| Bearling the royal crown insignia demoting the status of a Royal Hudson, this gleaming streamlined 4-6-4 Hudson was built by the Montreal Locomotive Works in June of 1940. This would be the last 4-6-4 built for the CP roster. It served in the western provinces as part of express prassenger service until being retired and scrapped in February of 1960. Specs - H1e class, 75" drivers, 275 psi boiler pressure, 22x30" cylinders, engine wt of 366,000 lb and tractive effort of 45,254 lb. No date or location was given for the photo so approximates were used. James E. Platt took this photo. |