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Canadian National Class Z-1-a
🇨🇦 Canada ·built by General Electric· from 1917· class of 6 Canadian electric locomotives
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4 photos from Wikimedia Commons · credits & licences
- 1. Canadian Northern Railway electric locomotive no. 602... - La locomotive électrique no 602 de la société Canadian Northern Railway... (18988509200): BiblioArchives / LibraryArchives from Canada· Public domain
- 2. Canadian National Railway Z-1-a class locomotives 6714 at Connecticut: Doug Kerr· CC BY-SA 2.0
- 3. CNR 6710 Z-1a exposition statique 01: Agent Komodo· CC BY 4.0
- 4. CNR 6710 Z-1a exposition statique 02: Agent Komodo· CC BY 4.0
what is it?
The Canadian National Class Z-1-a was a series of six electric locomotives built by General Electric for the Canadian Northern Railway in 1917. They were used in service through the Mount Royal Tunnel in Montreal until retirement in 1995, operating for 76 years, 7 months and 12 days. They were classified as a boxcab, model 0440-E-166-4-GE-228-A by General Electric, delivered new to the Canadian Northern Railway.
who runs it
base stats
Bars compare against all trains: 600 km/h (maglev), 1,700 seats; power, weight and number built on a log scale up to 20 MW, 1,000 t and 20,000 built.
fun facts
- First built 109 years ago, in 1917.
- 895 kW is about 11 family cars (~85 kW each) flat out.
- Weighs about as much as 13 African elephants (~6 t each).
- Served for 81 years (1914–1995).
electric locomotive: Draws power from overhead wires or a third rail and pulls separate carriages.
spec sheet
- built
- 1917
- in service from
- 1914
- retired
- 1995
- status
- preserved
- number built
- 6
- kind
- Electric
- traction
- electric
- origin
- 🇨🇦 Canada
- builders
- General Electric, Canadian General Electric
- designer
- General Electric
- operators
- Canadian Northern Railway, Canadian National Railway
- top speed
- 88 km/h
- power
- 895 kW
- gauge
- 1,435 mm standard gauge
- electric system
- 2, 400 Volt, V Direct current, DC
- wheel arrangement
- Bo+Bo
- weight
- 78.9 t
From the Wikipedia infobox and Wikidata. Blank means the sources don't say.
Sources: Wikidata Q19580492, Wikipedia: Canadian National Class Z-1-a (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.