Invention and Engineering

Canadian National 6060

Canadian National 6060 is a U-1-f class 4-8-2 "Mountain" type steam locomotive, built in October 1944 by the Montreal Locomotive Works (MLW) as the first of the U-1-f class for the Canadian National Railway (CN) in Canada. It was first assigned to haul premier passenger trains and eventually fast freight trains on the CN until its retirement in 1959. Three years later, CN engineer Harry R.J. Home was able to purchase the locomotive for a cheap price and brought it to Jasper, Alberta, where No. 6060 was put on display near the Jasper station. In 1971, CN reacquired No. 6060 and restored it to operating condition for use in excursion service until it was put into storage in 1980. Six years later, No. 6060 was rebuilt by Home and the Rocky Mountain Rail Society in time for the Expo 86 event in Vancouver, British Columbia. After the event, it stayed in Vancouver, double heading with Canadian Pacific 2860 and 3716. In 1988, No. 6060 was stored at the Alberta Railway Museum in Edmonton, Alberta, until a decade later, it was moved to the Alberta Prairie Railway, pulling excursions in Stettler, Alberta. In 2011, it was taken out of service due to boiler issues, it remained in storage until 2020, were restoration work officially began to return it to operation.

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• ▸Cocoa bean
• ▸Geography of Karnataka
• ▸George Kenneth Lucey Jr.

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