Here is Canadian National 2-8-0 Consolidation #2751 in action heading up a freight train near Hinton, Alberta, Canada. This loco is a rarer Consolidation as it was one of group of only 20 built by the CN's own Transcona shops in August of 1931. CN 2-8-0 #2751 served for nearly 30 years before it was scrapped in December of 1961. Specxs - 63" drivers, impressive 250 psi boiler pressure, 20x30" cylinders, engine weight of 233,870 lb, tractive effort of 40,476 lb. No photographer was listed for this photo. |