Invention and Engineering

Canadian National 6400

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). It was the first member of the five streamlined U-4-a Class “6400 Series” engines to be delivered, which were the first streamlined steam locomotives in Canada. 6400 in particular is the most famous and notable, having pulled the 1939 royal train, and participating as an attraction at the New York World's Fair the same year. The locomotive was withdrawn sometime in 1960, with the remaining U-4-a locomotives being retired by 1961. The locomotive was eventually donated and put up on static display in the National Museum of Science and Technology in Ottawa, where it has been preserved since 1967.

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• ▸Gateway Region
• ▸Chicago, Burlington and Quincy 4963
• ▸Ashford railway works

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