Suburban Steamer. Canadian National Railway class X-10-a 4-6-4T locomotive 47 (née Grand Trunk Railway class K2 no. 1542) sits quietly in the yard at Steamtown National Historic Site. ... (more)

Canadian National 4-6-4T No. 47 sits on display at Steamtown - she's been here, neglected, quite some time. Through the years... more pics Railroad: Canadian National Railway
Locomotive: Steam 4-6-4T
Location: Scranton, Pennsylvania, USA
Locomotive #: CN 47
Train ID: Unknown
Photo Date: September 06, 2015

Canadian National 4-6-4T No. 47

Canadian National No. 47 was originally built by the Montreal Locomotive Works in September 1914 for the Grand Trunk Railway as its No. 1542, but became a ... (more)

The glory days are now long gone! Once a busy yard under Canadian Pacific ownership and then under Quebec Central, the yard at Vallée-Jonction struggle to survive. There is plans to get the railr... (more)

A pair of CN suburban engines. Both CN 49 (MLW 4-6-4T) and CN 6711 (GE boxcab electric) spent their entire careers in suburban service in Montreal and are preserved at Exporail. For more tr... (more)

CN 49 (class X-10-a) is a 4-6-4 tank engine which was used as a bidirectional engine on a Montreal commuter line. It was originally built by the Montreal Locomotive Works for the Grand Trunk as GT... (more)

MLW built CN 49 on display with period passenger cars in trail.

Another of the 40 inside-cylinder 4-6-4Ts built by Beyer, Peacock & Co., in Manchester, England for the Dutch State Railways in 1913-16 is seen at Hook of Holland depot together with Werkspoor 4-4... (more)

One of the 40 inside-cylinder 4-6-4Ts built by Beyer, Peacock & Co ., in Manchester, England for the Dutch State Railways in 1913-16 departs from Rotterdam with the 10.41 train to Rosendaal. Fourt... (more)

In contrast to the British built 4-6-4T that I posted just before this one, here is a French built 4-6-4T of the Nord Railway waiting to work a suburban train at the Gare du Nord in Paris. These e... (more)

One of the 14 British built 4-6-4Ts built by Beyer, Peacock & Co., originally from a batch of 40 destined for the Dutch State Railway but which were diverted to the ROD (Railway Operating Division... (more)

The Hogger on this outbound gives John the eye. For the companion view, click "CN 49" above.

A CN commuter train departs. This view recorded on the photographer's second trip to Canada to railfan, the first in September 1953 to Ontario.

A photograph taken during the 1914-18 war in France showing a 4-6-4T that has fallen into a canal on the Western Front. It was one of 14 engines from an order for 40 built by Beyer, Peacock & Co.,... (more)

A "Hudson" type steam loco, mfg 1914 by MLW (Montréal Locomotive Works)