Canadian Pacific H1B #2816

The following information on CP #2816 is extracted from Canadian Pacific Steam Locomotives by Omer Lavallée, Railfare Enterprises Ltd.,Toronto, 1985:

Built December, 1930 by The Locomotive Machine Company of Montreal, later known as The Montreal Locomotive Works.

Cylinder Size: 22" X 30", Diameter of Drivers: 75",

Consigned to Steamtown Foundation, BellowsFalls, VT, USA, January, 1964

The photo above was taken at Steamtown USA National Historic Site in September, 1997 where #2816 awaits eventual restoration. The one below was taken in 2004.

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So, between 1997 and 2004, there seems to have been no progress. CP2816 has moldered for more than 40 years now with no restoration work and no sheltering from the elements... 

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