| Canadian National 6077 | |
|---|---|
| CN 6077, on display in 2009 | |
| Power type | Steam |
| Builder | Montreal Locomotive Works |
| Order number | Q-401 |
| Serial number | 72774 |
| Build date | 1944 |
| Configuration | 4-8-2 |
| UIC classification | 2′D1′ h |
| Gauge | 4 ft 8 1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) |
| Leading wheel diameter |
34 in (0.864 m) |
| Driver diameter | 73 in (1.854 m) |
| Trailing wheel diameter |
43 in (1.092 m) |
| Wheelbase | Coupled: 19 ft 0 in (5.79 m) Loco: 42 ft 2 in (12.85 m), Loco & tender: 80 ft 10 3⁄4 in (24.66 m) |
| Length | 90 ft ⅛ in (27.44 m) |
| Width | 10 ft 9 in (3.28 m) |
| Height | 15 ft 4 1⁄2 in (4.69 m) |
| Weight on drivers | 236,950 pounds (107.48 tonnes; 105.78 long tons) |
| Locomotive weight | 355,700 pounds (161.3 tonnes; 158.8 long tons) |
| Tender weight | 281,840 pounds (127.84 tonnes; 125.82 long tons) |
| Fuel type | Originally coal, later oil |
| Tender capacity | Coal: 18 tons coal, 11,700 gal water; Oil: 5,000 gal oil, 11,000 gal water |
| Boiler | 8 ft 6 in (2.59 m) diameter x 42 ft 4 in (12.90 m) length |
| Boiler pressure | 260 lbf/in² (1.79 MPa) |
| Firegrate area | 70.2 sq ft (6.52 m2) |
| Heating surface: Tubes and flues |
3,198 sq ft (297.1 m2) |
| Heating surface: Firebox |
386 square feet (35.9 m2) |
| Heating surface: Total |
3,584 sq ft (333.0 m2) |
| Superheater type | Schmidt type E |
| Superheater area | 1,570 sq ft (146 m2) |
| Cylinders | Two, outside |
| Cylinder size | 24 × 30 in (610 × 762 mm) |
| Valve gear | Walschaerts |
| Tractive effort | 52% (52,315 lbf/232.7 kN) |
| Factor of adhesion |
4.5 |
| Train heating | Steam heat |
| Career | Canadian National Railways |
| Class | U-1-f |
| Number | 6077 |
| First run | January, 1945 |
| Retired | 1960 |
| Restored | July 5, 1967 |
| Current owner | Northern Ontario Railway Museum |
| Disposition | Static display in Capreol, Ontario |
Canadian National Railways 6077 is a preserved 4-8-2 locomotive of Canadian National Railways U-1-f class, which were nicknamed Bullet Nosed Bettys.
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6077 was built in 1944 as part of order of twenty locomotives classified U-1-f. These 4-8-2 or Mountain Type locomotives were built instead of the larger more typical 4-8-4 or Northern Type. The Northern type locomotives are larger and required more steel to make and during World War II a smaller more adaptable engine for general uses were needed. The U-1-f class locomotives were built in 1944 by Montreal Locomotive Works, and were numbered between 6060 and 6079. The series of engines were nicknamed Bullet Nosed Betty for their definitive nose cone.[1]
In February 1945, a month after its first run, 6077 was involved in a fatal wreck. Approaching Brantford, Ontario, 6077 was attached to a pilot engine when, sensing that the pilot locomotive engineer did not apply the brakes for a sharp bend up ahead, hit the emergency brakes. This caused all the wheels to lock up and skid which made the train much more rigid than if it had been rolling. As a result both locomotives derailed and drop down an embankment. The pilot engine crewmen were seriously injured but all head-end crew of 6077 were killed. The passengers on the rest of the train were not harmed because the wreck had detached the engines from the passenger cars which rolled on and came to a stop at the station.
The locomotive was sent to Stratford, Ontario to be converted to oil fuel in September 1958. Its coal tender was replaced with that of 2-10-2 #4328. This was done to get 6077 ready for its work in western Canada where it spent the last years of its life.