CP 2850 (MLW 4-6-4 Royal Hudson) and CN 6765 (MLW FPA4) are rightfully at the center of the main hall at Exporail. For more train photos, click more)

A pair of CN suburban engines. Both CN 49 (MLW 4-6-4T) and CN 6711 (GE boxcab electric) spent their entire careers in suburban service in Montreal and are preserved at Exporail. For more tr... (more)

One of the nicest outdoor railroad displays I've ever encountered is this exhibit in Mendota, Illinois. Burlington Route 4978 is in great condition, and appears ready to highball out of town. No... (more)

The North Carolina Transportation Museum held its Spring Kick-off today and a few hanger queens including ACL 1031 got to come out of the roundhouse for some sunshine.

The Virginia and Truckee "Genoa" sits on display at the California State Railroad Museum, this engine last ran in 1979

CP 492 (a 4-6-0 built by CP in 1914, class D4g) is one of many steamers preserved at Exporail. For more train photos, click here.

"Friends of the 457" recently completed a ten-year cosmetic restoration of this Minneapolis & St. Louis 2-8-0, which included an overhead shelter, recorded sounds, steam effects, and working light... (more)

A F3-A class 4-6-2 of the Fort Worth and Denver Railway sits in golden evening light under its shelter in Childress, just feet from the former "Denver Road" mainline. Childress owes its growth to ... (more)

CN 713 is a 'Mogul' steam engine (2-6-0) originally built by and for the Grand Trunk Railway in their Pointe St-Charles shops in Montreal. It now resides at Exporail. For more train photos, check ... (more)

CN 49 (class X-10-a) is a 4-6-4 tank engine which was used as a bidirectional engine on a Montreal commuter line. It was originally built by the Montreal Locomotive Works for the Grand Trunk as GT... (more)

CP 2858, a Royal Hudson, is preserved at the Canada Science and Technology Museum in Ottawa. Beside it is CP 3100 (4-8-4), see a photo of it by clicking Railroad: Canadian Pacific Railway
Locomotive: Steam 4-6-4
Location: Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Locomotive #: CP 2858
Train ID: Unknown
Photo Date: November 09, 2013

While competitor CN had more 4-8-4's than any other North American railway, CP owned a total of only two 4-8-4's (CP 3100-3101, class K1a, both built at their Angus shops in Montreal) and both are... (more)

Streamlined CN Steam. The Canada Science and Technology Museum has a compact but impressive display of Canadian steam engines in their main building (with more in storage). Probably the mos... (more)

The fall foliage behind cosmetically restored Southern 2-8-0 385 is looking splendid.