General Information

Serial #

N/A

Part Number

24

Total Parts

25

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

Cast iron

Dimensions

Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.

Length

19.3 cm

Width

16.5 cm

Height

2.0 cm

Thickness

N/A

Weight

N/A

Diameter

N/A

Volume

N/A

Lexicon

Group

Railway Transportation

Category

Motive power

Sub-Category

N/A

Manufacturer

AKA

CP

Country

Canada

State/Province

Quebec

City

Montreal

Context

Country

Canada

State/Province

Unknown

Period

1944 - 1959 - 1976

Canada

LAST STEAM LOCOMOTIVE BUILT BY THE CPR.

Function

PROVIDES A BUILDER'S RECORD FOR A LOCOMOTIVE: NAME OF BUILDER; BUILDER'S NUMBER FOR THAT LOCOMOTIVE; AND DATE LOCOMOTIVE WAS BUILT.

Technical

A MODERN STEAM LOCOMOTIVE DESIGNED TO BE RUN OVER ALL TRACKS ON THE SYSTEM AND TO BRIDGE THE GAP BETWEEN THE STEAM AND DIESEL ERAS. A VERY SUCCESSFUL DESIGN. 102 ENGINES OF THE G-5 CLASS WERE BUILT. 1201 WAS RESTORED 1973-1976 FOR EXCURSION SERVICE AND WAS CONVERTED TO OIL FUEL AT THAT TIME.

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

Full plate reads "BUILT BY/ CANADIAN PACIFIC RAILWAY/ ANGUS SHOPS MONTREAL/ G5 JUNE 1944". Builder's plate part .23 reads "BUILT BY/ CANADIAN PACIFIC/ ANGUS HOPS/ MO/ G5 JU". Builder's plate part .24 reads "RAILWAY. NTREAL/NE 1944".

Missing

N/A

Finish

Cast iron builder's plate with raised lettering. Plate background is painted black with raised silver painted lettering and edge. Builder's plate is broken into two parts. This is the right side.

Decoration

N/A