Canadian Pacific Railway No. 1246

Canadian Pacific 1246

The Canadian Pacific 1246 at Brockway Mills, VT, October 24, 1981

Type and origin Power type Steam Builder Montreal Locomotive Works Serial number 74906 Build date June 1946

Specifications Configuration 4-6-2 "Pacific" Gauge 4 ft 8 ^1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) Driver diameter 70 in (1,778 mm) Adhesive weight 151,000 lb (68.5 tonnes) Fuel type Coal Boiler pressure 250 psi (1.72 MPa) Cylinders Two, outside Cylinder size 20 in × 28 in (508 mm × 711 mm)

Performance figures Tractive effort 34,000 lbf (151.2 kN)

Career Operators Canadian Pacific Railway Class G5c Number in class 15 of 40 Numbers 1246 Disposition Stored, out-of-doors.

Canadian Pacific Railway No. 1246 was one of three 1200-series Canadian Pacific Railway locomotives in the Steamtown, USA collection. Like CP 1293 and CP 1278, this locomotive was one the operational engines at Steamtown. When Steamtown left its Bellows Falls, Vermont location in the fall of 1983, the engine led the "farewell to Vermont" excursions. There were two such 100-mile (160 km) excursions "through a landscape of covered bridges, rushing streams and scenic countryside".^[1] The train had the capacity of 800–1000 passengers. Built in 1946, CPR 1246 is a 4-6-2 type, class G5c locomotive.^[1] After operating in Steamtown in Scranton between 1984–1986, it was determined that 1246 was inadequate for service as it was "too light for the heavy grades and sharp curves of the Steamtown line".^[2] The National Park Service sold it to the Connecticut Valley Railroad, in 1988. This locomotive was on static display from 1996–2008, at the Valley Railroad in Essex, Connecticut. In 2008, it was moved to the Naugatuck Railroad which is operated by the Railroad Museum of New England, Thomaston, Connecticut.^[2]

References

1. Van Gelder, Lawrence (September 25, 1983). "Steamtown's Autumn Outing is a Farewell". The New York Times. Retrieved March 12, 2012.
2. "Canadian Pacific 1246". News From the Naugy: Occasional News of the Railroad Museum of New England. The Railroad Museum of New England. Retrieved March 13, 2012.