#1287
Canadian National class N-4 2-8-0
🇨🇦 Canada ·built by Montreal Locomotive Works· from 1906· class of Canadian 2-8-0 locomotives
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- 1. Canadian National 2616: Ryan1825· CC BY-SA 3.0
what is it?
Canadian National class N-4 was a class of 2-8-0 steam locomotives. These locomotives were built for the Grand Trunk Railway (GT) from 1906 until GT began purchasing class M freight locomotives in 1913. Initially classed D2 by the Grand Trunk, they were built as Richmond compound locomotives with 210 lbf/in2 (1.4 MPa) boilers feeding 22+1⁄2 inches (572 mm) and 35 inches (889 mm) by 32 inches (813 mm) cylinders.
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 120 years ago, in 1906.
- Served for 54 years (1906–1960).
steam locomotive: Burns coal, wood or oil to boil water; the steam drives pistons that turn the wheels.
spec sheet
- built
- 1906–1911
- in service from
- 1906
- retired
- 1960
- status
- retired
- number built
- 172
- kind
- Steam
- traction
- steam
- origin
- 🇨🇦 Canada
- builders
- Montreal Locomotive Works, American Locomotive Company
- operators
- Canadian National Railway, Grand Trunk Railway
- top speed
- —
- power
- —
- gauge
- 1,435 mm standard gauge
- wheel arrangement
- 2-8-0
From the Wikipedia infobox and Wikidata. Blank means the sources don't say.
Sources: Wikidata Q16982370, Wikipedia: Canadian National class N-4 2-8-0 (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.