Operating Steam Locomotives
in Canada - 2010  Table of Contents
Introduction
One day I wondered how many steam locomotives are currently operating in Canada. A search turned up a total of just 17 engines. Frankly, somewhat disappointing compared to the United States and the United Kingdom. But... we have a much smaller population so it may just be relative. The interesting statistic turns out to be that 15 locomotives operate west of Winnipeg with only 1 in Ontario and 1 in Quebec where most of Canada's population resides. And... of the 17 nearly a third are ex-Canadian Pacific Railway locomotives. Have I missed any OPERATING Canadian steam locomotives? Send me a telegram
Alberni Pacific 7
 | | Statistics Alberni Pacific 7 | Gauge:
| 4 foot 8 1/2 inches
| Wheel arrangement:
| 2-8-2ST
| Type:
| Saddle Tank Mikado
| Class:
| ?
| Builder:
| Baldwin Locomotive Works
| Built:
| 1929
| Tractive effort:
| ? pounds
| Cylinder size:
| ? x ? inches
| Drivers diameter:
| ? inches
| Boiler pressure:
| ? pounds per square inch
| Operating Weight:
| 180,000 pounds
| Original cost:
| $?.
| | Notes: | Owners Campbell River Timber Company, Alberni Pacific Lumber Company, MacMillan Bloedel, leased to Comox Logging & Railway Company, Government of British Columbia, City of Port Alberni. |
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| | Alberni Pacific Railway
3100 Kingsway Avenue
Port Alberni British Columbia Canada
N49.234736 W124.813131
The Alberni Pacific runs a train between Port Alberni and the McLean Mill a distance of about 5 miles each way from May to September. The McLean mill is the last steam powered sawmill in British Columbia. |
Cowichan Valley 25
 | | Statistics Cowichan Valley 25 | Gauge:
| 3 foot 0 inches
| Wheel arrangement:
| 0-4-0ST
| Type:
| Saddle Tank
| Class:
| ?
| Builder:
| Vulcan Iron Works
| Built:
| 1910
| Tractive effort:
| ? pounds
| Cylinder size:
| 10 x 16 inches
| Drivers diameter:
| ? inches
| Boiler pressure:
| 150 pounds per square inch
| Operating Weight:
| 36,000 pounds
| Original cost:
| $?.
| | Notes: | Owners Grant Smith & Company, S.S. Magoffin Construction Company, Gerald E. Wellburn, Cowichan Valley Forest Museum, BC Forest Discovery Centre. The museum constructed a tender which holds 300 gallons of fuel oil and 500 gallons of water to augment the saddle tanks on the locomotive. A pump is mounted on the right rear side of the tender as an emergency device to put out fires. Air brake capacity has been increased by the addition of an additional reservoir on top of the tender. |
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| | BC Forest Discovery Centre
2892 Drinkwater Road
Duncan British Columbia Canada
N48.803106 W123.716089
The Cowichan Valley Railway runs a train at the BC Forest Discovery Centre a distance of about 1 mile around a figure 8 from February to October. |
Royal Hudson 2860
 | | Statistics Royal Hudson 2860 | Gauge:
| 4 foot 8 1/2 inches
| Wheel arrangement:
| 4-6-4
| Type:
| Royal Hudson
| Class:
| H1e
| Builder:
| Montreal Locomotive Works
| Built:
| 1940
| Tractive effort:
| 45,300 pounds
| Cylinder size:
| 22 x 30 inches
| Drivers diameter:
| 75 inches
| Boiler pressure:
| 275 pounds per square inch
| Operating Weight:
| 366,000 pounds
| Original cost:
| $?.
| | Notes: | Owners Canadian Pacific Railway, Government of British Columbia but leased to the West Coast Railway Association. |
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| | West Coast Railway Heritage Park
39606 Government Road
Squamish British Columbia Canada
N49.726840 W123.160428
The West Coast Railway Association runs excursions with 2860 of various lengths to various points throughout the year. Check their web site for announcements. |
Fort George 1
 | | Statistics Fort George 1 | Gauge:
| 2 foot 0 inches
| Wheel arrangement:
| 0-4-0
| Type:
| -
| Class:
| ?
| Builder:
| Davenport Locomotive Works
| Built:
| 1912
| Tractive effort:
| ? pounds
| Cylinder size:
| ? x ? inches
| Drivers diameter:
| ? inches
| Boiler pressure:
| 160 pounds per square inch
| Operating Weight:
| ? pounds
| Original cost:
| $?.
| | Notes: | Owners Foley Welch and Stewart, used on construction of the Grand Trunk Pacific Railway, City of Prince George. Wood burning locomotive restored to operating condition in 1975. |
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| | Fort George Park
Becott Place
Prince George British Columbia Canada
N53.905105 W122.735012
The City of Prince George runs a train around a loop of track a distance of about 1 mile on summer weekends. |
Kamloops Heritage 2141
 | | Statistics Kamloops Heritage 2141 | Gauge:
| 4 foot 8 1/2 inches
| Wheel arrangement:
| 2-8-0
| Type:
| Consolidation
| Class:
| M3d
| Builder:
| Canadian Locomotive Company
| Built:
| 1912
| Tractive effort:
| ? pounds
| Cylinder size:
| 23 x 25 inches
| Drivers diameter:
| 57 inches
| Boiler pressure:
| 180 pounds per square inch
| Operating Weight:
| 339,300 pounds
| Original cost:
| $?.
| | Notes: | Owners Canadian Northern Railway, Canadian National, City of Kamloops. Originally burned coal but converted to oil in 1948. |
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| | Kamloops Heritage Railway
No. 6 - 510 Lorne Street
Kamloops British Columbia Canada
N50.67886 W120.32980
The Kamloops Heritage Railway runs a train between Kamloops and the Canadian National wye in North Kamloops a distance of about 2 1/2 miles each way from June to October. Special excursions are also operated at various times. |
Kettle Valley Steam 3716
 | | Statistics Kettle Valley Steam 3716 | Gauge:
| 4 foot 8 1/2 inches
| Wheel arrangement:
| 2-8-0
| Type:
| Consolidation
| Class:
| N2b
| Builder:
| Montreal Locomotive Works
| Built:
| 1912
| Tractive effort:
| 43,400 pounds
| Cylinder size:
| 23 x 32 inches
| Drivers diameter:
| 63 inches
| Boiler pressure:
| 190 pounds per square inch
| Operating Weight:
| 471,000 pounds
| Original cost:
| $?.
| | Notes: | Owners Canadian Pacific Railway, City of Port Coquitlam in 1966, restored to operating condition in 1975, worked on BC Rail till 2001, Government of BC, loaned to Kettle Valley Steam Railway. Built as a class N3b coal burner number 3916 it was rebuilt in 1929 into class N2b with number 3716. |
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| | Kettle Valley Steam Railway
18404 Bathville Road
Summerland British Columbia Canada
N49.58725 W119.73369
The Kettle Valley Steam Railway runs a train between Prairie Valley station and the Trout Creek Bridge a distance of about 5 1/2 miles each way from May to October. |
Fort Steele 1077
 | | Statistics Fort Steele 1077 | Gauge:
| 4 foot 8 1/2 inches
| Wheel arrangement:
| 2-6-2
| Type:
| Prairie
| Class:
| ?
| Builder:
| Montreal Locomotive Works
| Built:
| 1923
| Tractive effort:
| ? pounds
| Cylinder size:
| ? x ? inches
| Drivers diameter:
| ? inches
| Boiler pressure:
| ? pounds per square inch
| Operating Weight:
| 180,000 pounds
| Original cost:
| $?.
| | Notes: | Owners Cathels & Sorenson Logging Company, Hemmingsen-Cameron Company, Victoria Lumber and Manufacturing Company, MacMillan Bloedel, Government of British Columbia. 1077 went into service in 1992 at Fort Steele. |
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| | Fort Steele Heritage Town
9851 Highway 93/95
Fort Steele British Columbia Canada
N49.61880 W115.63097
The Fort Steele Heritage Town runs a train around a folded dogbone track a distance of about 1 mile during the summer. |
Canadian Pacific 2816
 | | Statistics Canadian Pacific 2816 | Gauge:
| 4 foot 8 1/2 inches
| Wheel arrangement:
| 4-6-4
| Type:
| Hudson
| Class:
| H1b
| Builder:
| Montreal Locomotive Works
| Built:
| 1930
| Tractive effort:
| 45,300 pounds
| Cylinder size:
| 22 x 30 inches
| Drivers diameter:
| 75 inches
| Boiler pressure:
| 275 pounds per square inch
| Operating Weight:
| 360,000 pounds (369,000 with booster)
| Original cost:
| $116,555.
| | Notes: | Owners Canadian Pacific, Sold to Nelson Blount of Steamtown in 1963 spending 35 years idle in Bellows Falls, Vermont, and Scranton, Pennsylvania, before being transferred back to CP in 1998 where it underwent a three-year overhaul including a conversion to burn diesel fuel. Named "Empress". |
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| | Canadian Pacific
Gulf Canada Square
401-9th Avenue Southwest
Calgary Alberta
N51.04470 W114.06866 (Head office and 4-4-0 CP 29 static)
The Canadian Pacific Railway runs a unscheduled train of heritage cars to various locations in Canada throughout the year. Watch their web site for announcements. The 125 Last Spike Community Tour is operating this summer. |
Rocky Mountain 6060
 | | Statistics Rocky Mountain 6060 | Gauge:
| 4 foot 8 1/2 inches
| Wheel arrangement:
| 4-8-2
| Type:
| Mountain
| Class:
| U1f
| Builder:
| Montreal Locomotive Works
| Built:
| 1944
| Tractive effort:
| 52,315 pounds
| Cylinder size:
| 24 x 30 inches
| Drivers diameter:
| 73 inches
| Boiler pressure:
| 260 pounds per square inch
| Operating Weight:
| 637,540 pounds
| Original cost:
| $?.
| | Notes: | Owners Canadian National, Rocky Mountain Rail Society. |
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| | Rocky Mountain Rail Society
PO Box 81076-6060 BPO
Calgary Alberta Canada
N52.32175 W112.70035 (Stettler Station co-ordinates)
The Rocky Mountain Rail Society runs a train between Stettler and Big Valley on the Alberta Prairie Railway a distance of about 20 miles each way during July and August this year. |
Alberta Prairie 41
 | | Statistics Alberta Prairie 41 | Gauge:
| 4 foot 8 1/2 inches
| Wheel arrangement:
| 2-8-0
| Type:
| Consolidation
| Class:
| ?
| Builder:
| Baldwin Locomotive Works
| Built:
| 1920
| Tractive effort:
| ? pounds
| Cylinder size:
| ? x ? inches
| Drivers diameter:
| ? inches
| Boiler pressure:
| ? pounds per square inch
| Operating Weight:
| 244,000 pounds
| Original cost:
| $?.
| | Notes: | Owners Jonesboro Lake City & Eastern Railway, St. Louis-San Francisco Railway, Mississippian Railway, North Alabama Railroad Club, Magnolia State Railway, Central Western Railway, Alberta Prairie Railway Excursions. Presently undergoing rebuild of its axle crown brasses expecting to be in service after 30 Jul 2010. |
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| | Alberta Prairie Railway Excursions
P.O. BOX 1600
Stettler Alberta Canada
N52.32175 W112.70035 (Stettler Station co-ordinates)
Alberta Prairie Railway Excursions runs a train between Stettler and Big Valley on the Alberta Prairie Railway a distance of about 20 miles from May to October. |
Edmonton Yukon & Pacific 107
 | | Statistics Edmonton Yukon & Pacific 107 | Gauge:
| 4 foot 8 1/2 inches
| Wheel arrangement:
| 2-6-2
| Type:
| Prairie
| Class:
| ?
| Builder:
| Baldwin Locomotive Works
| Built:
| 1919
| Tractive effort:
| ? pounds
| Cylinder size:
| ? x ? inches
| Drivers diameter:
| ? inches
| Boiler pressure:
| ? pounds per square inch
| Operating Weight:
| ? pounds
| Original cost:
| $?.
| | Notes: | Owners Oakdale & Gulf Railway, City of Edmonton. |
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| | Fort Edmonton Park
Box 2359 Edmonton Alberta Canada
N53.50300 W113.57155
Fort Edmonton Park runs a train around a folded dog bone a distance of about 1 mile from May to September. |
Heritage Park 2024
 | | Statistics Heritage Park 2024 | Gauge:
| 4 foot 8 1/2 inches
| Wheel arrangement:
| 0-6-0
| Type:
| Switcher
| Class:
| ?
| Builder:
| Lima Locomotive Works
| Built:
| 1944
| Tractive effort:
| ? pounds
| Cylinder size:
| ? x ? inches
| Drivers diameter:
| ? inches
| Boiler pressure:
| ? pounds per square inch
| Operating Weight:
| 152,000 pounds
| Original cost:
| $?.
| | Notes: | Owners United States Army, Pacific Coast Terminals, P.E. d'Estrube, Heritage Park Historical Village, a non-profit charitable society. |
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| | Heritage Park Historical Village
1900 Heritage Drive Southwest
Calgary Alberta Canada
N50.98105 W114.09949
Heritage Park runs a train around a circle a distance of about 1 mile from May to October. |
Prairie Dog Central 3
 | | Statistics Prairie Dog Central 3 | Gauge:
| 4 foot 8 1/2 inches
| Wheel arrangement:
| 4-4-0
| Type:
| Standard (American)
| Class:
| A1a
| Builder:
| Dubs & Company Glasgow
| Built:
| 1882
| Tractive effort:
| ? pounds.
| Cylinder size:
| 17 x 24 inches
| Drivers diameter:
| 62 inches
| Boiler pressure:
| ? pounds per square inch
| Operating Weight:
| 82,500
| Original cost:
| $12,755.
| | Notes: | Owners Canadian Pacific Railway, City of Winnipeg Hydro, Vintage Locomotive Society. |
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| | Prairie Dog Central Railway
Prairie Dog Trail
(north side of Inkster Boulevard between Route 90 and Sturgeon Road)
Winnipeg Manitoba Canada
N49.951772 W97.270331
The Prairie Dog Central Railway runs a train between Inkster Junction station and Warren a distance of about 18 miles each way from May to September. |
South Simcoe 136
 | | Statistics South Simcoe 136 | Gauge:
| 4 foot 8 1/2 inches
| Wheel arrangement:
| 4-4-0
| Type:
| Standard (American)
| Class:
| A2m
| Builder:
| Rogers
| Built:
| 1883
| Tractive effort:
| ? pounds
| Cylinder size:
| 17 x 24 inches
| Drivers diameter:
| 62 inches
| Boiler pressure:
| ? pounds per square inch
| Operating Weight:
| ? pounds
| Original cost:
| $?.
| | Notes: | Owners Canadian Pacific, South Simcoe Railway Heritage Corporation. Number 136 appeared on the head end of a triple-headed steam excursion with D10 CP 815 and CP 1057 from Toronto to Orangeville, Ontario, and back on 1 May 1960. The locomotive is expected to be in service late summer 2010. |
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| | South Simcoe Railway Heritage Corporation
P.O. Box 186
Tottenham Ontario Canada
N44.02398 W79.80780
The South Simcoe Railway runs a train between Tottenham and Beeton a distance of about 4 miles each way from May to October. |
Hull-Chelsea-Wakefield 909
 | | Statistics Hull-Chelsea-Wakefield 909 | Gauge:
| 4 foot 8 1/2 inches
| Wheel arrangement:
| 2-8-0
| Type:
| Consolidation
| Class:
| ?
| Builder:
| Statens Jarnvagars (Sweden)
| Built:
| 1907
| Tractive effort:
| ? pounds
| Cylinder size:
| ? x ? inches
| Drivers diameter:
| ? inches
| Boiler pressure:
| ? pounds per square inch
| Operating Weight:
| 186,000 pounds
| Original cost:
| $?.
| | Notes: | Owners Government of Sweden, Jean Gauthier. |
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| | Hull-Chelsea-Wakefield Steam Train
165 Deveault Street
Gatineau Quebec Canada
N45.46150 W75.73835
The Hull-Chelsea-Wakefield Steam Train runs a train between Gatineau and Wakefield a distance of about 20 miles each way from May to October. |
White Pass 73
 | | Statistics White Pass 73 | Gauge:
| 3 foot 0 inches
| Wheel arrangement:
| 2-8-2
| Type:
| Mikado
| Class:
| ?
| Builder:
| Baldwin Locomotive Works
| Built:
| 1947
| Tractive effort:
| 26,400 pounds
| Cylinder size:
| 17 x 22 inches
| Drivers diameter:
| 44 inches
| Boiler pressure:
| 215 pounds per square inch
| Operating Weight:
| 238,000 pounds
| Original cost:
| $?.
| | Notes: | Owner White Pass. Retired 1964 and moved to Bennett, British Columbia, in 1968 for display. Moved to Whitehorse, Yukon, in 1979 for restoration which was completed in 1982. |
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| | White Pass & Yukon Route
231 Second Avenue (corner of Second and Spring)
Skagway Alaska United States of America
N59.45340 W135.31781
The White Pass runs steam trains between Skagway, Alaska, through British Columbia to Carcross, Yukon, a distance of about 60 miles each way from May to September. |
White Pass 69
 | | Statistics White Pass 69 | Gauge:
| 3 foot 0 inches
| Wheel arrangement:
| 2-8-0
| Type:
| Consolidation
| Class:
| ?
| Builder:
| Burnham, Williams & Co
| Built:
| 1908
| Tractive effort:
| 31,416 pounds
| Cylinder size:
| 21 x 22 inches
| Drivers diameter:
| 42 inches
| Boiler pressure:
| 160 pounds per square inch
| Operating Weight:
| 134,369 pounds
| Original cost:
| $?.
| | Notes: | Owners White Pass, Black Hills Central Railroad, Nebraska Midland Railway, Stuhr Museum of the Prairie Pioneer, White Pass. Outside frame. Restored at Skagway, operational in 2008. |
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| | White Pass & Yukon Route
231 Second Avenue (corner of Second and Spring)
Skagway Alaska United States of America
N59.45340 W135.31781
The White Pass runs steam trains between Skagway, Alaska, through British Columbia to Carcross, Yukon, a distance of about 60 miles each way from May to September. |
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