Pacific locomotive, Central Bridge Construction Company, Sep 1943.

(Library and Archives Canada Photo, MIKAN No. 186551)

Canadian Pacific Railway poster.