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Preserved locomotives in Canada are numerous.
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Preserved locomotives in Canada are numerous.
Locomotives whose coordinates are included below may be seen together in a linked map: click on "Map all coordinates using OpenSourceMap" at the right side of this page.
Notable preserved locomotives in Canada include:
| Locomotive | Image | Type | Dates | Location | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Canadian National 6043 | Class U-1-d, 4-8-2 | Assiniboine Park, Winnipeg, Manitoba | On permanent display courtesy of the Winnipeg Railway Museum | |||
| Hillcrest Lumber Company 9 |  | climax locomotive | British Columbia Forest Discovery Centre, Duncan, British Columbia | Climax Locomotive Works [1] | ||
| Canadian National 49 | 4-6-4T | Canadian Railway Museum in Delson, Quebec | One of three preserved CN 4-6-4Ts, along with CN 46 and Canadian National 47 | |||
| Canadian National 46 | 4-6-4T | Vallée-Jonction, Quebec | One of three preserved CN 4-6-4Ts, along with CN 49 and Canadian National 47 | |||
| Canadian National 6213 |  | 4-8-4 | 1942 built | John Street Roundhouse, Toronto ( 43°38′29″N79°23′11″W / 43.641378°N 79.38645°W | Steam locomotive built by Montreal Locomotive Works | |
| Canadian National 6077 |  | Steam 4-8-2, CN U-1-f class | 1944 built | Northern Ontario Railway Museum, Capreol, Ontario | One of 20 "Bullet-Nosed Betty" locomotive, now on static display | |
| Canadian National 6060 |  | Steam 4-8-2, CN U-1-f class | 1944 built | Alberta Prairie Steam Tours, Stettler, Alberta | "Spirit of Alberta", another "Bullet-Nosed Betty" | |
| Canadian Pacific 29 |  | Steam 4-4-0 | 1877 built | Canadian Pacific Railway headquarters, Ogden, Alberta | Last CP steam locomotive to pull an official train, on November 6, 1960. | |
| Canadian Pacific 374 |  | 4-4-0 | 1886 built | Engine 374 Pavilion, Vancouver, British Columbia | Pulled first CPR transcontinental passenger train into Vancouver, in 1887 | |
| Countess of Dufferin |  | Steam 4-4-0 | 1872 built | Winnipeg Railway Museum, Winnipeg, Manitoba | First locomotive serving prairie provinces, after barged down Red River from U.S. in 1877. | |
| ? |  | Winnipeg Railway Museum, Winnipeg, Manitoba | Locomotive that was on display in 2012. | |||
| Prairie Dog Central Railway Locomotive #3, try Locomotive No. 3? |  | 4-4-0 | 1882 built | Prairie Dog Central Railway, near Winnipeg, Manitoba 49°57′06″N97°16′12″W / 49.95174°N 97.26998°W | Overhauled during 2001-09. It is claimed to be "the oldest operating steam locomotive in Canada." See also: [2] | |
| Canadian National 2747 | Rotary Heritage Park, Winnipeg | First locomotive built in western Canada, owned by Transcona Museum. [2] | ||||
| Canadian National 6043 | 1929 built | Assiniboine National Park, Winnipeg | Last steam locomotive to pull a revenue train in Canada, in 1960. [2] | |||
| Canadian Pacific 1238 |  | Prairie Dog Central Railway, near Winnipeg, Manitoba | ||||
| Canadian Pacific 1201 |  | 4-6-2 | 1944 built | On static display inside the Canada Science and Technology Museum in Ottawa, Ontario | A sister locomotive to Canadian Pacific 1238. | |
| Locomotive 4138 at Prairie Dog Central Railway | EMD GP9 diesel | 1958 built | Prairie Dog Central Railway, near Winnipeg, Manitoba | |||
| Locomotive 1685 at Prairie Dog Central Railway | EMD GP9 diesel | 1957 built | Prairie Dog Central Railway, near Winnipeg, Manitoba | |||
| Canadian Pacific 1286 |  | Private ownership Winnipeg, Manitoba | ||||
| Canadian Pacific 2816 |  | Operational, Calgary, Alberta | Along with 2860, one of only two operating 4-6-4 Hudsons in North America. | |||
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| Railroad | Configuration | Class | Number | Notes |
| Canadian Pacific Railway | 4-4-4 | F1a | No. 2928 | Undergoing cosmetic restoration |
| Canadian Pacific Railway | 4-6-4 | H1e | No. 2850 | |
| Canadian National Railway | 4-8-4 | U2c | No. 6153 | |
| Canadian Pacific Railway | 4-6-0 | Ten-Wheeler | No. 144 | |
| Canadian National Railway | 4-6-2 | Pacific | No. 5550 | |
| Canadian Pacific Railway | 4-6-2 | G-3 | No. 2341 | |
| Canadian Pacific Railway | 2-10-4 | Selkirk | No. 5935 | |
| London Brighton and South Coast Railway, UK | 0-6-0 | A1 Terrier | LB&SCR A1 class Terrier number 54 Waddon | This locomotive was donated by British Railways, the former state-owned rail company in the United Kingdom. |
| London and North Eastern Railway, UK | 4-6-2 | A4 | 60010 Dominion of Canada | This locomotive was once on display for a two-year hiatus at the National Railway Museum in York, England. |
| Grand Trunk Railway New England Lines | 2-6-0 | Mogul | No. 713 |
| Manufacturer | Model | Class | Number | Notes |
| Canadian Locomotive Company | Canadian National 77 | Donated 1968 | ||
| Montreal Locomotive Works | FPA-4 | Canadian National 6765 | Donated 1968 | |
| Montreal Locomotive Works | FA-1 | Canadian National 9400 | The 9400 was transferred to the Exporail site in 1989 and restored in 2000. | |
| C.E. Brooks | Rail Motor Car | Canadian National 15824 | Retired in 1964 | |
| Montreal Locomotive Works | RS-18 | MR-18c | Canadian National 3684 | Acquired in 1992 |
| Montreal Locomotive Works | C-424 | DRS-24c | CP Rail 4237 | Retired in 1998 |
| Montreal Locomotive Works | M-630 | DRF-30d | CP Rail 4563 | Retired in 1994 |
| Montreal Locomotive Works | M-640 | DRF-36d | CP Rail 4744 | Acquired in 1998 |
| Stone Franklin | Switcher | Canadian Pacific 7000 | Acquired in 1965 | |
| Montreal Locomotive Works | S-2 | DS-10h | Canadian Pacific 7077 | Acquired in 1985 |
| Montreal Locomotive Works | H24-66 | DRS-24c | Canadian Pacific 8905 | Retired in 1976 |
| General Motors Diesel | GP-9RM | AMT 1311 | Acquired in 2011 | |
| Plymouth | Gatineau Power Company 12012 | Acquired in 1972 | ||
| Railpower | Green Kid | RPRX 2003 | ||
| Montreal Locomotive Works | RS-2 | Roberval & Saguenay 20 | ||
| Montreal Locomotive Works | M420W | SLQ 3569 | Retired in 2003 | |
| Bombardier | LRC | VIA 6921 | Retired in 2001 | |
| GMD | SD40-2 | Canadian Pacific 5903 | Retired in 2018 |
The Royal Hudsons are a series of semi-streamlined 4-6-4 "Hudson" type steam locomotives owned 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. Royal visit: In 1939, King George VI and Queen Elizabeth visited Canada, arriving at Wolfe's Cove, Quebec, on 17 May 1939.
Four Royal Hudsons have been preserved (Hudson No. 2816 is not streamlined and thus is not "Royal").
Three in Canada:
QU-? 2850
4-6-4 "Royal Hudson" 1937 by MLW Canadian Railway Museum at Delson/Saint-Constant, Quebec The locomotive that hauled the Royal Train in 1939 and known as "The" Royal Hudson, served a long career until 1960 when it was retired and is now preserved. Very good cosmetic and mechanical shape, displayed indoors. One of 4 preserved Royal Hudsons.
ON-? 2858
4-6-4 "Royal Hudson" 1937 by MLW National Museum of Science and Technology at Ottawa, Ontario. Good cosmetic shape, displayed inside. One of 4 preserved Royal Hudsons.
BC-? 2860 
4-6-4 "Royal Hudson" 1937 by MLW Static display, West Coast Railway Association, Squamish, British Columbia First CPR Hudson built as a Royal Hudson, one of the last five built. Operated excursions 1974–1999 and 2006–2010. One of 4 preserved Royal Hudsons.
BC Rail is a railway in the Canadian province of British Columbia.
Under the Whyte notation for the classification of locomotives, 4-6-4 represents the wheel arrangement of four leading wheels, six powered and coupled driving wheels and four trailing wheels. In France where the type was first used, it is known as the Baltic while it became known as the Hudson in most of North America.
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.
Steamtown National Historic Site (NHS) is a railroad museum and heritage railroad located on 62.48 acres (25.3 ha) in downtown Scranton, Pennsylvania, at the site of the former Scranton yards of the Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad (DL&W). The museum is built around a working turntable and a roundhouse that are largely replications of the original DL&W facilities; the roundhouse, for example, was reconstructed from remnants of a 1932 structure. The site also features several original outbuildings dated between 1899 and 1902. All the buildings on the site are listed with the National Register of Historic Places as part of the Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad Yard-Dickson Manufacturing Co. Site.
The Canadian Railway Museum, operating under the brand name Exporail in both official languages, is a rail transport museum in Saint-Constant, Quebec, Canada, on Montreal's south shore.
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Great Western 90 is a class "12-42-F" 2-10-0 type steam locomotive owned and operated by the Strasburg Rail Road (SRC) outside of Strasburg, Pennsylvania. Built by the Baldwin Locomotive Works in June 1924, No. 90 originally pulled sugar beet trains for the Great Western Railway of Colorado. In April 1967, No. 90 was sold to the Strasburg Rail Road where it now resides and operates today for use in pulling excursion trains.
The Confederation type is a steam locomotive with a 4-8-4 wheel arrangement used on Canadian railways. Most were built by the Montreal Locomotive Works (MLW) in Montreal, Quebec, and the Canadian Locomotive Company (CLC) in Kingston, Ontario, for the Canadian National Railway (CNR). The "Confederation" type was later given the more common designation "Northern" type. They were the backbone of the CNR locomotive fleet from the 1930s to the 1950s. Eight locomotives of this type have been preserved from the CNR and 2 CPR fleets.
Canadian Pacific 2816, also known as the "Empress", is a preserved class "H-1b" 4-6-4 Hudson-type steam locomotive built by the Montreal Locomotive Works (MLW) in December 1930 for the Canadian Pacific Railway (CPR). It is the only non-streamlined H1 Hudson to have survived into preservation.
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Steamtown, U.S.A., was a steam locomotive museum that ran steam excursions out of North Walpole, New Hampshire, and Bellows Falls, Vermont, from the 1960s to 1983. The museum was founded by millionaire seafood industrialist F. Nelson Blount. The non-profit Steamtown Foundation took over operations following his death in 1967. Because of Vermont's air quality regulations restricting steam excursions, declining visitor attendance, and disputes over the use of track, some pieces of the collection were relocated to Scranton, Pennsylvania in the mid-1980s and the rest were auctioned off. After the move, Steamtown continued to operate in Scranton but failed to attract the expected 200,000–400,000 visitors. Within two years the tourist attraction was facing bankruptcy, and more pieces of the collection were sold to pay off debt.
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Canadian Pacific 1293 is a 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, 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, 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. Today, the locomotive is out on display at the Age of Steam Roundhouse in Sugarcreek, Ohio.
Canadian Pacific 1278 is a class "G5d" 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 shoddy maintenance by inexperienced crews. The locomotive was retired from excursion service in 1995, after suffering a firebox explosion in June. As of 2024, the locomotive is on static display at the Age of Steam Roundhouse in Sugarcreek, Ohio.
Canadian Pacific 1246 is a preserved G5c class 4-6-2 "Pacific" type steam locomotive built by the Montreal Locomotive Works in 1946. 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 2023, No. 1246 is stored at the Railroad Museum of New England.
Canadian Pacific 2317 is a class "G-3c" 4-6-2 "Pacific" type steam locomotive built by the Montreal Locomotive Works for the Canadian Pacific Railway.
The Canadian National Class Z-1-a was a series of six electric locomotives built by General Electric for the Canadian Northern Railway in 1917. They were used in service through the Mount Royal Tunnel in Montreal until retirement in 1995, operating for 76 years, 7 months and 12 days.
Grand Trunk Western No. 6039 is a preserved class "U-1-c" 4-8-2 "Mountain type" steam locomotive built in June 1925 by Baldwin. It served the Grand Trunk Western Railroad by pulling fast passenger and freight trains throughout the Lower Peninsula of Michigan, until the railroad decided to dieselize their locomotive fleet. During that time, it was leased to the Central Vermont Railway for freight service, only to become one of the very last steam locomotives to regularly operate in the state of Vermont. After being retired in the late 1950s, No. 6039 became one of the very first steam locomotives to be owned by F. Nelson Blount, and it subsequently became part of his Steamtown, U.S.A. collection for static display. In 1984, the locomotive was moved along with every other locomotive in the Steamtown collection from Bellows Falls to Scranton, Pennsylvania, where the name would late be changed to Steamtown National Historic Site under the jurisdiction of the National Park Service. As of 2023, No. 6039 remains on static display at Scranton with very meticulous cosmetic care.
Canadian National 6060 is a 4-8-2 "Mountain"-type steam locomotive built in 1944 by the Montreal Locomotive Works as the first of the U-1-f class for the Canadian National Railway (CN) in Canada. It was first assigned to haul passenger trains and eventually fast freight trains on the CN until its retirement in 1959. Three years later, CN engineer Harry R.J. Home purchased the locomotive for $1 and brought it to Jasper, Alberta, where No. 6060 was put on display near the Jasper station.
Canadian National Railway No. 6400 is a preserved 4-8-4 “Confederation” or “Northern” type locomotive built in June 1936 for the Canadian National Railway (CNR).