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Canadian National class O-9 0-6-0

🇨🇦 Canada ·built by Lima Locomotive Works· from 1903· class of 96 Canadian 0-6-0 locomotives

Canadian National class O-9 0-6-0, photo 1 of 1
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what is it?

Canadian National Railway (CN) Class O-9 steam locomotives were of 0-6-0 wheel arrangement in the Whyte notation, or " C " in UIC classification. These locomotives were built for the Grand Trunk Railway (GT) and Detroit and Toledo Shore Line Railroad (D&TSL) from 1903 through 1913. Many were scrapped during the 1930s although some survived into the 1950s with sequential renumbering into the CN 7200 series in 1952 and 7300 series in 1956.

who runs it

base stats

  • built 96made in total

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 123 years ago, in 1903.

steam locomotive: Burns coal, wood or oil to boil water; the steam drives pistons that turn the wheels.

spec sheet

built
1903–1913
retired
1959
status
preserved
number built
96
kind
Steam
traction
steam
origin
🇨🇦 Canada
builders
Lima Locomotive Works, American Locomotive Company, Canadian Locomotive Company, Montreal Locomotive Works, Baldwin Locomotive Works
operators
Grand Trunk Railway, Canadian National Railway, Strasburg Rail Road
top speed
—
power
—
gauge
1,435 mm standard gauge
wheel arrangement
0-6-0

From the Wikipedia infobox and Wikidata. Blank means the sources don't say.

Sources: Wikidata Q16851415, Wikipedia: Canadian National class O-9 0-6-0 (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.

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