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Locomotive CN
5703 |
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CN
5703 |
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Builder: |
Montreal Locomotive Works |
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Model: |
4-6-4 Hudson |
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Serial Number: |
68540 |
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Class: |
K5a |
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Built: |
9/1930 |
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Order Number: |
Q-370 |
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Boiler Pressure: |
275 lbs |
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Cylinders: |
23" X 28" |
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Drivers: |
80" |
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Tractive Effort: |
43,280 lbs |
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Engine and Tender Weight: |
356,400 lbs |
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Coal: |
18 tons - 36,000 Pounds |
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Water: |
14,000 gallons - 116,836 Pounds |
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Length over the Couplers:
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92' 6.25" |
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Speed: |
over 100 miles per hour |
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Built for: |
Canadian National Railway |
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Road Number: |
CN 5703 |
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Status: |
Sent to the Scrap
Line in 1960 |
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Status: |
Marked
for preservation |
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Renumbered: |
CN
5700 |
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Status: |
In 1967, CN moved 5700 to the National Museum of
Science and Technology, where it stayed until it
was declared surplus by CN in 1988 |
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Status: |
With the help of the St. Thomas community and a
series of arrangements by a local politician,
The Honorable John Wise, the 5700 engine made
its way to its home in St. Thomas, where it was
the first acquisition of the ECRM in 1989. |
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Status: |
Static Display |
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CN 5703 on display as CN 5700 at the
Elgin County Railway Museum |
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Elgin County Railway
Museum, St. Thomas, Ontario, 9/2/2024, Photo by Carson Wiebe |
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CN 5700 BP,
Elgin County Railway
Museum, St. Thomas, Ontario, 9/2/2024, Photo by Carson Wiebe |
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Elgin County Railway
Museum, St. Thomas, Ontario, 9/2/2024, Photo by Carson Wiebe |
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Elgin County Railway
Museum, St. Thomas, Ontario, 9/2/2024, Photo by Carson Wiebe |
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Elgin County Railway
Museum, St. Thomas, Ontario, 9/2/2024, Photo by Carson Wiebe |
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Michigan Central Shop, St
Thomas, Ontario, About 1978, Photo by Carson Wiebe |
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