| Built by the Montreal Locomotive Works in August of 1929 specifically to handle the rugged Canadian Rockies, these oil burning 2-10-4 Selkirks (CP's nickname for the Texas wheel configuration) were an ideal match. Specs - serial #67932, class T-1a, 63" drivers, 275 psi boiler pressure, 25.5x32" cylinders, engine weight of 452,500 lb, impressive tractive effort of 77,204 lb.J.R. Quinn photo |