A once handsome looking 4-6-4 Hudson was caught by photographer H.L. Goldsmith sitting in the storage/scrap line. The loco, built by the Montreal Locomotive Works in October of 1930 for the Canadian National, once served as express passenger power between cities like Toronto to Montreal and Chicago. Sadly when diesel power took over, this loco was scrapped in June of 1961. Specs - serial #68541, K-5-a class, 80" drivers, impressive 275 psi boiler pressure, 23x28" cylinders, engine weight of 356,400 lb, tractive effort of 43,279 lb. |