Canadian National class K-3 4-6-2

Canadian National class K-3
Type and origin
Reference:[1]
Power type Steam
Build date 1910–1913
Total produced 70
Specifications
Configuration 4-6-2
UIC class 2'C1'
Gauge 4 ft 8 1⁄2 in (1,435 mm)
Driver diameter 73 in (1,854 mm)
Boiler pressure 195 lbf/in2 (13.7 kg/cm2)
Cylinders Two
Cylinder size 23 in × 28 in (584 mm × 711 mm)
Performance figures
Tractive effort 34,000 lbf (151.2 kN)
Career
Retired 1961

Canadian National Railway (CN) Class K-3 steam locomotives were of 4-6-2 wheel arrangement in the Whyte notation, or " 2'C1' " in UIC classification. These locomotives were built for the Grand Trunk Railway (GT) from 1910 through 1913. The class remained in passenger service until the final replacement of steam with diesel locomotives. Number 5588 was preserved in Windsor, Ontario.[1]

Builder Works numbers Dates CN numbers GT numbers Notes[1]
Baldwin 34908-34910
34943
34992		 1910 5604-5607
5611		 295-299
GT shops 1500-1537 1910-1912 5557-5568
5578-5596
5598-5603
5609-5610		 200-232
288
290-294
MLW 50316-50330 1911 5612-5626 1100-1114 built for Grand Trunk Pacific Railway
Baldwin 37563 1912 5608 289
MLW 51912-51921 1913 5569-5577
5597		 233-242

References

  1. 1 2 3 Clegg, Anthony & Corley, Ray (1969). Canadian National Steam Power. Trains & Trolleys: Montreal. pp. 58&100.
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