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Canadian National class S 2-8-2

🇨🇦 Canada ·built by Unknown builder· from 1913· class of Canadian 2-8-2 locomotives

2 photos from Wikimedia Commons · credits & licences

1. Steamtown NHS Train: User:Ruhrfisch· CC BY-SA 3.0
2. Mid-Trip Check (6117782569): jpmueller99 from Shenandoah Valley of VA, USA· CC BY 2.0

what is it?

Canadian National Railway (CN) Class S locomotives were a Class of 2-8-2 wheel arrangement in the Whyte notation, or 1′D1′ in UIC classification. These locomotives were designed for 16° operating curvature. The first examples of this very successful class were built for the Grand Trunk Railway in 1913.

who runs it

Grand Trunk Railway Canadian Government Railways Canadian National Railway Gettysburg Railroad

base stats

built 466made 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 113 years ago, in 1913.
23.8 m long: about 5 cars parked nose to tail.

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

spec sheet

built: 1913–1936
retired: 1961
status: preserved
number built: 466
kind: Steam
traction: steam
origin: 🇨🇦 Canada
builders: Unknown builder
operators: Grand Trunk Railway, Canadian Government Railways, Canadian National Railway, Gettysburg Railroad
top speed: —
power: —
gauge: 1,435 mm standard gauge
wheel arrangement: 2-8-2
length: 23.8 m

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

Sources: Wikidata Q16984263, Wikipedia: Canadian National class S 2-8-2 (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.