| Standing proudly at the Windsor, Ontario, station is Canadian National 4-8-4 Confederation type #6245. Built by the Montreal Locomotive Works in September of 1943, it was in passenger revenue service until being retired and scrapped in November of 1961. This loco was the last in its class to meet up with the scrapper's torch. Specs - serial #70313, class U-2-h, 73" drivers, impressive 250 psi boiler pressure, 25.5x30" cylinders, engine weight of 400,300 lb, tractive effort of 56,786 lb. No photographer was listed for this photo. |